Recipe - Escabeche De Atun Y Berenjena (Something Of Tuna And Eggplan

One half cup Olive oil
One half pound Onions; cut or sliced up thin
One half pound Green peppers; roasted,
peeled and cut into thin
strips
One fourth pound Carrots; cut or sliced up thin or
julienned
2 tablespoon Tomato paste
One half cup Tomato sauce
4 lg Garlic cloves; cut or sliced up thinly
( I mince)
2 small Bay leaves
One fourth teaspoon Dried oregano
One fourth teaspoon White pepper
2 teaspoon Salt
1 pound Tomatoes; peeled, squeezed
and seeded (canned are ok)
Three fourths pound Eggplant; in small cubes
One half cup Olives (which I skip)
2 cn Tuna (6 One half ounce each)

My aunt's friend, who gave me the recipe, calls it antipasto, but I, being
of a purist turn of thought, refuse to do that. I call it Escabeche de Atun
Y Berenjena. (something of tuna and eggplant) I'm not sure of the
translation of escabeche. (Don't tell my boss...translations are on my job
description!) Sort of pickled, sort of seviche, but actually cooked and
served cold.

Have everything chopped and ready to go (mise en place). heat oil over med.
heat in large pot. add onions, green peppers, garlic and bay leaves. cook
slightly (5 min), stirring occassionally. Add rest of ingredients except
tuna. cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring every 10 or so. After this
time, add tuna and cook another 30 min, uncovered the last 10. Take off
heat, cool slightly, turn onto glass or ceramic bowl (her notes, not mine),
cover and refrigerate. serve cold with crackers.

Posted to FOODWINE Digest by Ana Kurland akur@LOC.GOV on Sep 12, 1997