Tuna Tartar Recipes

TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• If beautiful fresh fish inspires you like it does me, this is something you have to try. You'll get small, dainty portions, but each bite will be a real wake-up for the senses. Tartare is seen as a really cheffy thing to make, because most people, unless they're quite foodie, won't eat raw meat or fish at home. But if you get some insanely fresh sustainable tuna that looks the business - purply pink and glossy with a fresh smell of the sea - this will be heaven.
• Pour a few good lugs of olive oil into a small pan over a medium heat. Gently fry the garlic slices until they are lightly golden crisps; don't let them burn. Remove them to some kitchen paper to drain. Pick 8 coriander leaves and put them to one side in a little cup of cold water.
• This is best served right away while the flavours are all super fresh, so when you're ready to eat, put half your bunch of coriander, half your spring onion and half your chilli into a liquidizer and blitz with the juice of 1 lime and about the same amount of olive oil. Season with sea salt and black pepper and balance so it's got attitude and a kick. If it needs to be loosened, add a tiny splash of water. Finely chop the remaining half of your coriander, spring onion and chilli on a board with the tuna until the mixture is as chunky or fine as you like.
• At this point you're nearly ready to go, so lay 2 or 3 of your orange slices in the middle of 4 little plates and spoon your blitzed green sauce around them. Toss the tuna mixture in a bowl with the juice of the second lime and the same amount of olive oil. Have a taste, season it really well, then spoon your tuna tartare over your orange slices. Top with a few tomato quarters and a dollop of soured cream, then sprinkle over some of your garlic chips and your pretty coriander leaves. Serve right away with wedges from your third lime. If you want to add some more sliced chilli or a pinch of paprika, rock on!

TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• Cut the tuna into 1/4-inch dice and place it in a very large bowl. In a separate bowl, combine the olive oil, lime zest, lime juice, wasabi, soy sauce, hot red pepper sauce, salt, and pepper. Pour over the tuna, add the scallions and jalapeno, and mix well. Cut the avocados in half, remove the seed, and peel. Cut the avocados into 1/4-inch dice. Carefully mix the avocado into the tuna mixture. Add the toasted sesame seeds, if using, and season to taste. Allow the mixture to sit in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour for the flavors to blend. Serve on crackers.

TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• With a heavy sharp knife, chop tuna into very small slices. In a mixing bowl, combine tuna, chives, capers, shallots, lemon juice, oil, salt and freshly ground pepper and chill for 1 hour. Fill demitasse spoons with mixture and serve.

TUNA TARTARE

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• In a bowl, stir together olive oil, wasabi powder, sesame seeds, and cracked black pepper. Toss tuna into mixture until evenly coated. Adjust seasoning as desired with additional wasabi powder or black pepper. Serve on sliced French bread.

SPICY TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• Whisk together mayonnaise, soy sauce, and Sriracha in a nonreactive bowl. Add tuna and chives, and gently combine with a fork. Top each gaufrette with 1 tablespoon tuna tartare, and garnish with chives.

SPICY TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• Mix Japanese mayonnaise with sesame chili oil, sesame oil, and lemongrass paste in a mixing bowl.
• With freshly washed hands, dice tuna into small bits on a clean cutting board.
• Season diced tuna with garlic salt, and put into the bowl with the mayo mixture. Mix until tuna is evenly coated. Squeeze in lime juice, then mix in most of the chopped cilantro and scallion, reserving some for garnish.
• Garnish with remaining cilantro and scallion and serve.

AHI TUNA TARTAR

Steps:

• Lightly toast the nori sheets over a gas flame or under the broiler for a few seconds. Lay 1 sheet on a work surface. Spread evenly with half of the rice. Spread half of the wasabi down the center of the rice. Tightly roll up the nori and cut across into 1/2-inch thick rounds. Set aside.
• Mix together all of the tuna ingredients and mound on top of the nori rounds. Serve immediately.

TUNA TARTARE

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• Sesame Wonton Crisps: Preheat oven to 350°F Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Cut the wonton squares on an angle to make two triangles. Arrange the wonton triangles on the baking sheet. Spray with olive oil on one side (or brush lightly). Sprinkle lightly with sesame seeds. Bake until golden, about 6 minutes. (Can burn easily so watch carefully). Let cool. (Alternatively, if you want cups, put the oiled whole wrappers in mini muffin tins). Remove triangles from the pan and let cook on a cooling rack.
• Tuna Tartar: Mix tuna, green onions, sesame seeds, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, orange zest, cilantro and salt together in a medium bowl. Mix well.
• Assembly: Right before ready to serve, add the avocado and lime juice. (Do not mix in advance.) Place a heaping teaspoon of the tuna mixture on each wonton triangle. Garnish with a sprig of cilantro. Serve immediately. It is important that the tuna is not left at room temperature for more than 1 hour.

CLASSIC TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the tuna tartare: Slice the tuna into 3/4 inch dice and place into a chilled glass bowl. Drizzle the olive oil into the bowl to gently coat the tuna. Add the cucumber, ginger, shallot and garlic. Gently toss ingredients together. Reserve the lemon juice and zest until right before serving. 2. Make the Dijon vinaigrette: Add the Dijon and the white-wine vinegar to a small bowl. Slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking constantly. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 3. Assemble: Add the lemon juice and zest to the tuna and toss gently. Place four 1 inch by inch ring molds (or timbales) on chilled plates. Fill each ring mold with an event amount of the tuna tartare. Gently remove the ring molds. Toss the greens in the mustrt vinaigrette and garnish around the tuna. Finish with additional lemon zest and pepper. This serves 4 as a main course, or 8 as an appetizer.

TUNA TARTARE (BAREFOOT CONTESSA) INA GARTEN

Steps:

• Cut the tuna into 1/4-inch dice and place it in a very large bowl.
• In a separate bowl, combine the olive oil, lime zest, lime juice, wasabi, soy sauce, hot red pepper sauce, salt, and pepper.
• Pour over the tuna, add the scallions and jalapeno, and mix well.
• Cut the avocados in half, remove the seed, and peel.
• Cut the avocados into 1/4-inch dice.
• Carefully mix the avocado into the tuna mixture; so that the lime juice covers thewm. (To prevent discoloration).
• Add the toasted sesame seeds, if using, and season to taste.
• Allow the mixture to sit in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour for the flavors to blend.
• Serve on crackers.

TUNA TARTAR

Steps:

• Dice the tuna as finely as possible, or put it through a meat grinder using the largest disk. Transfer to a small bowl and add the cilantro, shallot, ginger, oil, salt and pepper. Mix until the ingredients are thoroughly combined. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 hours.
• When ready to serve, mix the lime juice into the tuna. Divide the tuna between 4 small plates, mounding it in the center of the plates. Divide the onion, cucumbers, caper berries and toast points between the plates and serve immediately.