Pocket friendly gourmet recepies

Often people wonder what kind of food to prepare when there is an unexpected visitor at home. There might be a situation when people develop headaches while thinking what will be the best food items to offer to the guests who have come un announced at home for a meal. Canned tuna provides the hosts with a variety of options and can be used in preparing meals which the guests will love to eat and will feel elated about the hospitality extended by the hosts.

Cleverly using tuna in well laid out recepies by renowned master chefs will transform the dishes on the dinner table into an extensive dinner presentation by the host without bringing a whole in their pockets.

The first of the recepies is ‘Mediterranean style rigatoni pasta with prime fillet albacore’.

This is a very basic pasta dish which has Mediterranean flavor. It is optimum dish for every occasion, whether entertaining guests or having a close family dinner. It should be best complimented with a classic red wine.

Basic ingredients of the dish are Olive oil, unsalted butter, Sweet onion, Red bell peppers/ tomato, Garlic cloves, Fresh pepper, Prime fillet solid white albacore, Rigatoni pasta, sliced chives, Dry parmesan.

Boil the rigatoni pasta as per cooking directions. Heat the olive oil along with unsalted butter and add diced onions to cook for approximately 5 minutes. Add diced red bell peppers, tomatoes, and garlic. Season the accompaniments with fresh pepper.

Let the mixture to cook on low heat for around 10 minutes. Further add some white wine and let it stay for 5 minutes. Add whole olives and prime fillet tuna in pieces and let it cook for around 5 minutes. Cook the rigatoni pasta as per directions and when cooked toss the pasta, tuna sauce along with water to serve the individuals. Garnish with balance olive oil and sliced chives and dry parmesan to give that immaculate and exotic look.

The second recepies is known as ‘Delicate Festive Albacore Tuna Canapé’.

A very easy to make yet elegant looking pocket friendly dish.

Basic ingredients are prime fillet solid white albacore, diced shallots, sliced chives, fresh cream, fresh pepper, bread, white cheddar cheese, caviar, chervil sprigs.

Mix the tuna, shallots, chives, fresh cream along with salt and pepper. Spread the mixture on the bread and top it up with slice of cheese and heat in oven. Once the cheese begins to melt remove the bread pieces from the oven and dress up with fresh cream and caviar. Garnish with chervil.