Matthew McConaughey’s Tuna Recipe Takes TikTok By Storm

Throughout an look on a current “2 Bears, 1 Cave” podcast, actor Matthew McConaughey grabbed tons of consideration for sharing certainly one of his recipes.

The unique podcast’s clip on TikTok shortly went viral with greater than 4 million views, and a fast search of “Matthew McConaughey’s tuna” on the app proves that many followers try it out and sharing their ideas.

In the course of the podcast, McConaughey’s tuna fish salad recipe entered the chat.

“I am a tuna fish salad grasp maker. Each Sunday evening, clear out the fridge, gonna make a bada– of tuna fish,” he instructed the podcast hosts. When requested concerning the recipe, the actor mentioned, “It is a lengthy checklist of every kind of issues.”

He defined that it begins with the bottom, “good tuna.”

“Subsequent, you gotta watch how a lot lemon and vinegar you add, trigger in case you add mayo, combined with wasabi, and Italian dressing,” he mentioned earlier than being interrupted with pleasure over utilizing wasabi within the recipe.

“After which all the remainder of the stuff, from the chopped crimson onions or the dill pickle gherkin, I am going to finely cube the dill pickle gherkins. Crispy jalapeno chips, give it a bit of crunch. On the finish, to stability it out, I am going to go along with some apple for some sweetness, a contact of agave, I am going to all the time have corn in there. After which on the finish, I am going to go, some frozen inexperienced peas.”

He then defined that it is higher to make it, cowl it, put it within the fridge, and revel in it the subsequent day.

The podcast clip grabbed tons of consideration with many viewers including their two cents into the remark part. Some beloved his recipe, and others, not a lot.

“That truly sounds just like the worst tuna fish salad in your complete world,” one particular person wrote. One other mentioned, “I used to be nearly there, however he misplaced me with corn, peas, apples, and agave (syrup or tequila).”

Some viewers shared the substances they add into their recipes.

“In order for you crunch chop the Blue Diamond Wasabi Almonds up and put them within the tuna. So good,” one particular person shared. One other added, “Exhausting boiled eggs chopped up is implausible.” And one other mentioned, “Mayo, yellow mustard, onion powder, garlic powder, black pepper, Previous Bay.”

A fast search of “Matthew McConaughey’s Tuna” within the TikTok search bar pops up many movies of viewers making an attempt out his recipe.

Content material creator @dommelier tried out his recipe and shared the method with the unique podcast because the voiceover. On the finish of the video, he tries it out and seems to love it.

One particular person identified a mistake that maybe the content material creator made, saying, “Jalapeño chips = sliced jalapeños…. not precise potato chips.” One other viewer added, “I believe you’re presupposed to warmth the peas.” One other particular person shared, “Chips do not go within the combine, it goes on the bread after the unfold.”

One different viewer touched on the jalapeno confusion saying, “I assumed by ‘crispy jalapeno chips’ he both meant fried jalapeno slices which are crispy otherwise you use the jalapeno potato chips to scoop the tuna salad. Placing them in there may be WILD,” to which the content material creator responded, “Directions unclear. Now I’ve soggy chips in my tuna salad.”

Bert Kreischer, who introduced an excessive stage of pleasure over McConaughey’s tuna salad recipe on the podcast, mentioned he was occupied with the recipe “each day since he instructed it to me.”

“I am not even that hungry, however I simply went out and acquired some premium wasabi to attempt it out,” he mentioned. “Right here we go.”

The video then ends, however an replace video shared provides viewers extra of the story.

“It’s a no brainer. I’ll say I used a whole tube of wasabi, however f—, I can not consider I am 52 and I am simply studying this,” he mentioned. “I am consuming a complete factor of tuna fish due to the wasabi. Obtained little gherkin pickles.”

He additionally shared that he forgot so as to add the corn.

One other content material creator, @cibsandibus, additionally tried out the recipe and shared his ideas.

After taking a chew of his tuna salad sandwich utilizing McConaughey’s recipe, he confidently mentioned, “Alright, alright.”

“Being a foodie and listening to all these substances, I had to do this sandwich,” he mentioned. He then confirmed how he made the recipe. After making it precisely because the actor defined, he defined that there was “no point out of salt or pepper” however he’ll determine if it is wanted after tasting.

“As I am mixing, I instinctively wish to add extra mayo, however I’ve seen Matthew McConaughey together with his shirt off, so I doubt his recipe is 50 % mayo, 50 % all the things else,” he mentioned. “Let’s add some cracked black pepper. And there is the completed product.”

He then constructed a sandwich out of the combination and a few “frivolously toasted rustic bread.” His ultimate evaluation, “There’s some very nice flavors working collectively in there. So here is the deal, there’s a variety of substances in right here, however all of them work nicely collectively very nicely.”

Did you check out the recipe? What substances are a should, and which of them are a tough cross for you?