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Seared Sesame-Crusted Tuna
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Makes 4 Servings
From Willams-Sonoma
For a simple sauce that will give
this seared tuna a spicy turn, mix together soy sauce with prepared wasabi,
to taste. Drizzle onto the cooked tuna or pass at the table.
Ingredients
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¼ cup black sesame seeds |
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½
cup white sesame seeds |
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4 ahi tuna steaks, each 6 oz.
and 1 inch thick |
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Salt and freshly ground pepper,
to taste |
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2 Tbs. grapeseed or canola oil |
Directions
- In a shallow dish, combine the black and white sesame seeds and stir
to mix.
- Season the tuna with salt and pepper and dredge in the sesame seeds,
coating the tuna evenly.
- In a searing pan over high heat, warm the oil until smoking.
- Arrange the tuna in the pan (do not overcrowd) and cook until the
white sesame seeds start to turn golden underneath, about 1 minute.
- Turn the tuna and cook until the white sesame seeds start to turn
golden underneath, about 1 minute.
- Transfer the tuna to a cutting board and cut into 1⁄4-inch-thick
slices.
- Arrange the tuna on individual plates, overlapping the slices.
- Serve immediately.
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