Description
This game fish will bite ‘cha back! I serve this seared tuna garnished with a julienne of leek, carrot, snow peas and mung beans.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon five-spice powder
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons tamari
- ΒΌ cup sesame oil
- 2 pounds ahi tuna steaks, each about 1 inch thick
- 1 pound wasabi peas, crushed
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
Instructions
- In a large bowl
- whisk together the five-spice powder
- ginger
- sake
- rice vinegar
- tamari
- and sesame oil. Add the tuna steaks and turn to coat; allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
- Combine the crushed wasabi peas and brown sugar. Remove the tuna steaks from the marinade
- and press into the pea mixture to coat. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium
- and simmer until the sauce has reduced and thickened
- 5 to 10 minutes.
- While the sauce is cooking
- sear the tuna in a small amount of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat to desired doneness. Pour sauce over tuna to serve.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 6