Miso Noodles with Seared Ahi Tuna

Name: Miso Noodles with Seared Ahi Tuna
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 kilograms good-quality ahi (or yellowfin) tuna, sushi-grade if possible; 59 milliliters black sesame seeds; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 2 Tbsps canola oil, plus more for brushing; 2 mediums organic carrots, peeled and julienned into matchsticks; 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger; 6 servings Kosher salt; 3 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce; 2 Tbsps mirin; 118 milliliters white miso paste; 4 scallions, thinly sliced on the bias, for garnish; 2 Tbsps seasoned rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 340 grams buckwheat soba noodles; 283 grams sugar snap peas, julienned into matchsticks; 1 Tbsp sweet soy sauce; 59 milliliters white sesame seeds; 2 teaspoons yuzu

Miso Noodles with Seared Ahi Tuna might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains roughly 68g of protein, 30g of fat, and a total of 783 calories. This recipe serves 6. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and pescatarian diet. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. Head to the store and pick up scallions, sesame seeds, soy sauce, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the black sesame seeds you could follow this main course with the Healthy Honey Flax Tahini Banana Bread as a dessert.

Instructions

For the noodles and dressing: Begin by making the dressing. In a large bowl, combine the miso, soy sauce, 1/4 cup hot water, mirin, canola oil, rice vinegar and sesame oil.

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Rice Vinegar

Canola Oil

Sesame Oil

Soy Sauce

Pasta

Mirin

Water

Miso

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Bowl

Whisk together well and set aside.

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Whisk

In a large pot of salted boiling water, blanch the sugar snap peas until bright green and just tender, 10 to 15 seconds. Set aside.

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Sugar Snap Peas

Water

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Pot

Add the soba noodles to the hot water and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Then strain and rinse under cold running water (this will stop the cooking process and gives the soba noodles their distinctive springy texture). Toss the noodles in the dressing and fold in the sugar snap peas and julienned carrot. Set aside until ready to serve.

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Sugar Snap Peas

Soba Noodles

Pasta

Carrot

Water

For the seared ahi tuna: In a large mixing bowl, make a quick marinade of the canola oil, sweet soy sauce, yuzu, sesame oil and ginger.

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Kecap Manis

Canola Oil

Sesame Oil

Ahi Tuna

Marinade

Ginger

Yuzu

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk together to combine. Carefully cut the tuna into 1 1/2-inch cubes and place in the marinade and toss to coat well (it will be a very light coating/marinade as the tuna shouldn't be too wet when searing).

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Marinade

Tuna

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Whisk

Thread 4 pieces of tuna per bamboo skewer (4 cubes per skewer, 8 skewers total).

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Tuna

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Skewers

Mix the sesame seeds together and spread out on a flat platter. Take each skewer and press the tuna into the sesame seed mixture so it is well coated on all 4 sides.

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Sesame Seeds

Spread

Tuna

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Skewers

Heat a flat grill plate to high heat.

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Grill

Brush lightly with some oil to clean the grates and create a nonstick surface. Grill the tuna skewers just a few seconds on each of the 4 sides so the sesame seeds are toasted and crunchy and the tuna is rare in the middle, 30 to 35 seconds.

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Sesame Seeds

Tuna

Cooking Oil

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Skewers

Grill

Serve the tuna skewers on a bed of the dressed soba noodles and garnish with some sliced scallions.

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Soba Noodles

Green Onions