Category:
Recipe
Date:
May 4, 2021
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 3 min
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
Tuna steaks:
- 4 x 6oz Ahi tuna steaks from your local Fisherman’s Market
- 1 tsp coarse kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper to taste
- ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds or a mix of white and black sesame seeds
- 1-2 tbsp avocado oil
Sauce:
- ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1- inch fresh ginger
- 1-2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp water
- 2 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 tsp brown sugar or honey
Directions:
- To prepare the dipping sauce, finely chop cilantro. Using a microplane, grate the ginger and garlic into a small bowl. Add cilantro, soy sauce, water, brown sugar and sesame oil into the bowl and mix well.
- To sear the tuna, season tuna steaks with salt and pepper, and coat the steaks with sesame seeds on both sides, pressing them down to stick to the fish.
- Heat a medium stainless steel or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the oil to the heated skillet.
- When the oil is shimmering hot, add tuna steaks and sear for 1-1.5 minutes. Flip and sear for another 1-1.5 minutes. (Feel free to cook a little longer to your desired doneness.)
- At the last 30-seconds of cooking, add about half of the dressing into the skillet with tuna steaks. Cook for a few seconds, flip and sear for another couple of seconds.
- Remove the steaks onto a clean plate, slice and serve!
- Side dish ideas: plain brown or white rice, thinly sliced carrots and daikon, shredded lettuce, or thinly sliced cabbage.
ENJOY!
