Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks

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Pan-Seared Tuna Steaks in a fragrant soy sesame marinade, a quick and easy restaurant-style dinner recipe that is incredibly delicious and cooked to perfection. A fantastic gourmet dish for seafood lovers, these tuna steaks pair wonderfully well with a light salad of some vegetables.

Prep Time5

Cook Time6

Marinating Time30

Total Time41

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: International

Servings: people

Calories: 386kcal

Author: Daniela Apostol

Ingredients

2 tuna steaks
2 tablespoon light soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
2 cloves of garlic
½ teaspoon chilli flakes
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions

Start by making the marinade.
In a small bowl, add the soy sauces, sesame oil, half of the sasame seeds, peeled and finely chopped garlic, honey and chilli flakes, and mix well.
Transfer the tuna steaks to a ziplock bag, pour over the marinade, zip the bag well, and shake it well to coat the steaks in marinade.
Set it aside for 30 minutes.
Heat up the griddle pan over a medium to high heat, add the oil and place one tuna steak.
Sear for 1 ½ minute, then use a flat spatula to flip it over the other side.
Sear for another 1 ½ minute, then remove it from the heat and leave it to rest for 1 minute before serving.
Repeat with the second tuna steak.
Garnish with the remaining sesame seeds.

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Notes

Heat up the griddle pan really well before you add the tuna steaks to be seared. The hotter the pan, the better results. Give it at least 2-3 minutes to heat up on a medium to high heat.
The steaks cook really fast, do not leave them to cook beyond the specified cooking time, of they won't be pink in the middle - don't worry, it's absolutely safe to consume tuna this way, and absolutely delicious too.
If you don't have a griddle pan, just use a regular frying pan or a grilling pan, the cooking time will not change.

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