Sesame Seared Tuna

Name: Sesame Seared Tuna
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 680 grams tuna steaks; 680 grams tuna steaks; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp honey; 1 Tbsp mirin (Japanese sweet wine); 1 Tbsp mirin (Japanese sweet wine); 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar; 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 Tbsps sesame oil; 2 Tbsps sesame oil; 118 milliliters sesame seeds; 59 milliliters soy sauce; 4 servings wasabi paste

Sesame Seared Tuna might be just the main course you are searching for. This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe serves 4. One serving contains 959 calories, 89g of protein, and 56g of fat. If you have wasabi paste, sesame oil, mirin, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the honey you could follow this main course with the Honey Gingerbread as a dessert.

Instructions

In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, mirin, honey and sesame oil. Divide into two equal parts. Stir the rice vinegar into one part and set aside as a dipping sauce.

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Rice Vinegar

Sesame Oil

Soy Sauce

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Mirin

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Spread the sesame seeds out on a plate. Coat the tuna steaks with the remaining soy sauce mixture, then press into the sesame seeds to coat.

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Sesame Seeds

Tuna Steak

Soy Sauce

Spread

Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot.

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Place steaks in the pan, and sear for about 30 seconds on each side.

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Steak

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Serve with the dipping sauce and wasabi paste.

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Dipping Sauce

Wasabi Paste

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Servings:

mirin (Japanese sweet wine)1Tbsp

olive oil 1Tbsp

rice wine vinegar 1Tbsp

rice wine vinegar 2Tbsps

sesame oil 2Tbsps

sesame oil 118milliliters

sesame seeds 59milliliters

soy sauce 4servings

wasabi paste

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Tuna works really well 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. One wine you could try is Robert Mondavi Napa Merlot. It has 4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 30 dollars.