Basque tuna

Ingredients for 4 servings:

• 2 bell peppers, red, peeled
• 1 eggplant(s), diced
• 1 large tomato(s)
• 2 onions, chopped
• 800 g tuna, roughly diced
• n. B. Flour
• olive oil
• 1 bunch of thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1 pinch(s) of cayenne pepper
• 1 clove(s) garlic, chopped

Instructions

Working time approx. 25 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 50 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

Salt the eggplant cubes and drain. Cut the peeled bell peppers into strips. Coat the tuna cubes in flour and brown them on two sides in olive oil in a casserole dish. Remove from the pot. Add the bell pepper strips to the pot with a little olive oil and simmer for 3 minutes. Then add the rinsed eggplant cubes, garlic, and diced onion. Finally, add the chopped tomatoes, thyme, 1 bay leaf, a pinch of salt, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. Now add the tuna cubes and simmer over low heat for 45 minutes. Delicious with boiled potatoes or zucchini.