Seared tuna with oriental citrus sauce mirabelle jb

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupFresh orange juice
3tablespoonsFresh lemon juice
2tablespoonsFresh lime juice
¾cupTamari or soy sauce
1tablespoonBalsamic vinegar
1tablespoonAsian sesame oil
cupChopped peeled fresh gingerroot
3tablespoonsVegetable oil
61\"-thick (6-oz) tuna steaks
1cupBlack sesame seeds

Directions

SAUCE

FISH

available at Asian markets and many specialty foods shops and supermarkets Note: Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Make sauce In a large saucepan combine citrus juices, tamari or soy sauce, vinegar, oil, and gingerroot and simmer 15 minutes. Pour sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl. Sauce may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.

Reheat sauce before preceeding. Preheat oven to 400øF.

In a large non-stick skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Coat 2 tuna steaks with sesame seeds and sear 1 minute on each side, transferring to a baking sheet. Coat and sear remaining 4 tuna steaks in batches in same manner. Cook tuna in middle of oven 3 minutes for medium-rare.

Cut each tuna steak into 4 slices and arrange slices, cut sides up, on 6 plates. Pour about ¼ cup sauce around tuna on each plate.

Serves 6.

Gourmet June 1996 You Asked For It Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #2.TXT Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by Julie Bertholf <jewel1@...> on May 06, 1998