Asian Style Tuna Tacos Food

AHI TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• In a small bowl whisk together zest and juice from the orange, lemon and lime. Mix in the soy sauce, olive oil, sesame oil, shallot, garlic, parsley, ginger and black pepper.
• Place tuna steaks in a resealable plastic bag. Pour marinade over and seal. Let stand at room temperature 10-15 minutes and up to 30 minutes.
• Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Pat excess moisture from tuna steaks with paper towels. Place in skillet and sear uncovered for 1 minute. Carefully flip tuna steaks over and sear for 1 minute more.
• Transfer to a cutting board and thinly slice the tuna.
• Serve with warm tortillas, Asian Red Cabbage Slaw, Cilantro Pistachio Pesto, Yum Yum Sauce, sesame seeds, sliced jalapeno, fresh cilantro and squeeze of lime. Enjoy!

SEARED AHI TUNA TACO WITH ASIAN SLAW AND PLUM SAUCE

Steps:

• For the taco shells:
• Cut the wonton skins using a 2-inch circle cutter. Use a taco shell basket and deep fry wontons until golden brown and firm. Remove taco shells from oil, allow to cool and season with sea salt.
• For the Asian slaw:
• Combine cabbage, peppers and onions in a medium sized mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, sesame oil, and sesame seeds. Mix well and combine with cabbage and peppers to marinate for about 1/2 hour.
• For the plum sauce:
• Preheat a medium saucepan over medium heat. Once pan is hot, add vegetable oil, garlic, ginger, and star anise. Saute for about 45 seconds, or until garlic has started to cook. Add 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 1/4 cup sugar, and canned plums. Continue to saute until all ingredients are soft and set aside to cool. Once cooled, puree plum mixture in a vertical blender and reserve for taco assembly.
• For the Tuna:
• Cut tuna into logs about 1-inch by 1-inch by 4-inches. Coat liberally with pepper and a little salt. Heat a saute pan until very hot; add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and the sear tuna on all sides for about 15 seconds per side. Make sure to just sear outside of tuna and not allow inside to cook. Remove from heat and refrigerate promptly. Once cooled, slice into 1/8-inch thick slices.
• For Taco Assembly:
• Fill each taco shell with a little Asian slaw, place a slice of tuna on top of slaw, and then drizzle with a little plum sauce. Enjoy!

ASIAN STYLE TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• Mix tuna with 1/2 of dressing. Cover, refrigerate and set aside
• In another bowl, mix slaw ingredients with 1/4 dressing. Set aside
• In a small container mix the rest of the dressing with the avocado cubes
• For spicy mayo mix the mayonnaise and TABASCO® Sauce together. Place in a squeeze bottle (optional)

ASIAN STYLE TUNA CEVICHE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, ginger, celery, onion and yellow chili pepper paste. Add-in five ice cubes and let sit for five minutes. Strain the mixture and pour over two plates equally.
• Cut the tuna into slices and place the strips into the ceviche sauce (on the plates.) Dress with a slight squeeze of lime.
• Peel the sweet potato and cut into slices, about 1/2-inch. thick. Place a pair of slices in the center of each plate.
• Garnish both servings with the diced bell pepper and chopped cilantro. Finish off with a few drops of sesame seed oil over each slice of tuna, and serve immediately.

EL COMALITO MINI AHI TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• Instructions - Ahi Tuna Mix
• Dice the fresh ahi tuna into small squares and place in a large bowl.
• Mix the following items: Chili Garlic Paste, Fresh Grated Ginger, Fresh Zest of Orange, Low Sodium Soy Sauce, Tasted Sesame oil
• Marinade Ahi tuna and combined items and let sit in the refrigerator for 20 min.
• Instructions - Ahi Tuna Tacos
• Place a Tbs of Grated Cotija Cheese directly onto the non stick skillet, once it starts melting add El Comal Mini Yellow Corn tortilla on top.
• Flip tortilla once cheese is brown and crisp
• Remove tortilla with cheese from skillet, and place a layer of thinly sliced Persian cucumber.
• Add ahi tuna on top.
• Add layer of avocado.
• Garnish with sesame seeds.

FRESH TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• Mix first 4 ingredients in small bowl. Place tuna in medium bowl; sprinkle with taco seasoning. Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add tuna; sauté to desired doneness, about 3 minutes for medium. Reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in sour cream mixture. Cook just until heated through, stirring frequently, about 2 minutes (do not boil).
• Heat taco shells in microwave 20 seconds. Fill taco shells with tuna mixture.
• *Chipotle chilies canned in a spicy tomato sauce, sometimes called adobo, are available at Latin American markets, specialty foods stores and some supermarkets.

ASIAN-STYLE TUNA CEVICHE

Steps:

• Finely slice the tuna steak then finely chop and slice the other way until you have a good, evenly-chopped consistency. Scrape it into a bowl with half the coriander leaves and all the stalks.
• In a separate bowl, mix the lime zest and juice with the ginger, sesame oil, extra virgin olive oil and soy sauce to make a delicious dressing. Have a taste, and tweak with extra lime, oil or soy until you've got a good balance.
• Pour the dressing over your tuna and gently mix together - as soon as the acid from the limes hits the tuna it will begin to cook it so you only need to mix lightly.
• Click off the stronger outer leaves of your little gem lettuces - you want about 16 in total. Wash them and spin dry well, then line them up on a board. The leaves are going to act as a vessel to hold your ceviche.
• Divide the tuna ceviche between the lettuce leaves, sprinkle with a little fresh chilli, if using, the reserved coriander leaves, then serve straight away.

SEARED AHI TUNA WITH ASIAN SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cabbages, green beans, red bell pepper, pickled ginger, and cilantro. Cover and refrigerate.
• In a small saucepan heat the canola oil to 325 degrees F and carefully fry the wonton strips for 3 to 4 seconds, until golden brown. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the strips to a paper towel to drain. Set aside.
• For the dressing:
• In a blender or food processor, blend together the ginger, green onion, garlic, and cilantro.
• For the Tuna:
• Coat the tuna with the oil and season with the salt and pepper. On a plate scatter the sesame seeds and press the tuna into the seeds on both sides, gently shaking off the excess.
• Heat a large grill or saute pan over high heat and sear the tuna for 3 minutes on each side. Remove the fish from the pan and let rest for several minutes before slicing. The tuna will be medium-rare.
• Toss the vegetables with half of the dressing and mix well. Add half of the wonton strips and gently combine. Mound the slaw onto a platter or indivisual plates. Place the sliced tuna on top of the salad and drizzle the remaining dressing on top. Garnish with the remaining wonton strips.

AHI TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• Pat dry tuna steak and season with salt and pepper.
• Place a pan over medium heat and add drizzle of oil.
• Mix black and white sesame seeds and sprinkle half of mix on one side of steak. Press the seeds onto the steak so they stick. Do the same with the other side.
• Once pan and oil are hot place the steak on pan and sear for 2-3 minutes. You want to just barely see the bottom of the steak cooked. If you prefer your tuna more cooked, leave on for additional 1-2 minutes. Flip steak over and sear another 2-3 minutes.
• Remove steak from pan and thinly slice into strips.
• Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and mix.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Heat tortilla by preferred method. You can use a skillet or pan that has been over medium-high heat and when skillet is very hot, add tortilla to heat through for 30 seconds-1 minute depending on the heat level of your stove. Flip halfway through.
• Assemble tacos by adding tuna strips to tortillas and topping with slaw, mango, and wasabi sauce. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and enjoy!

ASIAN-INSPIRED TACOS WITH BLACK AND BLUE TUNA

Steps:

• Marinate tuna slices in soy sauce in a bowl, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove fish from soy sauce to a plate and season with black pepper; set aside.
• Whisk sour cream and wasabi paste together in a small bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Heat peanut oil in a heavy skillet over high heat. Sear tuna slices in hot oil until lightly browned, 15 to 20 seconds per side. Transfer rare tuna to a cutting board and cut into smaller pieces.
• Heat tortillas in a clean skillet over medium heat until warmed through, about 1 minute each.
• Serve tuna in warm tortillas topped with cabbage, green onion, and wasabi sour cream.

TUNA TACOS

Steps:

• Heat oil and butter in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add tomatoes, onion, and garlic. Saute until tomatoes release all their juices, about 3 minutes. Add tuna, salt, and cumin. Saute for 1 minute. Stir in eggs and cilantro; cook until eggs are set, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Spoon 3 tablespoons of the tuna mixture onto each corn tortilla. Top each with a slice of avocado, lime juice, and hot sauce.

15 BEST TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients of marinade. Reserve 2 tbsp of this marinade as dressing in a small bowl. Use rest to marinate tuna. You can marinate at least 30 minutes to couple of hours in refrigerator.
• Cook the grains according to the instruction on packet.
• Chop and dice the veggies and fruit.
• Heat oil to smoking hot in a pan. Pat dry the fish and place it in a pan.
• Watch closely as you are searing the fish. Cook 30-45 seconds per side to make it cooked outside and rare in the middle.
• Rest for couple of minutes and cut into thin slices with sharp knife.
• Place cooked rice in a bowl. Arrange fish slices along with diced mangoes, chopped red cabbage, edamame. Drizzle the dressing over all of your bowl. Sprinkle sesame seeds generously.