Sesame Tuna Burgers with Fried Shoestring Zucchini

Name: Sesame Tuna Burgers with Fried Shoestring Zucchini
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 454 grams well-chilled sushi-grade tuna steaks; 237 milliliters hulled sesame seeds (3 oz); 1 Tbsp soy sauce plus additional for serving; 36 fl. oz.s About 4 1/2 cups vegetable oil (about; 4 mediums zucchini (2 lb total)

Need a gluten free, dairy free, fodmap friendly, and pescatarian main course? Sesame Tuna Burgers with Fried Shoestring Zucchini could be an outstanding recipe to try. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 36g of protein, 291g of fat, and a total of 2708 calories. If you have zucchini, sesame seeds, vegetable oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the zucchini you could follow this main course with the Zucchini Dessert Squares as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 5 hours.

Instructions

Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Toast sesame seeds in a shallow baking pan in oven, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool completely.

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Sesame Seeds

Toast

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Oven

Transfer 2 tablespoons seeds to a small bowl and 1/4 cup to grinder.

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Seeds

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Bowl

Transfer remaining 3/4 cup to a wide shallow bowl.

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Bowl

Halve 3 zucchini crosswise, then cut lengthwise into 3/4-inch shoestrings using slicer. Toss with 1 teaspoon salt in a large sieve set over a bowl and drain 30 minutes.

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Zucchini

Salt

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Sieve

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Squeeze handfuls of zucchini to remove moisture, then roll up in a triple layer of paper towels and squeeze to remove remaining moisture.

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Zucchini

Roll

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Paper Towels

Finely chop tuna with a large wet knife (about 3/4-inch pieces). Stir together soy sauce, 2 tablespoons oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl, then stir in tuna. Divide tuna mixture into 4 portions. Pack 1 portion in a 1/2-cup measure, then invert onto seeds in shallow bowl. Gently press tuna to form a patty 3 1/2 inches in diameter, then coat completely with seeds and transfer to a wax-paper-lined plate. Form, coat, and transfer 3 more burgers in same manner. Chill, covered with plastic wrap, until ready to cook. Discard any sesame seeds remaining in shallow bowl.

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Sesame Seeds

Soy Sauce

Pepper

Seeds

Salt

Tuna

Wrap

Cooking Oil

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Grind seeds that are already in grinder, pulsing until ground to a flour, then add to remaining seeds (2 tablespoons) in small bowl.

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All Purpose Flour

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Remove julienne attachment from slicer, then cut remaining zucchini lengthwise into 3/4-inch-thick ribbons using slicer. Gently toss with 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large bowl and set aside (zucchini will wilt and become tender).

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Zucchini

Salt

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Bowl

Heat 1 inch oil in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over moderate heat until thermometer registers 330°F.

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Cooking Oil

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Toss all of shoestring zucchini with half of sesame mixture in another large bowl, then fry in 4 batches, turning occasionally with a slotted spoon, until zucchini are golden, about 2 minutes per batch. (Return oil to 330°F between batches.)

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Zucchini

Sesame Seeds

Cooking Oil

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Transfer zucchini as fried to paper towels to drain. Toss each batch of zucchini immediately with some of remaining sesame mixture.

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Zucchini

Sesame Seeds

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Paper Towels

Heat 3 tablespoons oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Cook burgers, turning over once, about 2 minutes total for medium-rare tuna (seeds should be golden brown).

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Seeds

Tuna

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Drain zucchini ribbons and divide among 4 plates, then top with burgers and fried shoestring zucchini.

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Zucchini

Serve burgers with additional soy sauce on the side.

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Soy Sauce

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Servings:

454grams

well-chilled sushi-grade tuna steaks 237milliliters

hulled sesame seeds (3 oz)1Tbsp

soy sauce plus additional for serving 36fl. oz.s

About 4 1/2 cups vegetable oil (about 4mediums

zucchini (2 lb total)

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Tuna can be paired 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 Rabble Merlot with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 20 dollars per bottle.