Sesame And Black Pepper Seared Tuna

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 lbs tuna steaks
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 mix together ingredients 2 through 5 to make a marinade.
• 2 marinate the tuna steaks for at least 10 minutes (i tend to buy sashimi grade tuna medallions/steaks).
• 3 pour the two oils into a frying pan, preferably non-stick or anodized, and heat over low-medium flame.
• 4 place the tuna steaks in the hot oil.
• 5 pour one teaspoon corn starch each tuna steak, then one teaspoon sesame seeds and half the fresh ground black pepper.
• 6 after about 4 minutes, flip the steak over. cover the other side with 1 teaspoon sesame seeds and the rest of the fresh ground black pepper.
• 7 cook for another 3-4 minutes.
• 8 flip the tuna steak over one last time for about 1 min to toast the sesame seeds.
• 9 let rest for a few minutes before slicing and serving.