SO yummy. Took only 10 minutes...prep to finish! Cooked the veggies alongside the Ahi. Used TJ's yummy (3 minute!) organic brown rice and blink...it's done! and YUM. Bella cleaned her plate!
Ingredients
* 1/4 C soy sauce {used 1/8 C}
* 1 T mirin (Japanese sweet wine) {didn't have it, used Portuguese light white wine}
* 1 T honey {used 2T...i love honey}
* 2 Tsesame oil {didn't have it, used garlic oil}
* 1 T rice wine vinegar
* 4 (6 ounce) tuna steaks {used 1 large one from Costco...$10/version...fed 3 adults and 2 kids}
* 1/2 C sesame seeds {didn't measure, just sprinkled for sauce and pressed onto Ahi for covering}
* wasabi paste
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
NOTE: If you're a "saucy" person, double the sauce recipe. Also, I added the wasabi to the sauce and whisked it - yum! It's a light sauce. Might even make a great sesame salad dressing.
Directions
1. In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, mirin, honey and sesame oil. Add about 5 shakes of sesame seeds (to taste...what you like). Then divide sauce into a 30/70 split.
2. To the smaller sauce portion, coat the tuna steak(s), then press into the sesame seeds to coat. {Seeds will blacken quickly, so if you don't want it burned into the Ahi, then toast the seeds in another pan then add when you plate}
3. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot, then reduce to medium high {remember olive oil burns quickly...ventilate your house and don't burn the oil!} Place steaks in the pan, and sear for about 60 seconds on each side {depends on thickness...you'll have to eye it. Mine was about 1-1.5" thick and I let it cook for 3-4min/each side...got burned on outside but was nice on the inside, only some pink/red. I prefer it more raw but some guests don't. So adapt}.
Serve with the dipping sauce and wasabi paste. Rice & Veggies.
Nutritional Information open nutritional information
Amount Per Serving Calories: 422 | Total Fat: 20.7g | Cholesterol: 77mg
