Seared Ahi With Cilantro Ginger Drizzle Recipes

PAN-SEARED TUNA WITH AVOCADO, SOY, GINGER, AND LIME

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the cilantro, jalapeno, ginger, garlic, lime juice, soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Stir the ingredients together until well incorporated.
• Place a skillet over medium-high heat and coat with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season the tuna generously with salt and pepper. Lay the tuna in the hot oil and sear for 1 minute on each side to form a slight crust. Pour 1/2 of the cilantro mixture into the pan to coat the fish. Serve the seared tuna with the sliced avocado and the remaining cilantro sauce drizzled over the whole plate.

FURIKAKE AHI WITH CILANTRO DIP

Steps:

• For the tuna: Put furikake spice on a large plate, then coat the ahi on both sides with furikake.
• Preheat a nonstick pan, then add butter. Sear ahi steaks on both sides, 10 to 15 seconds per side for rare to medium-rare.
• For the cilantro dip: Combine mayonnaise, garlic, ginger, oil, Worcestershire, cilantro and lemon juice in a food processor.
• Serve tuna with rice, salad and the cilantro dip.

SEARED AHI MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix the sesame oil, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, green onion and lime juice in a non metal bowl. Add ahi and coat , cover tightly, and refrigerate for about an hour.
• Toast the sesame seeds in a pan until light brown (I prefer a blend of white and black sesame seeds- the black ones are hard to find, try an asian market). Remove seeds and allow to cool on a flat plate (you will use this plate to dredge the tuna in)- add cracked pepper.
• Add olive oil to a skillet and allow it to get HOT.
• Dredge the ahi in the sesame seeds and pepper to coat and add to the hot pan.
• Cook only two or three minutes on each side so that the ahi is seared on the outside and rare on the inside.
• Serve with white rice and green beans that have been either roasted or cooked and drizzled with sesame oil. Sprinkle any extra sesame seeds over the top.
• garnish with remaining green onion and ENJOY!

SEARED AHI TUNA WITH APPLE-GINGER SOY SAUCE

Steps:

• Spray a large skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add tuna steaks to the hot skillet and sear 90 seconds on each side. Remove tuna steaks to a plate.
• Reduce heat to medium-low. Whisk soy sauce and honey together in small bowl. Add to the skillet with apple and ginger. Saute until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Serve sauce on the side or on top of tuna steaks.

SEARED AHI TUNA WITH WATERCRESS, CHILE, AND GINGER SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk together the ginger, lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, salt and pepper in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved. Slowly whisk in olive oil until incorporated. Set aside and refrigerate half of this mixture to be used as a salad dressing later. Whisk the garlic, lime zest, minced chile pepper, and cilantro stems into the marinade. Coat the tuna steaks with the marinade, cover, and let stand for 1 hour at room temperature.
• Preheat a large, heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat. Once the skillet is very hot, remove the tuna from the marinade, and place into the skillet. Sear the tuna until golden brown on both sides, and cooked to your desired degree of doneness, about 2 minutes per side for medium, depending on thickness.
• Place the watercress in a large bowl with the cilantro leaves, cherry tomatoes, and sliced chile pepper. Pour in the reserved dressing, and toss to mix. Serve the seared tuna on a bed of salad.

SEARED AHI WITH BROWN RICE AND PINEAPPLE-GINGER BROTH

Steps:

• Soak kombu in 1 cup water at least 2 hours or overnight. Drain. Bring kombu and 6 cups water to boil in large saucepan. Remove kombu; discard. Add bonito; boil 2 minutes. Remove from heat; let sit 5 minutes. Mix in mirin, 1 1/2 teaspoons tamari, vinegar, sugar, and salt. Strain into medium saucepan. Add juice concentrate, ginger, and 3 teaspoons tamari; bring to simmer. Set broth aside.
• Heat 4 teaspoons oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions; sauté 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl. Heat 2 teaspoons oil in same skillet over high heat. Add tuna; sear 2 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, bring broth to simmer. Mound 1/2 cup rice in each of 4 shallow soup bowls. Ladle 3/4 cup broth around rice in each bowl. Top rice with ahi and onions.
• *Available at Japanese markets and specialty foods stores, and in the Asian foods section of some supermarkets.