Tuna Madeira Style (Bifes De Atum A Madeirense) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 -2 large garlic clove
1 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus
additional olive oil, for grilling
2 lbs fresh tuna, cut into steaks aabout 3/4-inch thick
4 large whole bay leaves

Preparation

Using a mortar and pestle, a fork or a mini-processor, combine the garlic, salt and pepper and oregano into a paste and blend in one tablespoon of the olive oil.
Rub the tuna steaks with this mixtures and place them in a non-reactive covered dish.
Tuck in the bay leaves and refrigerate the fish for twenty four hours.
The next day, preheat the grill and brush with olive oil if necessary.
Grill the tuna over high heat for about three minutes each side.
Delicious with a green salad and a nice feisty Portugese rose.