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Seared sesame crusted tuna with orange ginger soy sauce
Snixy Kitchen recipe - Gluten-free
- Prep time
- 14 min
- Cook time
- 31 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 2 teaspoons white miso
- 3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
- 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar
- 1/8 teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- ¼ teaspoon sesame oil
- Combine all of the ingredients together in a bowl.
- Whisk until the miso dissolves. Serve with seared tuna.
- ¾ to 1 lb sushi grade yellowfin tuna
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
Instructions
- 1
Cut the tuna into 2-3 rectangular pieces.
- 2
Mix the sesame seeds together on a plate.
- 3
Press the tuna into the sesame seeds on all sides.
- 4
Heat canola oil in a medium skillet over medium high heat.
- 5
Sear the tuna for 20 seconds on each side, then transfer to a paper towel to drain. Let rest a couple of minutes.
- 6
Slice into ¼-thick pieces and serve with orange ginger dipping sauce.