Salted Tuna
 
 
Salted tuna is used in Maltese pumpkin pie (torta tal-arma ahmar). It brings out all the flavours of the pie beautifully. It could also be used on bread with oil and tomato paste. A delicious tasty snack.
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Cuisine: Maltese
Ingredients
  • 375 grams piece of tuna
  • 1.5 kilograms rock salt
  • Medium sized container or jar with no metal lid.
Instructions
  1. Cut the tuna into slices reasonably thin.
  2. Place some rock salt into the bottom of the container or jar. Make sure that the bottom of the jar is covered.
  3. Place one piece of tuna and lightly cover with rock salt.
  4. Continue to do this with the remaining pieces of tuna and place a small layer of salt on top of the last piece of tuna.
  5. Put the lid on the container/jar and store away in a cupboard or fridge.
  6. The tuna should be ready after two weeks (the longer the better).
Recipe by A Maltese Mouthful at https://www.amaltesemouthful.com/salted-tuna-2/