Hey everybody! I’m back with another quick, easy, and nutritious dinner. I’ve mentioned before that my son is an avid fisherman. He loves, I mean loves to fly fish in the ocean. Whenever he comes home for a visit, he usually brings something he has caught. He also loves to cook which makes it even better! He often has a recipe he wants to try. On a recent visit, he brought home blackfin tuna he caught offshore in Ocracoke. We used it to make pan-seared sesame-crusted tuna and it was amazing! We served it with oven-roasted brussels sprouts and farro cooked in chicken broth. Let me know if you try it.
Pan-Seared Sesame Crusted Tuna
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup white sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup black sesame seeds
- 4-6 oz. ahi tuna steaks
- salt
- pepper
- 2 tbsp. canola or sesame oil
Instructions
- Mix sesame seeds in a shallow dish. Sprinkle tuna steaks with salt & pepper on both sides. Dredge in seeds until coated on all sides.
- Warm oil in a pan over med-high heat until smoking. Place tuna in pan and cook until white sesame seeds begin to turn golden about one minute. Turn tuna and cook until the white sesame turns golden on the other side.
- Remove from heat and cut into 1" thick strips. Serve with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce.
