Uncle Bill's Ahi Ahi Tuna
"A delightful tuna dish with a touch of heat from the Wasabi powder and black pepper, but oh, so good."
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- Ready In:
- 3mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 1 lb very fresh tuna, cut 1 inch thick (2 steaks)
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 teaspoon wasabi powder (Japanese Horseradish)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 1⁄2 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
directions
- Melt butter in a small casserole dish (in a microwave).
- Place tuna steaks into the melted butter and coat all sides.
- In a small bowl, mix together wasabi powder, coarse black pepper and granulated garlic powder.
- Sprinkle tuna steaks with wasabi mixture on all sides and lightly rub into the steaks with your fingers.
- Heat olive oil and any left over butter in a heavy-bottom frying pan on medium-high heat.
- Add tuna steaks and sear for 45 seconds, then turn over and sear for another 45 seconds.
- DO NOT OVERCOOK TUNA STEAKS.
- Just make sure that you have a light crust on each side.
- Let fish rest for 2 minutes before slicing.
- You may serve whole or cut into thin slices.
- Serve on cooked rice or Saffron Ratatouille.
- Then spoon some Lemon Basil Pesto over steaks.
- Purchase Ahi Ahi Tuna - yellow fin, this is the best.
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Reviews
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A perfect way of making very delicious tuna steak with minimum of complication. Wasabi powder is so good on tuna! -
Delicious! -
Yummy!! I like tunas very much. And I added more garlic powder because I liked garlic very much. The crust is fragrant; and the center of the tuna with moisture. Because I had not had Lemon Basil Pesto, the lemon juice was sprinkled. This recipe is so incredibly delicious! I will frequently make these. Thank you for sharing the recipe. -
I make this on a very regular basis. I have found that it really needs very little tweaking. I usually cook it for just a touch longer than the recipe calls for to it will cut easier, but it always turns out fantastic! -
I love tuna and honestly haven't used wasabi a lot. I eat it a lot but don't cook with much. Not sure why. I needed more pepper and definitely didn't like garlic powder. Fresh to me is the only way, or even a jar minced if I am out. NO sauce needed, tuna is good on it's own and I used a Basmati rice with an Asian flair since I don't like saffron with wasabi, conflict of flavors for me. I did like the wasabi crust, nice spicy flavor with tuna. Medium rare and it was yummy. Cast iron and just the olive oil to sear. No butter for me. 2 minutes per side for 2" steaks and perfect.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
William Uncle Bill
Burnaby,, B.C.
I live in Burnaby, British Columbia. I am retired and have written a cookbook entitled, From Uncle Bill's Kitchen. I am a recipe developer, author, publisher, distributor and a chef. My cookbook is very unique as I have a Nutrient Analysis for each ingredient used in each recipe that shows you the values for Calories, Fat, Cholesterol and Sodium. A high-lighted bar shows the values on a per serving basis plus the Fat/Cal%.
From Uncle Bill's Kitchen contains tried-and-true, tested, easy to follow reipes for both novice and experienced cooks. You'll find old Russian, Ukrainian, and other ethnic favorites, along with modern West Coast dishes. The Nutrient Analysis will please the health conscious. Uncle Bill's favorite recipes will reward efforts of the most creative cook and provide the family with many tantalizing, healthful meals.
I have appeared on 48 various Television Shows in Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna and Kamploops, B.C. Canada, as well as in Palm Springs, CA. In Palm Springs, CA, I have been a Guest on the JACKIE OLDEN RADIO SHOW and THE JOEY ENGLISH RADIO SHOW, twice a year since 1998. I also do demo cooking shows at CHAPTERS BOOK STORES, SAVE-ON-FOOD STORES, GALLOWAY'S FOODS, WESTMINSTER PUBLIC QUAY MARKET, and in the U.S. at BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSTORES in Palm Springs, CA, Phoenix and Yuma, AZ.
I was in Palm Springs, CA from June 10th to July 14th. 2002 and again appeared twice on the Jackie Olden Show, twice on the Joey English Show and pre-taped a TV COOKING SHOW with Jackie Olden that is aired on TV from Palm Springs, CA to Los Angeles, CA.
