Crispy Nori Wontons With Barely Seared Tuna And Wasabi Cream Food

CRISPY WONTONS

Steps:

• Combine pork, water chestnuts, green onions, soy sauce, cornstarch, salt and ginger in medium bowl; mix well. Place 1/2 teaspoonful pork mixture in center of each wonton skin. Fold wonton skin over filling to form a triangle. Turn top of triangle down to meet fold. Turn over; moisten 1 corner with water. Overlap opposite corner over moistened corner; press together firmly.
• Heat oil in wok or large saucepan over medium-high heat to 375 degrees F. Deep-fry wontons, a few at a time, 2 to 3 minutes, or until brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels. Serve warm with ketchup and mustard or sweet & sour sauce, as desired.

CRISPY NORI WONTONS WITH BARELY SEARED TUNA AND WASABI CREAM

Steps:

• to make the wasabi cream: In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, lime juice and wasabi. Taste and add more wasabi or lime juice if necessary. (Can be prepared one day ahead, cover, chill) To make crispy nori wontons: Using a pastry brush, bruch centerof each wonton rectangle with egg white and top with a nori square. Heat oil in a deep, heavy bottomed pot to 374 degrees. Working in small batches, gently place nori wontons into oil and fry for about 30 seconds, until wontons are golden and noris form shallow pockets. Remove nori wontons from oil with slotted spoon. Drain on paper towels. Repeat until all wontons are fried. If preparing ahead, store in airtight container for up to 1 day. To prepare tuna: in a medium bowl, combine diced tuna with scallions, soy sauce, vermouth, ginger root, garlic and salt. In nonstick skillet set over high heat, heat 1 T oil until it just begins to smoke. pour tuna mixture into oil and quickly toss with spatula for about 30 seconds, until tuna is lightly cooked and shows a deep caramel color in some spots but is still pink in others. To assemble individual crisps, check nori wontons first. If they are limp, place on a baking sheet, bake at 400F for a few minutes and let cool. Place 1 tsp tuna mixture into each nori wonton and top each with wasabi cream. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve immediately. S

CRISPY WONTON CUPS WITH TUNA SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 12-cup mini muffin tin with nonstick cooking spray.
• Place 1 wonton wrapper into each cup. Press the wontons into the cups with your fingers and spray each wrapper with cooking spray. Bake until they are golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool.
• Slice 1/2-inch thick slice from the onion and cut into thirds (reserve the remaining onion for Round 2 Recipe Nicoise Salad with Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette and the Online Round 2 Recipe Ham and Cheese Breakfast Burrito). Into the bowl of a mini food processor, add the onion, ginger, brown mustard, red wine vinegar, crushed red pepper, canola oil, salt, and pepper, and pulse until combined. (If you do not have a mini food processor, finely chop the onion and ginger and whisk together with mustard, vinegar, oil and red pepper flakes.) Place into a bowl with the tuna. Thinly slice 1/2 cup of the snow peas (reserve remaining 1 cup snow peas for Round 2 Recipe Nicoise Salad with Lemon Garlic Vinaigrette) and stir to combine.
• Fill each wonton cup with the tuna salad, transfer to a serving platter, and serve immediately.

SEARED TUNA IN WASABI SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine wine, lime, onion, ginger and garlic in a saucepan over medium heat. Simmer to reduce to about 2 tablespoons.
• Place reduced sauce in blender with the butter, soy and wasabi and blend till smooth and butter is melted.
• Place in a bowl.
• Stir in cilantro.
• Preheat grill high. It needs to be very hot!
• Mix olive oil and 1 tablespoon sauce together. Brush tuna steaks with the sauce and oil mixture.
• Grill for 90 seconds then turn and continue grilling for 90 seconds more.
• If you just want the tuna seared remove from grill now. Otherwise continue grilling for 1 minute on each side again.
• Serve tuna topped with the yummy sauce.