Dinner Tonight: Rice Cracker-Crusted Tuna with Spicy Citrus Sauce

Name: Dinner Tonight: Rice Cracker-Crusted Tuna with Spicy Citrus Sauce
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps bonito flakes; 118 milliliters canola oil, plus more for frying; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 3 egg whites; 1 large egg yolk; 2 Tbsps fresh lime juice; 1 Tbsp fresh orange juice; 7 smalls 4-inch rice crackers, ground to small crumbs; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 scallions, white parts only, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons Sriracha; 340 grams tuna, cut into four 4 x 1 ½-inch pieces

Dinner Tonight: Rice Cracker-Crusted Tuna with Spicy Citrus Sauce is a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian main course. One serving contains 248 calories, 29g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up salt, canolan oil, cornstarch, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg whites you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert.

Instructions

Place bonito flakes in medium-sized bowl and cover with three tablespoons of hot water. Set aside for ten minutes. Strain through a sieve, pressing excess moisture out of the bonito flakes. Discard flakes, and transfer liquid to a blender.

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Add egg yolk, lime juice, orange juice, sriracha, and salt to blender. Process until smooth. With motor running, slowly drizzle in ½ cup oil.

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Orange Juice

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Sriracha

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Pour into bowl, add scallions, and set aside.

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Green Onions

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Pour enough canola oil to come three inches up the side of a medium-sized saucepan. Turn the heat to medium-high and bring to 400°F.

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Canola Oil

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Whisk together egg whites and cornstarch in a bowl.

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Corn Starch

Egg Whites

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Sprinkle ground rice crackers on small plate. Dip each tuna piece in cornstarch mixture, and then dredge in rice crackers.

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Rice Crackers

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Tuna

Dip

Carefully cook each piece of tuna in oil for 30 seconds, about two at a time.

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Tuna

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Drain on paper towels. Slice tuna crosswise into 1-inch pieces.

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Tuna

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Serve tuna with sauce.

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Servings:

2Tbsps

bonito flakes 118milliliters

canola oil, plus more for frying 2Tbsps

cornstarch 3

egg whites 1large

egg yolk 2Tbsps

fresh lime juice 1Tbsp

fresh orange juice 7smalls

4-inch rice crackers, ground to small crumbs 1teaspoons

salt 2

scallions, white parts only, thinly sliced 2teaspoons

Sriracha 340grams

tuna, cut into four 4 x 1 ½-inch pieces

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Tunan on the menu? Try pairing 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.