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Grams' cream tuna on toast.
1/4 cup butter, 1/4 cup flour, 2 cups milk,
2 cans drained tuna,
salt and pepper,
bread to toast.
Hey, guys.
This is Sal, from "You Gotta Eat."
I'm going to make one of my favorite dishes,
that my grandmother, Theresa, used to make.
Creamed tuna on toast.
So, let's start this recipe.
We gotta make a roux.
First thing we're going to do is,
quarter stick of butter...
Actually it's a HALF stick of butter.
Drop these in there.
Let them melt down.
A little bit at a time, so your roux doesn't clump.
Now we're going to whisk in the flour.
If it ever decides to come out of the cup.
Alright. We're whisking that in.
[Woman] Whisking a little? You dumped the whole thing in.
[Woman laughs.]
Alright. You can do that, too.
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[Woman] When you're making a roux,
and you're incorporating liquid in,
you want to make sure
that the liquid doesn't clump up.
So, Sal is going to start pouring in
the next ingredient.
Which is...
[Sal] milk!
"Does a body good."
Alright. A little at a time.
I remember my grandmother making this for me,
when I was younger.
She actually showed me how to make it, one time.
But, this is one of my favorite dishes, that she made.
It is also an inexpensive dish to make.
Alright.
At this point, you can start adding salt and pepper to taste.
Do it to your liking.
I am not a big salt guy, but
we can add it as we go.
And a little pepper.
[Pepper mill grinds.]
Alright. Now, at this point,
I already have my toast in the toaster,
so I'm just going to drop it down.
Get that going.
Turn my heat up a little bit.
Now I'm adding my tuna fish.
You can also substitute
canned chicken,
canned salmon,
or fresh lump crab meat.
Now, we just watch it thicken.
[Woman] I'm sure you've got
someone there who is interested
in any droppings, that might come her way.
Right, Zee?
You can see it getting thicker, already.
This is something that is good for a cold winter day,
or a rainy day.
Alright, so. We waited a few minutes.
I took a fork, because i wanted to break up, a little bit,
more of the bigger pieces of the tuna fish.
It's really starting to thicken up, now.
Toast is done.
So, I'm going to shut this off, now.
Alright?
Take it off the heat for a second.
Grab my toast.
[Toast clatters against the plate.]
Alright.
You want to make sure,
before you put it on your toast,
that you put enough salt and pepper in it,
that it is seasoned good.
Alright. It's delicious. Alright.
Now, I'm going to
pour it right over the toast.
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Alright? Beautiful.
There you have it.
[Spoon scrapes pan.]
Grandma Theresa's
creamed tuna on toast.
I almost forgot to wish
all the mothers out there
a happy Mother's Day,
including my own.
Judy.
Happy Mother's Day.
And, to my beautiful and loving wife, Kelly.
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