Seared Sesame Tuna

"Entered for safe-keeping, from Sean Donnellan's "Something Tastes Funny", recipe by Naidre Miller. This cookbook is for new cooks or non-cooks. It doesn't get much simpler than this. This can also be made as an appetizer by slicing cooked tuna thinly and serving on toast points with an avocado slice. The key is really fresh tuna if you don't want to be reminded of all that canned stuff from childhood. Marination time is included in the preparation time."
 
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Ready In:
36mins
Ingredients:
6
Serves:
2
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ingredients

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directions

  • Rub tuna steaks with sesame oil and soy sauce, cover, and return them to the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Pour sesame seeds onto a plate and pat tuna steaks onto seeds to coat evenly.
  • Heat an iron skillet (or other heavy-bottomed pan) to medium high, add the salt, and place sesame crusted tuna steaks on top of salt.
  • Cook tuna steaks for 2 minutes per side, being careful not to burn the sesame seeds.
  • Serve immediaely, garnished with cilantro sprigs, and serve with sauteed snow peas or asparagus.

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  1. Sesame tuna is my favorite but I've never made it before this. This was easy and excellent. Just like my favorite restaurant. The only change was less sesame oil (I just rubbed a little on the fish). I used a combination of white and black sesame seeds and didn't toast them. And, I omitted the Kosher salt. (I didn't see a reason for more salt).
     
  2. This is a quick and easy recipe, but very tasty. I like sesame oil, but for me a little goes a long way, so next time I would use less than called for.
     
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