Tuna in Spices

Tuna in Spices

(Tuna Berbumbu)

Ingredients:
370 gr can of tuna in spring water (I use 2 cans @ 185 gr each)
2 tbsp of fish sauce
Heaps of basil leave, chopped roughly
Oil, as needed
100 ml of coconut milk

Blend/grind ingredients:
2 cloves of large red onion
5 cloves of small garlic
7 fresh lime leaves, scratch the leaves with knife.
(I did not chopped it finely, instead I sliverred them, easy to see and throw them away after cooking)
1 lemongrass, bruised
1 tomato
5 candle nut (sangrai / sautee in medium heat without oil before grinded)
1 tsp shrimp paste
2 tsp salt
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp ground white pepper

Direction:
Heat oil in medium heat.
Saute grinded/blended ingredients, lime leaves & lemongrass until fragrant and almost dry.
Add tuna and fish sauce, mix well.
Add basil leaves and coconut milk, stir/mix well until gravy dry.

If you like it at this stage, it is ready to serve.

If you like it drier, preheat oven 170 degree Celcius, bake each side in oven bake pan for 10-15 minutes.

You can add chillis, like big red chilli and/and chilli paddy, if you like it hot. I made it without chilli so my husband can enjoy it (^_^)

Serving suggestion: with white rice or bread.