I had been seeing some really amazing photos of some barely seared tuna steaks around the blog sphere and I just had to try it. I like a nice barely seared beef steak and I was wondering what a tuna steak would be like. A few of the tuna steaks that I saw were crusted in sesame seeds which sounded pretty interesting. The tuna was really easy to make. You just crust the steak with sesame seeds and sear it for a few minutes on either side. You want to be careful not to over cook it as fully cooked tuna can be a bit dry. The seared tuna steak was really good. It was nice and moist and tender. The sesame seeds added a nice contrast in texture. I served the sesame crusted tuna on rice with some orange
teriyaki sauce
and some asparagus on the side.
Sesame Crusted Ahi Tuna Steak
ingredients
- 1 5 ounce ahi tuna steak
- 2 tablespoons white sesame seeds (toasted)
- 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds (toasted)
- 1 tablespoon oil
directions
- Press the tuna steak into the sesame seeds to coat.
- Heat the oil in a pan.
- Fry the tuna steak for 2 minutes per side.
I would definitely try this if I knew I could convince anyone else in my household to eat it with me!
Looks great Kevin!
Kevin, this looks fabulous, sounds delish but I’m in awe that there are 50+ comments for this perfectly seared tuna!
I am not a huge seafood fan, but I love raw and rare tuna. Delicious. I just saw Alton Brown make this last night on the grill and it looked so good. Yours looks perfectly seared, Kevin!
This is seared to perfection Kevin:D
oh this looks like just the perfect tuna steak ! truly irresistible.
Perfect in every way!
Ok I think we need to start seeing your lovely face in the pics – just to um yanno prove you made it 🙂 What do you say?
Gosh, I keep hearing how much better rare tuna is than cooked– Im inclined to agree since I hate the dry stuff. Unfortunately I’m allergic to the uncooked amines in seafood! Sigh.
Gorgeous! This is often what I have to eat when going out to a non-sushi dinner (bc otherwise, it’s always sushi!). Looks perfectly seared.
looking good Kevin!! I’ve never tried to make it but I sure do eat it like crazy..
Yummmy!!!!! Ji, Kevin I post about seafood too! and comment about your lovely recipes, xGloria
That looks delicious, I am crazy about anything with sesame and the black and white mix of seeds look fab…
That looks great. I think you’re very brave to cook rare tuna. I LOVE to eat it (and your verison looks INCREDIBLE) but I’m a bit scared about preparing it myself.
That tuna steak looks perfectly seared…just the way I like it: really rare in the middle!
That tuna steak looks perfectly seared…just the way I like it: really rare in the middle!
Your picture turned out great! Beautifully cooked!
The tuna looks really yummy!
…and now you beautiful photo can join the others in the blogosphere. It looks amazingly delicious, Kevin!
It’s the perfect colour Kevin – yum!
I love tuna done this way. It looks delicious.
Wow this is a total beauty! :)~
What a gorgeous dish! I’ve never had an orange teriyaki sauce – did you make it yourself?
simple, healthy, and delicious–a triple whammy!
What a beautiful picture of tune.
Kevin,
I am scared to eat seared tuna but you make it look so good I may have to try it now.
Looks really good. Guess I also need to give this a try!
Talk about pictures of ahi tuna on the blogosphere…yours is beautiful! I’d love some seared ahi right about now.
Tuna steaks are wonderful!! I love my beef rare to medium rare, and tuna is the perfect substitute!
Oh my goodness this is lip smacking good Kevin!!
Rosie x
Looks beautifully done. I wish I had access to better quality fish so I could give this a try.
I love the idea of the sesame seed crust, it sounds delicious!
perfectly done tuna steaks kevin. beautiful
Deborah: For the orange teriyaki sauce I just added some orange juice and zest to some teriyaki sauce.
Hi Kevin,
Haven’t dropped by for a while and was not surprisingly impressed by what I saw on yoru blog. Beutiful shot of that seared tuna. I agree that cooked tuna is dry, so seared or raw is the way to go for me.
It’s nice to “see” the face behind the wonderful food. Hello!!! (wave)
ciao,
nora
Kevin, Your tuna looks amazing! Perfectly done!
I love photos of tuna like this, with the bright centres; breaks my heart that I can never do it myself because if I served that to my family there’d be uproar: ‘IT’S RAW!!’. Siigh.
i don’t eat ahi tuna but have to say that the plating is beautiful here
That tuna just look splendide, I am going to try your receipe tonight. C’est si bon!
Denise
We make tuna frequently and marinate it in a bit of soy, sesame oil, lime, ginger and scallion. Try serving with jasmine rice tossed with toasted cocoanut.
Oh, I’ll have to try your version of this the next time I make tuna!
Yum!
Wow, this looks delicious!
I tried this tuna an hour ago, for lunch and it was delicious, i just marinated the steaks 1 hour before with lemon, garlic, salt, and soy sauce. It was a success! thank you!
Simple, but incredibly tasty. Thanks for the instructions. Just added you to my blogroll at http://www.gourmetglee.blogspot.com.
Wow, that looks fantastic. I found your blog because I was doing a post on Tuna Steaks and looking for a picture. Yours is just eye-catching. I included your recipe as one of my featured recipes for tuna steak.
Keep up the awesome work.
Brandon
Ahi Tuna is undoubtedly one of my most favorite dishes to eat. This looks so amazing & I will definitely have to try this recipe. I seared some a couple of weeks ago & it just melted in my mouth. If you have never tried Ahi Tuna, well you don't know what you are missing!!