Fresh Tuna in Coconut Curry Sauce

Warm, spicy, creamy and delicious! Serve this tuna dish over jasmine or basmati rice. If your'e in a mood for noodles you can serve it with small egg noodles too. Either way you are in for a tasty treat.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2 (6 -8 ounce)  tuna steaks (raw)
• 1 (13 1/2ounce) can coconut milk
• 1  small yellow onion
• 1  tablespoon olive oil or 1  tablespoon  other  vegetable oil
• 1  cup green peas
• 2 -3  tablespoons  of hot curry powder
• 1 (16 ounce) can  diced tomatoes with lime and cilantro (optional)
• 1 -2  teaspoon hot paprika
• 2  cups water, for poaching tuna steaks

Directions

1. In a small saucepan place 2 cups of water and bring to a boil, lower heat to simmer and place tuna steaks into the water for about 8-10 minutes, covered on low heat.
2. Remove from heat once steaks are opaque and drain water from them and let them cool a bit.
3. Heat oil in frying pan and place diced onion in pan and saute until opaque.
4. Open your coconut milk and place in a med saucepan or deep fry-pan.
5. Add curry powder and stir it in well ( you can adjust curry powder to taste).
6. Cut up tuna steaks into 1" cubes and add to the sauce keeping on a low flame.
7. Add onion and peas to mixture and simmer for about 5 minutes.
8. Serve over a bed of rice or noodles.