Re: Long Fin Tuna???
 

My canning process is very similar. i don't use oil, and I add a teaspoon of vinegar to each jar. this brings up the acidity and will stave off unwanted "bugs". I also don't fill the jars with water, there is enough liquid in the fish. One last difference I don't use sugar.

Don't tighten the rings to much, just snug. they will seal as they cool.

I recommend wide mouth jars as well. This works great and tastes fantastic. The problem is it looks VERY unappetizing in the jar, don't let it freak you out, it is the best tuna you will have.

Re: Long Fin Tuna???
 

One last recipe... take a long fin steak about 3/4" thick, lightly bread it and sear it in olive oil in a hot frying pan, cover with a slice or two of mottsarella cheese (sorry about the spelling) and marinara sauce. Cover the pan and let it cook for just another minute. Very quick tuna parmesian. Wonderful stuff.

Re: Long Fin Tuna???
 

And for the salad eaters.

Chop up some tuna in small pieces, like chop meat.

In a frying pan put some Olive oil and a little butter. When hot, put the tuna in, season, and cook until you get some nice crunchy bits. Remove and let cool.

Make you're favorite salad, Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, small chunks of cheese, whatever you like. Then put the tuna on top and add dressing.

Re: Long Fin Tuna???
 

Call me a cheapskate if you want but after we fillet or butcher up the beasts I take a grapefruit spoon and spend ten minutes or so in the carcass pulling the meat from the spine and from around the head theres almost always 2 or three pounds of prime meat there no matter how good you are with the knife.You gotta get this stuff in a zip lock bag quick though and right on the ice. When you get home you can add spices to the bag and boil it in a big pot while still inthe bag this cooks the tuna in its own juices instead watering down. My friendly chinese food takeout gets the heads and they cookup some soups that are out of this world . This stripping method only takes a few minutes and we do it with striper also striper salad is really good also or these smaller pices that would go in the dumpster are excellent for fish tacos or macaroni salad.