Seared Tuna with Japanese Salsa

Name: Seared Tuna with Japanese Salsa
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Ingredients: 2 tuna steaks (big eye, yellowfin, or albacore; about 1 1/4 in. thick, 5 to 6 oz. each); 6 slices peeled avocado (3 to 4 oz. total); 1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro; 1 teaspoon minced or pressed garlic; 2 Tbsps finely chopped green onion; 1 Tbsp lemon juice; 59 milliliters sake; 2 servings Salt and pepper; 2 Tbsps soy sauce; 177 milliliters finely chopped tomatoes; 2 teaspoons vegetable oil

Need a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian main course? Seared Tuna with Japanese Salsa could be a great recipe to try. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains approximately 51g of protein, 77g of fat, and a total of 1047 calories. If you have tuna steaks, garlic, cilantro, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the avocado you could follow this main course with the chocolate avocado mousse | quick dark chocolate avocado mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse tuna; pat dry.

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Spread garlic on both sides of steaks; sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Pour oil into an 8- to 10-inch nonstick frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add tuna. Cook, turning once, until lightly browned on both sides, about 1 minute per side.

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Pour sake and 1 tablespoon soy sauce around steaks; remove from heat.

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Sake

Let cool, turning fish often.

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Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix tomatoes, green onion, cilantro, lemon juice, and remaining tablespoon soy sauce.

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Lemon Juice

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Lift tuna from sake mixture, reserving juices.

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Cut fish across the grain into 1/4-inch-thick slices and lay on plates.

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Garnish with the salsa and avocado slices. If desired, spoon pan juices equally over tuna (otherwise discard).

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Servings:

tuna steaks (big eye, yellowfin, or albacore; about 1 1/4 in. thick, 5 to 6 oz. each)6slices

peeled avocado (3 to 4 oz. total)1Tbsp

chopped fresh cilantro 1teaspoon

minced or pressed garlic 2Tbsps

finely chopped green onion 1Tbsp

lemon juice 59milliliters

sake 2servings

Salt and pepper 2Tbsps

soy sauce 177milliliters

finely chopped tomatoes 2teaspoons

vegetable oil

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 Provenance Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot. It has 4.2 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 34 dollars.