Tuna With Wasabi Lime Butter Food

PAN-SEARED TUNA WITH AVOCADO, SOY, GINGER, AND LIME

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the cilantro, jalapeno, ginger, garlic, lime juice, soy sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Stir the ingredients together until well incorporated.
• Place a skillet over medium-high heat and coat with the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season the tuna generously with salt and pepper. Lay the tuna in the hot oil and sear for 1 minute on each side to form a slight crust. Pour 1/2 of the cilantro mixture into the pan to coat the fish. Serve the seared tuna with the sliced avocado and the remaining cilantro sauce drizzled over the whole plate.

TUNA WITH WASABI SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the teriyaki sauce, vinegar and oil; add tuna. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for up to 1 hour. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, onion and lemon juice until blended. Refrigerate until serving. , Drain and discard marinade. Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Grill tuna, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 5-6 minutes on each side or until medium-rare or until slightly pink in the center. Serve with wasabi sauce.

SEARED AHI TUNA GLAZED WITH WASABI BUTTER

Steps:

• Drizzle sesame oil on both sides of each tuna steaks. Season with salt and pepper.
• Combine remaining ingredients in a small sauce pan. Heat over low heat until butter is melted, stirring constantly to mix and prevent scorching.
• While sauce is heating, heat a heavy frying pan on another burner with high heat. Place tuna in pan and sear until crispy and brown. Turn and sear on the other side.
• Note: Tuna steak fans who like their tuna on the rare side (like me) will usually find 2 minutes searing time is ample. Folks who like their tuna steaks more well-done (like my DH) may want to sear their tuna for 4-5 minutes per side.

SEARED TUNA WITH WASABI-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the white wine vinegar, white wine and shallots in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until the liquid is reduced to about 2 tablespoons. Strain out shallot and discard, return liquid to the pan.
• Stir the wasabi and soy sauce into the reduction in the pan. Over low heat, gradually whisk in butter one cube at a time allowing the mixture to emulsify. Be careful not to let the mixture boil. When all of the butter has been incorporated, stir in cilantro, and remove from heat. Pour into a small bowl, and set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brush tuna steaks with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place in the hot skillet, and sear for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Be careful not to overcook, this fish should be served still a little pink in the center. Serve with sauce.

SLICED RAW TUNA WITH WASABI-YUZU

Steps:

• Place the assorted sliced radishes in a medium mixing bowl with the mint, cilantro and radish sprouts. Add the yuzu juice and mirin and toss until well combined. Divide the salad equally to the center of 4 chilled plates. Shingle 4 slices of tuna over each mound of salad. Drizzle some Wasabi-Yuzu around the radish salad on each plate. Finish by sprinkling a light amount of sea salt over the tuna slices.
• Combine all the ingredients in the cup of a hand-held blender. Blend until smooth.
• 1/2 cup (leftover sauce can be reserved for another use)

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.

WASABI GRILLED TUNA

Steps:

• -----------Sauce-------------.
• In a bowl mix wasabi and water to make a paste.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Stir in vinegar, mayonnaise and garlic.
• Set aside.
• ---------Tuna-----------.
• Prepare grill with medium-hot coals.
• In a cup, mix the soy sauce, oil, and wasabi powder.
• Brush on tuna.
• Grill for 3-4 minutes on each side for rare tuna.
• Thinly slice the tuna and serve with the Wasabi sauce.

TUNA TERIYAKI WITH WASABI BUTTER

Steps:

• Place tuna in shallow glass dish. Pour marinade over and turn to coat. Let tuna stand 10 minutes at room temperature, or cover and refrigerate 1 hour. Mix butter, wasabi powder, and chives in small bowl.
• Prepare barbecue (medium heat). Remove tuna from marinade; brush on both sides with oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill fish, brushing occasionally with remaining marinade, about 2 minutes per side for medium-rare. Transfer to platter. Top with wasabi butter and serve.

GINGER MARINATED TUNA WITH WASABI BUTTER

Steps:

• For the butter, mix all ingredients together in a small bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
• For the marinade, place all ingredients in blender jar and blend until ingredients are coarsely chopped and blended.
• Wash the tuna steaks under water, pat dry and place in shallow container.
• Pour prepared marinade over tuna and allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat grill to medium-high.
• Remove the tuna from marinade, spray lightly with non-stick cooking spray to prevent from sticking to grill.
• Place the steaks on preheated grill and grill until your desired degree of doneness, turning once.
• Top each cooked steak with 1/2 to 1 teaspoon wasabi butter and serve with additional butter on the side.
• Please note that the cook time reflects the 30 minute marinade time.

GRILLED TUNA WITH WASABI BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium hot.
• Lay the tuna steaks in a large shallow pan in one layer.
• Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, and ginger ina small bowl and pour over the fish.
• Let sit for 20-30 minutes.
• Turn the fish once in the marinade.
• Mix the butter and wasabi together into a thick paste.
• Set aside Season the steaks lightly with salt and pepper and grill them for about 7-10 minutes, turning them over 2-3 times.
• Tuna dries out quickly so keep it moist with the marinade while cooking.
• Transfer the steaks to a platter and top each one with a teaspoon of the wasabi butter.
• Serve at once.

TUNA WITH WASABI LIME BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Arrange tuna steaks in one layer in a shallow dish and lightly brush both sides with oil.
• Spread peppercorns and dill evenly on both sides of tuna and marinate 20 minutes.
• Grill tuna on a oiled rack set about 5-6 inches over glowing coals. 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare fish. (Alternatively, grill tuna in a preheated oiled well-seasoned ridged grill pan).
• Make sauce while tuna marinates:.
• In a heavy saucepan combine scallions, coriander, lime juice, soy sauce and wasabi paste and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and whisk in butter, 1 piece at a time, lifting pan from heat occasionally to cool mixture and adding each new piece before previous one has melted completely. (Do not allow sauce to simmer. Sauce should not get hot enough to seperate).
• This dish goes well served with garlic mashed potatoes and french green beans.