Sesame Seared Ahi

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