Country Fried Tuna

Name: Country Fried Tuna
Prep time: 1 h 17 min
Cook time: 1 h 17 min
Total time: 1 h 17 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams sushi grade ahi tuna; 237 milliliters aioli or mayonnaise; 1 avocado, halved, pitted and diced; 0 bunches cilantro, leaves chopped; 1 teaspoon finely minced cilantro leaves; 2 eggs, beaten; 1 teaspoons fish sauce; 237 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon minced garlic; 1 lime, zested and juiced; 1 lime, zested; 2 servings Oil, for frying; 118 milliliters pickle relish; 79 milliliters finely diced pickled ginger; 237 milliliters rice flour; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 1 pinch Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 scallions, thinly sliced; 1 teaspoons sesame oil; 1 Tbsp sesame seeds; 473 milliliters cold soda water; 158 milliliters sour cream; 1 small tomato, halved, seeded and finely diced; 2 teaspoons wasabi powder

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Instructions

Combine all the ingredients in a small serving bowl and set aside.

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Bowl

Add all the ingredients to a small serving bowl and mash together until smooth. Set aside.

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Bowl

Whisk all ingredients together in a large bowl, but do not over mix. Keep well chilled in the refrigerator or over an ice bath until ready to use.

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Ice

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Whisk

Bowl

In a deep-fryer or stockpot, heat the oil to 350 to 375 degrees F.

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Cooking Oil

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Pot

Cut the tuna into 2 portions. Dip each piece into the tempura batter, coating all of the sides. Lower into the deep-fryer and cook until the batter is crisp, but not overly browned, approximately 1 minute.

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Tuna

Dip

Remove from the fryer to a cutting board and cut into 1/4 to 1/2-inch slices.

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Cutting Board

Transfer the tuna to a serving platter and serve with the Pickled Ginger Tartar Sauce and the Wasabi Guacamole.

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Pickled Ginger

Tartar Sauce

Guacamole

Wasabi

Tuna

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Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Tuna can be paired with Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine. Though fish is often paired with white wine, 'meatier' fish like tuna can absolutely go with red wine. A Rosé will also pair nicely, particularly if your tunan is prepared with ingredients better suited to a white wine. The Provenance Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 34 dollars per bottle.