Korean-Style Seared Tuna
"I pulled this off the web and it has become one my absolute favourite recipes. We have it at least once a month, sometimes more. Guests never fail to ask for the recipe. Note that prep time and cook time are approximations. It's a very quick and easy recipe."
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1⁄8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
- 1⁄2 cup canned chicken broth or 1/2 cup homemade stock
- 4 tuna steaks, about 1 ",thick
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 green onion, including green top chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
directions
- In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes, and broth.
- In a small sauce pan, heat sesame oil.
- Stir in the green onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute.
- Add the soy sauce mixture; simmer until reduced to approximately 1/3 cup.
- Meanwhile, sprinkle the fish with the salt and black pepper.
- Heat the cooking oil in a large frying pan over moderately high heat.
- Add the tuna and cook until brown, about 3 minutes.
- Turn and cook the fish until done to your taste.
- (This is best with the tuna still very pink in the center.) When done, cut the tuna into slices and serve with the sauce.
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Reviews
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I love it! It was nice and fast and it tasted wonderful. The only thing I did different was use sesame oil instead of cooking oil to sear it. -
I thought this was an easy to prepare tuna and it tasted good. I agree with br2brown that if you use regular soy sauce, omit the 1/2 tsp of salt, as I too found it a bit too salty. This would make a good mid-week meal when you want something fast, with ingredients many people typically have on hand. -
I loved this recipe! The next time I'll cut out the 1/2 tsp of salt though, as I found it too salty. Still, it was some of the best fish I've ever tasted. -
This was very good!Thank you SolightlyUK. Made the sauce as instructed and set it aside at room temp. Brushed tuna with sesame oil, coated one side with sesame seeds and seared over high heat for 1 minute (rare). Flipped and removed to platter. Plated over mixed greens with raspberry vinaigrette,couscous (made with chicken stock, grated zucchini and red pepper) and drizzled sauce over and around. Delish!! Thank you -
This was absolutely FANTASTIC! Not only delicious, but easy and looked great, too. Thanks SO much.
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Tweaks
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I love it! It was nice and fast and it tasted wonderful. The only thing I did different was use sesame oil instead of cooking oil to sear it.
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Nice flavor! I liked the onion and garlic cooked in the sesame oil. I used salmon instead of tuna, will try the tuna next time. Thanks!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
SolightlyUK
United Kingdom
I am an American living in England. I am married to a Scottish man and we will remain here until he retires... probably another 10 years or so. I've been here nearly 4 years so far. I have been working for about a year as a trainer and training advisor for a large American company based in St Neots. I am getting to travel a bit with my job and absolutely LOVE to travel for pleasure.
