Seared ahi tuna, love it! What a great meal. Coming in at around 13 bucks a pound and considering you can get about four servings out of that were looking at a little over $2.50 per serving. OF SEARED AHI TUNA MAN! On top of that it’s super quick and easy. Now that 4 oz. size might not fill the gullet of a grown man but it’s more than enough nutritionally. But when it’s less than 200 calories for one portion you could eat two or three and still be under your daily calorie and fat goals.
Seared Ahi Tuna with a Ginger Sauce
Makes 2 servings at about 200 calories each with a whopping 28 g. of protein!
- Ingredients
- 8 oz. sashimi grade ahi tuna steak (about 3/4 inch thick)
- 1 t. sesame oil
- 1 T. fresh cracked pepper
- 1 T. sesame seeds
- 1/8 c. rice vinegar
- 1/8 c. soy sauce
- 1/8 c. water
- 1 t. sesame oil
- 1 t. turbinado sugar, use blender to make into powder
- 1 t. ginger, peeled and grated
- pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/8 c. cilantro, chopped
- 1 t. green onions, sliced thin
- Preparation
Rinse tuna steak and pat dry with towel. Rub sesame oil over tuna steak then press in the pepper and sesame seeds. Heat skillet to high heat. When hot sear tuna steak for 2 minutes on each side for rare or 3 minutes each side for medium. Set aside.
Make sauce by combining vinegar, soy sauce, water, sesame oil, sugar (after you made into a powder), ginger, red pepper flakes, and cilantro. Mix/stir, done!
Slice seared tuna as thin as you can. Make up two plates with some greens and veggies of your choice then lay/fan half the tuna slices on one plate and the other half on the other plate. Serve with sauce drizzled over tuna, in a small dipping dish or both.
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