Seared Ahi Tuna

Name: Seared Ahi Tuna
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 340 grams ahi tuna steaks (3/4 of an inch thick); 2 Tbsps dark sesame oil; 2 Tbsps soy sauce (or 2 teaspoons of wheat-free tamari for gluten-free option); 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 green onion (scallion) thinly sliced (3 slices reserved for garnish); 1 teaspoon lime juice

Seared Ahi Tuna requires approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 2. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 774 calories, 84g of protein, and 45g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 46% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works well as a pricey main course. Head to the store and pick up ahi tuna steaks, lime juice, soy sauce, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Mix the marinade ingredients together and coat the tuna steaks with the marinade, cover tightly, and refrigerate for at least an hour.

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Tuna Steak

Marinade

Heat a non-stick skillet over medium high to high heat. When the pan is hot, remove the tuna steaks from the marinade and sear them for a minute to a minute and a half on each side ( even a little longer if you want the tuna less rare than pictured.)

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Tuna Steak

Marinade

Tuna

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Frying Pan

Remove from pan and slice into 1/4-inch thick slices.

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle with a few green onion slices.

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Green Onions

Can serve plain, with white rice, or over lettuce or thinly sliced cabbage or fennel. Shown served over sliced fennel salad.

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White Rice

Cabbage

Lettuce

Fennel

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Frying Pan

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Servings:

340grams

ahi tuna steaks (3/4 of an inch thick)2Tbsps

dark sesame oil 2Tbsps

soy sauce (or 2 teaspoons of wheat-free tamari for gluten-free option)1Tbsp

grated fresh ginger 1clove

garlic, minced 1

green onion (scallion) thinly sliced (3 slices reserved for garnish)1teaspoon

lime juice

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Ahi Tuna works really well with Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine. Though fish is often paired with white wine, 'meatier' fish like ahi tuna can absolutely go with red wine. A Rosé will also pair nicely, particularly if your ahi tunan is prepared with ingredients better suited to a white wine. One wine you could try is La Jota Howell Mountain Merlot. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 99 dollars.