Let’s start with the fact that Vitello tonnato is not a sauce. This is a dish that translates as tuna veal or tuna beef. No matter how crazy it may sound. And the sauce is called tonnato and is spelled with two “H”.
After all, tuna is called sea beef or sea chicken; it does not have a pronounced fishy taste or smell. We will teach you how to prepare tonnato sauce step by step and tell you what dishes besides veal it is also suitable for.
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Classic tonnato sauce recipe
We have already expressed our respect to chef Ilya Isaakovich Lazerson more than once, and therefore we will prepare a classic version of the sauce according to his recipe.
Its main principle, tonnato sauce is made from whole raw eggs and, of course, tuna. Almost like homemade mayonnaise, but both yolk and white are used.
This sauce has the same base with Caesar salad sauce and has a lot in common, but still, it is completely different. And as Lazerson says, you can eat your sole with it.
Sauce composition:
- Raw egg – 3 pcs.
- Tuna canned in its own juice – 1 jar
- Not spicy mustard – 1 tsp.
- Parmesan cheese – 20 gr.
- Anchovies – 2 pcs.
- Garlic – 1 clove
- Olive oil – 250 ml
- Salt, sugar a pinch
How to prepare sauce for Vitello tonnato:
- Break the eggs into a blender glass and begin beating.
- Then add mustard, salt, sugar and continue punching.
- Without stopping working with the blender, we begin to pour in the oil in a thin stream.
- When you get a sauce similar to mayonnaise, add grated cheese, garlic, anchovies and tuna fillet, without liquid.
- Beat everything until smooth and the sauce for Vitello tonnato is ready!
This is exactly the recipe for the classic sauce for the Vitello tonnato dish. Just tuna sauce for veal, then we will give you flavor-enriched recipes.
Now about the nuances. It is better to take tuna in its own juice, and not in oil, which is already enough in the sauce. After all, its calorie content is already quite high, about 440 kcal per 100 grams.
It is better to take Dijon mustard, it is not as hot as table mustard, although its taste will not be felt in the sauce. Its role is to bind eggs and olive oil, just like in olive mayonnaise.
Not only is veal with tonnato sauce delicious, but also, for example, serve it as gravy for boiled pork or boiled tongue. Or use it as a dressing for Niçoise salad.
The most delicious tonnato with boiled egg
And this is an improved version of canned tuna sauce. The composition is richer, but it is easier to prepare than the classic one.
Ingredients:
- Boiled egg – 2 pcs.
- Boiled yolk – 2 pcs.
- Canned tuna in oil – 1 jar
- Worchester – 1 tbsp. l.
- Capers – 1 tbsp. l.
- Garlic – 1 clove
- Juice of one lime
- Dijon mustard – 1 tsp.
- Anchovies – 3 pcs.
- Vegetable oil – 100 ml
- Olive oil – 50 ml
- Salt, sugar to taste
Sauce recipe:
- Put eggs, yolks, tuna with oil, Worcestershire, capers, garlic, mustard and anchovies into a glass of blender, blend well. a>
- Then add both oils and lime juice with sugar, beat again.
- Test for salt and acid, add if necessary and the tonnato is ready!
The taste of this sauce is more intense and is suitable not only for beef, but also for turkey. Even as a dressing for Olivier salad, which with such a sauce is simply finger-licking!
Let’s say right away that it contains the same amount of calories, but the taste is completely different. As they say, you can eat a sole with it.
Simple and quick tonnato sauce with mayonnaise
This tonnato sauce recipe is simplified with more affordable ingredients. But this is one of the existing options, it was prepared by chef Vasily Emelianenko.
- Mayonnaise – 2 tbsp. l.
- Boiled egg – 1 pc.
- Canned tuna – 1 jar
- Pickled jalapeno – 1 tbsp. l.
- Red onion – 1/4 head
- Dill – 0.3 bunch
- Olive oil – 100 ml
- Lemon juice – 1 tbsp. l.
- Salt, pepper to taste
How to make tonnato sauce:
- Put an egg, tuna without liquid, jalapeño pepper, onion and mayonnaise into the chopper bowl, punch through.
- Chop the dill and add it to the sauce along with oil and lemon juice and punch through.
- Season with pepper, add salt and the simple sauce for tonnato Vitello is ready!
You can use any tuna, but do not discard the juice or oil, you may have to add it at the end. After all, this recipe contains little oil and the sauce may be thick, but it should be like sour cream.
Pickled jalapeno replaces capers here and also adds some spice. By the way, for this recipe you can prepare healthy dietary mayonnaise. And thereby reduce calorie content by three times.
Your roast beef with tonnato sauce will be just like in a restaurant. You can also make bruschetta with roast beef and this sauce. Or use it as dipping sauce for appetizers and snacks.
Serve it as a dip with French fries, season salads with it, eat it with boiled eggs or boiled chicken. It goes well with cold and hot poultry, just replace mayonnaise with it.
