IUS IN CORDULA ASSA (Sauce for roast tuna)

(Apic. 9, 10, 5) Ingredients:

• Tuna fish fillets
• 3 tbsp strong vinegar
• 9 tbsp olive oil
• 4 finely chopped shallots
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp lovage seeds
• 25 g fresh mint

Instructions:
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Put all of the vinaigrette ingredients into a jar and shake well to blend them together. Brush your tuna fillets with oil, pepper and salt, then grill them on one side over a hot barbecue. Turn them and brush the roasted side with the vinaigrette. Repeat. The tuna flesh should be pink inside so don't let it overcook. Serve with the remains of the vinaigrette.

 

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(Apic. 4, 5, 4) Ingredients:

• 1 kg firm ripe apricots or nectarines
• 200 ml white wine
• 250 ml Passum
• peppermint tea bag (portion for one cup)
• ground pepper
• Liquamen or salt
• cornstarch
• a little bit of vinegar
• honey

Instructions:
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Wash, cut and stone apricots. Put them with a little cold water in a pan. Pulverize ground pepper and dried mint (that's where the tea bag comes handy), add Liquamen or salt, honey, Passum, wine and vinegar. Pour into the pan with a little oil. Cook approximately 20 minu ... continue

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