There are many ways to make a tuna melt so there is no right or wrong way.
My way has been tweaked over the years but the basic principles of it remain the same.
My way has been tweaked over the years but the basic principles of it remain the same.
They are:
- High grade tinned tuna (dolphin friendly): You can really pay next to nothing for generic tuna but treat yourself to the higher quality type
- Finely chopped red onion: this compliments the tuna perfectly in my opinion
- Fresh coriander: I like to use some fresh coriander with the tuna & red onion
- Sauce: I use a mayo based sauce in the weighting of:
- High grade tinned tuna (dolphin friendly): You can really pay next to nothing for generic tuna but treat yourself to the higher quality type
- Finely chopped red onion: this compliments the tuna perfectly in my opinion
- Fresh coriander: I like to use some fresh coriander with the tuna & red onion
- Sauce: I use a mayo based sauce in the weighting of:
4 times mayonnaise
1 time each secondary flavours
½ time tomato ketchup
Black Pepper
- Finely chopped spring onion: just before adding the cheese on top I like to put some finely chopped spring onion (middle third). The crispness from the spring onion is delicious
- Grated cheese: melted cheese on top
- Bread: pre-baked baguette & cook with the tuna in the oven before adding the cheese at the end
Now that you know the basics here is how you would go about making a Tuna Melt:
1 time each secondary flavours
½ time tomato ketchup
Black Pepper
- Finely chopped spring onion: just before adding the cheese on top I like to put some finely chopped spring onion (middle third). The crispness from the spring onion is delicious
- Grated cheese: melted cheese on top
- Bread: pre-baked baguette & cook with the tuna in the oven before adding the cheese at the end
Now that you know the basics here is how you would go about making a Tuna Melt:
Ingredients
1 tin of Tuna in water
1 small red onion
Fresh coriander
1 Spring onion (middle green section)
Grated cheese
2 prebaked baguettes
Mayonnaise
Seeded Mustard
Sweet Chilli Sauce
Tomato Ketchup
Black Pepper
Cooking utensils
Chopping board
Sharp knife
2 bowls
Aluminum foil
Preparation
- Drain your tuna
- Finely chop your red onion, coriander and spring onion
- Pre-heat oven to 200C
1. Bread
- Similar to the Mozzarella Garlic Bread I like to to cut the bottom off the bread and make a trench in the middle of the bread by cutting down the sides and scooping out the bread
2. Sauce
Use a Mayonnaise sauce. I like to weight it in the following way:
4 times Mayonnaise
1 time each secondary flavour - seeded mustard & sweet chilli sauce
½ time tomato ketchup
Black Pepper
3. Tuna mix
- Mix together the drained tuna, chopped red onion & coriander
- Season with salt and pepper to your own taste
Combining
- When combining your sauce with your tuna do it in a gradual manner - you do not want the tuna mixture too be too saucy
- Place your tuna mixture in the trench you have made in the bread
- Place in a preheated oven 200C for 4 minutes (let sit on tin foil to capture the melted cheese)
- After 4 minutes remove bread from oven and sprinkle first your spring onion and then your cheese over.
ENJOY!!!
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