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Sesame Tuna w/ Wasabi Sauce

4 small pieces of tuna coated in sesame seeds and fried. One is cut open to expose the rare inside. On a plate with asparagus.
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Marinate tuna for 30 minutes, coat with with sesame seeds, sear, and serve with spicy wasabi sauce.

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 lbs tuna, sliced into 1" thick pieces
  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce (regular or gluten free), divided
  • 1 Tbsp honey
  • 3 Tbsp toasted sesame oil, divided
  • 1 Tbsp mirin or rice wine vinegar
  • 1 cup sesame seeds
  • 2 Tbsp wasabi powder - as garnish

Instructions

  • Slice tuna into 1" pieces and place in a large ziploc bag.  In a small bowl mix together: 2 Tbsp soy sauce, honey, 1 Tbsp sesame oil, and mirin.  Add mixture to tuna and marinate for 30 minutes.
  • Make wasabi sauce: mix wasabi powder with 2 Tbsp water in a tiny bowl.  Add a little soy sauce (think Sushi!), and use it as a dipping sauce for the fish.
  • Fill a shallow dish with 1/2 cup sesame seeds and keep the rest handy to replenish the dish as needed.
  • Remove fish from Ziploc, shake off excess liquid and dip each side of each piece of fish into the sesame seeds.  Don't swirl the piece of fish around in the seeds or the seeds will get wet and not stick to the fish.  Set sesame seeded fish on a plate.
  • Heat a large pan to medium heat and add enough toasted sesame oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan (~ 1 Tbsp).  Place fish in pan and cook for ~ 2 minutes per side (this will result in a rare middle).  Cook longer if you want it medium or well done.  Make sure the pan is not too hot or you will burn the Sesame Seeds.  You will need to cook the fish in batches and replenish oil in pan as needed.
  • Serve with rice and vegetables.  Happy Eating!  Beckie

Notes

The trick to getting sesame seeds to stick is to have a gentle hand. Lightly dredge them in the sesame seeds by patting down. Don't try to manhandle or harshly roll them around the sesame seeds. If there are bare spots on the tuna, then sprinkle a couple more sesame seeds on the tuna slices.

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