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Sesame-Seared Tuna
This sesame-seared tuna is made in less than 15 minutes. It's an easy recipe for seared tuna with a sesame seed crust, served with a honey soy sauce.
Makes:4 servings
Ingredients
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- ½ cup sesame seeds
- 4 (6 ounce) tuna steaks
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- wasabi paste
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Directions
Prep:10 mCook:1 mReady:11 m
- Stir together soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, and honey in a small bowl. Pour half into a separate small bowl, stir in rice wine vinegar, and set it aside as a dipping sauce.
- Spread sesame seeds out on a plate. Coat tuna steaks with remaining soy sauce mixture, then press into sesame seeds to coat.
- Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot. Place steaks in the pan; sear for about 30 seconds on each side. Serve with dipping sauce and wasabi paste.