Seared Sesame Tuna with Orange Sauce

Name: Seared Sesame Tuna with Orange Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams Bluefin tuna steaks (about 3/4 inch thick); 0 teaspoons black pepper; 1 teaspoons bottled minced garlic; 1 teaspoons bottled minced fresh ginger; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 158 milliliters uncooked couscous; 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil; 1 Tbsp all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; 118 milliliters fresh orange juice (about 2 oranges); 1 teaspoons salt, divided; 59 milliliters sesame seeds; 237 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp water

Seared Sesame Tuna with Orange Sauce is a dairy free and pescatarian recipe with 4 servings. This main course has 460 calories, 46g of protein, and 14g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up orange juice, pepper, soy sauce, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the sesame seeds you could follow this main course with the Sesame Banana Bread as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring 1 cup water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in couscous.

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Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.

While the couscous stands, heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat.

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Combine the sesame seeds, flour, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and black pepper. Dredge both sides of tuna steaks in the sesame seed mixture.

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Tuna Steak

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Add the fish to pan, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.

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Fish

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Remove the fish from pan, and keep warm.

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While the fish cooks, combine the orange juice and the next 5 ingredients (orange juice through garlic) in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat.

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Combine 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch, stirring with a whisk until smooth.

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Add the cornstarch mixture to the pan, and cook for 2 minutes or until the sauce is thickened, stirring frequently.

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Serve the fish with the couscous and sauce.

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Servings:

680grams

Bluefin tuna steaks (about 3/4 inch thick)0teaspoons

black pepper 1teaspoons

bottled minced garlic 1teaspoons

bottled minced fresh ginger 2teaspoons

cornstarch 158milliliters

uncooked couscous 1teaspoon

dark sesame oil 1Tbsp

all-purpose flour 1Tbsp

honey 1Tbsp

low-sodium soy sauce 118milliliters

fresh orange juice (about 2 oranges)1teaspoons

salt, divided 59milliliters

sesame seeds 237milliliters

water 1Tbsp

water

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 Two Vines Columbia Valley Merlot with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 7 dollars per bottle.