Tuna Steaks with Pineapple Sauce
- Ready In:
- 22mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 tuna steaks
- peanut oil or vegetable oil, for searing
- salt
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MARINADE
- 1⁄4 cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
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PINEAPPLE SAUCE
- 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple
- 1 cup chopped yellow bell pepper
- 1⁄3 cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon minced jalapeno chile
- 1⁄2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
directions
- Prepare marinade by combining marinade ingredients in shallow dish.
- Add tuna and coat with marinade.
- Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hr or more, turning occasionally.
- Prepare pineapple sauce by puree in blender until smooth.
- Add bell pepper, vinegar, jalapeno chili, curry powder and ground pepper.
- process until smooth.
- Gradually add olive oil.
- Heat large skillet over high heat.
- Add small amount of peanut oil to skillet so tuna does not stick.
- Remove tuna from marinade, season with salt to taste.
- Add tuna to skillet and cook until brown on each side, about 3 mins per side.
- Spoon sauce on plate.
- Place tuna on top of sauce.
- Serve.
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I cannot believe that this recipe was posted in early 2003 and has not yet been rated. I prepared the recipe as instructed and everything turned out great. However, I did not add the oil to the Pineapple Sauce as I did not feel it was needed (saved a few calories). The marinade gave the tuna a very nice taste. The Pineapple Sauce was outstanding ... just the right blend of hot, sweet, and sour. In addition, I served the Orange-Jalapeno Relish from recipe #23029. The Pineapple Sauce was a perfect accompaniment to the Relish and tuna. Thanks, BoxO'Wine for this very nice recipe.
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BoxOWine
United States
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