Description
Sesame crusted tuna steak brings Pacific ocean flavors to dinner plates with restaurant-quality elegance. Crisp sesame seeds create perfect golden exterior while preserving tender, ruby-red fish center you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Protein:
- 2 tuna steaks (approximately 200 grams or 7 ounces each)
Sesame Seeds:
- 1/4 cup white sesame seeds
- 1/4 cup black sesame seeds
Seasonings and Marinades:
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil (for searing)
Instructions
- Use paper towels to thoroughly dry tuna steaks, ensuring a crisp exterior during cooking.
- Combine soy sauce, olive oil, lemon juice, ginger, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a shallow dish to create a fragrant marinade.
- Submerge tuna steaks in marinade, allowing them to absorb flavors for 15 minutes at room temperature.
- Prepare a separate plate with a mixture of white and black sesame seeds for coating.
- Drain tuna steaks from marinade, gently shaking off excess liquid to prevent seed coating from becoming soggy.
- Press sesame seeds firmly onto all surfaces of each tuna steak, creating an even, crunchy crust.
- Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-high heat until it shimmers and reaches approximately 400°F.
- Carefully place sesame-crusted tuna steaks into hot skillet, searing for 1-2 minutes per side to achieve golden seeds and rare to medium-rare interior.
- Transfer seared tuna to a clean plate, allowing brief resting time to help retain juices.
- Slice tuna against the grain and serve immediately with fresh lemon wedges and optional soy sauce for additional seasoning.
Notes
- Ensure tuna steaks are patted completely dry to help sesame seeds stick perfectly and create a crispy golden crust.
- Use fresh, high-quality sushi-grade tuna for the best flavor and safe raw or rare consumption, especially when searing quickly.
- Adjust cooking time based on thickness of tuna steak and desired doneness, remembering that brief searing maintains the fish’s delicate texture and prevents overcooking.
- For gluten-free version, replace soy sauce with tamari or coconut aminos, which provide similar umami flavor without wheat content.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 4 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2
- Calories: 360
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 19g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 60mg