This is a very simple and easy way to enjoy a fresh, high quality piece of tuna. I find, it is a perfect entrée meal to share or a snack for two on the weekend.
I was served a similar dish in one of the Melbourne’s restaurants years ago and since, I have been using this idea to experiment with different coatings and sauces. This method is so versatile. So, next time you see a beautiful piece of tuna in the shop, get it and have a try.
Sesame Tuna
Ingredients:
Fresh tuna, a piece about 250g
1/3 cup Sesame seeds
1/2 tsp ground pepper
Oil spray
Cucumber
Sauce:
Soya sauce
Fresh wasabi
Marinated ginger (optional)
Method:
1. Thoroughly wash tuna and paper dry. Mix sesame seeds with ground pepper and roll tuna in it. Press harder, so more seeds stuck to the fish to fully cover the whole surface.
2. Heat up a frying pan and spray with oil, then fry tuna on all sides over medium heat. When frying the first side, notice how much time it takes to change the colour for 2mm in thickness. Then apply the same time on each side. This shouldn’t take about 5 minutes for the whole piece in total.
3. Cut the fish into slices and serve immediately with some shaved cucumber and the traditional soya-wasabi sauce. Alternatively use Wasabi Mayonnaise from this earlier post.
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