Seared Red and Black Pepper Crusted Tuna with Pineapple-Red Chile Sauce and Seasoned French Fries

Name: Seared Red and Black Pepper Crusted Tuna with Pineapple-Red Chile Sauce and Seasoned French Fries
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp ancho chile powder; 2 Tbsps ancho chile powder; 2 teaspoons chile de arbol; 1 Tbsp cascabel chile powder; 1 Tbsp pasilla chile powder; 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 Tbsp honey; 4 larges Idaho potatoes, peeled and sliced lengthwise into julienne; 3 Tbsps kosher salt; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 4 servings Olive oil; 1 Spanish onion, coarsely chopped; 59 milliliters coarsely cracked black pepper; 1 liters fresh pineapple juice; 4 servings Salt; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 680 grams tuna fillets; 710 milliliters vegetable oil

The recipe Seared Red and Black Pepper Crusted Tuna with Pineapple-Red Chile Sauce and Seasoned French Fries could satisfy your American craving in roughly 45 minutes. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 1106 calories, 58g of protein, and 54g of fat per serving. For $4.42 per serving, you get a main course that serves 4. If you have chile de arbol, cascabel chile powder, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert.

Instructions

Place pineapple juice in a medium saucepan over high heat and reduce to 3 cups.

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Pineapple Juice

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Sauce Pan

Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.

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Olive Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft.

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Garlic

Onion

Add the ancho and chile de arbol powder and cook for 2 minutes.

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Arbol Chile

Add the reduced pineapple juice, bring to a boil, and cook until reduced to 2 cups.

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Pineapple Juice

Place mixture in a blender and blend until smooth. Strain into a clean medium saucepan over medium heat, add the honey and cook for 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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Salt And Pepper

Honey

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Blender

Mix together the spices in a medium bowl.

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Spices

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Brush the tuna on each side with olive oil and season with salt. Dredge 1 side of each tuna in the spice mixture.

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Salt

Tuna

Heat a cast iron skillet over medium-high heat until almost smoking.

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Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and sear the tuna spice-side down for 2 to 3 minutes, until a crust forms. Turn over and continue cooking for 1 to 2 minutes for rare doneness.

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Olive Oil

Crust

Tuna

Mix together the salt, ancho powder and cumin in a small bowl.

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Cumin

Salt

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Heat vegetable oil to 325 degrees F in a fryer. Fry the potatoes in batches until lightly browned.

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Potato

Drain on paper towels. Increase the temperature of the oil to 375 degrees, put the potatoes, in batches, back into the oil and fry until brown and crisp.

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Cooking Oil

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