Seared And Sliced Ahi Tuna Recipes

SEARED AHI TUNA

Steps:

• Add the sauce ingredients to a small bowl and mix together. Give it a taste and adjust ingredients if needed. Set aside.
• Season both sides of the tuna steaks with salt & pepper.
• Add the oil to a skillet over medium-high heat (or even hotter) and let the pan get very hot (oil should be smoking a bit). Sear the tuna for 45 sec - 1 minute per side.
• Slice the tuna and serve it with the sauce, sesame seeds sprinkled over top, and chopped scallions.

SUPER EASY SEARED AHI TUNA

Steps:

• With a sharp knife, cut the tuna into 4 large pieces for appetizer portion, 2 large pieces for dinner portion. Use your judgment on what shape you want to cut your tuna because not all tuna is the same size or shape. However, the shape should somewhat resemble a miniature brick.
• Season the tuna pieces with salt and pepper. Coat lightly on all sides with bread crumbs. Heat olive oil in a large heavy skillet over high heat. The pan should be as hot as you can get it. Place the tuna in the pan, and sear on each side for about 45 seconds for small portions, or 1 minute for large. Remove from pan. The tuna will be very rare.
• Slice each 'brick' into 1/4 inch thick slices, and fan out on a serving plate. Enjoy plain, or with the condiments of your choice.

SEARED AND SLICED AHI TUNA

Steps:

• Brush the tuna steaks with oil. Sear over medium high heat, 3 minutes per side. Be sure tuna remains undercooked in the center. Remove from skillet and cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, combine onions, soy sauce, steak sauce, celery seed, hot sauce, vinegar, and corn syrup in a deep glass bowl.
• Slice tuna into 1/2 inch strips. Immerse into the onion mixture, stir.
• Let chill up to 4 hours. Serve as a cold appetizer.

SEARED AHI TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• Season the tuna steaks with salt and cayenne pepper.
• Melt the butter with the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the peppercorns in the mixture until they soften and pop, about 5 minutes. Gently place the seasoned tuna in the skillet and cook to desired doneness, 1 1/2 minutes per side for rare.

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 SESAME-CRUSTED AHI TUNA

Steps:

• Rinse tuna and pat dry. Place in a prep dish and sprinkle both sides with blackened seasoning. Brush teriyaki sauce on all sides of the tuna to glaze it.
• Mix white and black sesame seeds together in a shallow dish. Dredge tuna in the sesame seeds until all sides are coated.
• Heat oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until smoking. Arrange tuna in the pan and cook for 30 to 45 seconds. Flip and cook for another 3o to 45 seconds; do not overcook!
• Quickly transfer tuna to a cutting board and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices. Arrange tuna on individual plates, overlapping slices slightly. Serve immediately.

SEARED AHI TUNA MARINADE

Steps:

• Start with small amount of wasabi, add just enough soy sauce to help dissolve wasabi.
• Add remaining soy sauce and ginger root.
• Mix well, marinade Ahi tuna.
• coat both sides with seasame seeds.
• pan sear to desired doneness.
• Dipping sauce:.
• mix soy sauce and wasabi for a quick and easy dipping sauce. Options to wasabi: siracha chili sauce or some of the fresh ginger root. Be creative and try different combinations.

SEARED AHI TUNA

Steps:

• Brush tuna with olive oil and season each side with salt and pepper.
• Grill for 2 minutes on each side, remove from heat and slice in 16 1 oz medallions.
• In a mixing bowl, combine rice vinegar, salt, sugar, and both oils (sesame and soy).
• Pour dressing over Wakame, add chile peppers and toss.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Boil balsamic vinegar and molasses in small,heavy pan overmedium heat.
• Reduce by half and cool.
• Combine olive oil, cilantro, salt and pepper to taste; blend in food processor until smooth.
• Strain through fine sieve.
• Keep refrigerated up to two days, but use at room temperature.
• Place a mound of Wakame salad on plate.
• Arrange tuna medallions around edges of Wakame.
• Drizzle olive oil and cilantro mixture on plate, then drizzle molasses mixture on plate.

SEARED AHI TUNA WITH BLACKBERRY-PASSION FRUIT MARINADE

Steps:

• Crush blackberries in a bowl until smooth. Add passion fruit juice, soy sauce, lemon juice, honey, parsley, sea salt, and pepper and stir until marinade is thoroughly mixed.
• Place tuna in a glass dish and pour marinade over top; flip several times to coat. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Remove tuna from the marinade and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high to high heat. Sear tuna in the hot skillet for 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side.
• Remove from the skillet and slice into 1/4-inch thick slices.