Korean-Style Seared Tuna

Name: Korean-Style Seared Tuna
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 tuna steaks, about 1 inch thick (about 2 pounds in all); 118 milliliters canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock; 2 Tbsps cooking oil; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 0 teaspoons dried red-pepper flakes; 1 teaspoons salt; 1 scallion including green top, chopped; 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil; 3 Tbsps soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar

Korean-Style Seared Tunan is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One portion of this dish contains about 41g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 334 calories. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 31% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up tuna steaks, soy sauce, salt, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sugar, red-pepper flakes, and broth.

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Sprinkle the fish with the salt and black pepper.

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Heat the cooking oil in a large frying pan over moderately high heat.

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Add the tuna and cook until brown, about 3 minutes. Turn and cook the fish until done to your taste, 3 to 4 minutes longer for medium rare.

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Reduce the heat to moderately low and put the sesame oil in the pan. Stir in the scallion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.

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Add the soy-sauce mixture; simmer until reduced to approximately 1/3 cup, about 2 minutes.

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Sauce

Cut the tuna into slices and serve with the sauce.

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Fish Alternatives: Salmon fillets or steaks will also go well with this highly seasoned sauce.

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Test-Kitchen Tip: We like fresh tuna cooked to a succulent medium rare. If you prefer your tuna cooked through, just add a few more minutes to the cooking time. Be careful not to overcook it, though, or it will most assuredly be dry.

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Wine Recommendation: An aromatic white wine with just a touch of residual sweetness will buffer the spiciness of this dish and balance the saltiness from the soy sauce. Try a luscious sauvignon blanc from New Zealand or California.

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Servings:

tuna steaks, about 1 inch thick (about 2 pounds in all)118milliliters

canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock 2Tbsps

cooking oil 3cloves

garlic, minced 1teaspoons

fresh-ground black pepper 0teaspoons

dried red-pepper flakes 1teaspoons

salt 1

scallion including green top, chopped 1teaspoon

Asian sesame oil 3Tbsps

soy sauce 1teaspoon

sugar

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine are my top picks for Tuna. 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. One wine you could try is Raymond R Collection Merlot. It has 4.1 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 12 dollars.