Recipe: Tuna Mornay

Nigella

Part of my being a better wife/mother this year is cooking better meals for my family. Sooo I will also try and add some of the recipes that I find here. 

I found this Tuna Mornay recipe by Nigella Lawson this afternoon and although it seems complicated it really is easy. 

This recipe serves 4 people, but can be easily scaled up or down. One of the little 85-95g tins of tuna is perfect for one person. The peppers and mustard powder amounts can be increased depending on how spicy you like things. Adding cooked pasta to the mix before cooking makes the meal go further and makes for an easy one-pot-meal.

Tuna Mornay

425 grams canned tuna (in spring water or brine not oil)

60 grams butter or margarine

4 tablespoon(s) plain flour

cayenne pepper to taste - I only had black pepper in the cupboard

black pepper to taste

½ teaspoon mustard powder  - I used curry powder

1 stock cubes or 1 teaspoon of stock powder

4 spring onion(s) chopped finely

1 cup corn kernels (frozen are fine and easier) – I added a cup of corn and a cup of peas

2 cup milk

breadcrumbs

grated cheese

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius.

sorry about the very bad photo :( 

Melt the butter in a saucepan over a low heat. Take the pan off the heat while you stir in the flour, peppers and mustard powder.

Put the pan back on the heat and cook the flour and butter mixture for 1 minute, taking care not to burn it.

Take the pan off the heat again while you add the milk. Stir over low heat while the mixture thickens. Once it has, take it off the heat and stir in the tuna, spring onions, corn and stock powder or crumbled cube.

Pour the mixture into a casserole dish and cover the top with breadcrumbs and grated cheese.

Pop into the oven (uncovered) for 20-30 minutes until the onions are soft and the topping is crunchy.

Serve with salad. Note: Other vegetables can be added to this. The sauce also makes a great base for other mornays, the chicken and asparagus variation is yummy!