Best 5 Minas Tartare Of Ahi Tuna Recipes

BEST TUNA TARTARE (AHI TUNA RECIPE) + VIDEO

Steps:

• Cut the tuna steaks into ¼ - ½ inch cubes. Place in a small mixing bowl.
• Add the chopped scallions, soy sauce, mustard, and sesame oil if using. Gentle mix.
• To serve: Place small portions on appetizer plates and sprinkle the tops with crushed French fried onions. If you would like to form the tartare into disks, press the tuna into ramekins, then flip over onto plates.
• Serve with shrimp chips, plantain chips, or crostini.

MINA'S TARTARE OF AHI TUNA

Steps:

• Cut the tuna into small cubes. Be sure that no sinew is left behind. Store chilled. Remove the seeds and pith from the chilies, reserve. Dice the chilies into a fine brunoise and mix the colors together. Add the chili seeds and scraps to the sesame oil. Heat very lightly and allow the chilies to infuse the oil. Strain through a fine mesh strainer when the desired heat is achieved. Cool. When all of the other ingredients are prepared you are ready to plate. To plate Be sure that the plates are well chilled to ensure the dish is served cold. Working with 2½"x3" ring mold pack the tuna firmly and evenly in the mold. Unmold into the center of the plate being sure to make a small indention with your finger in the center of the top. This will give the egg a resting place. Drain the pears thoroughly and place 2T at the 9 o'clock potion. Place about1 ½ t of the minced chilies at 7 o'clock, 1/16 t of garlic at 5 o'clock and 1 ½ T of pine nuts at 3 o'clock. Adjust these amounts depending on your personal taste. Season with about 1/3 T salt and a pinch of white pepper over the top of each plate. Sprinkle evenly with ancho powder and mint. Place a quail egg yolk atop of the tuna mold. Drizzle 3-4T of the infused sesame oil on top of and around each plate. Serve with toast points (crusts removed). To serve Using a fork and spoon, mix the ingredients vigorously into front of the guests. Or get everyone involved in the process. When everything is well mixed reshape the tuna into an appealing shape i.e. Square or triangle.

AHI TUNA PARFAIT WITH TWO CAVIARS

Steps:

• To make the vinaigrette, combine the mustard, vinegar, oil, and tobiko in a small bowl. Season with the salt and pepper and whisk lightly.
• In a small chilled bowl, whip the cream until stiff peaks form. Reserve.
• Fill a large bowl with ice. Place a medium bowl in the ice and add the tuna, Tabasco sauce, chopped chives, and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste and mix lightly.
• Spray the insides of four 1- to 1 1/2-inch ring molds, or tuna cans with tops and bottoms removed, with nonstick cooking spray. Layer the tuna mixture and caviars in the molds as follows: one-eighth of the tuna, one-fourth of the tobiko, one-eighth of the tuna, one-fourth of the osetra. Press down lightly on the parfaits after each layer with the bottom of a Tabasco bottle (it's the perfect size) or the butt end of a whisk. Top the layers with a thin layer of the cream, smooth to cover, and unmold cream side up onto white serving plates. Or use the Tabasco bottle to push the parfaits from the bottom, then carefully lift them onto a plate. Garnish each portion with 2 chives. Drizzle the vinaigrette around and serve with demitasse spoons.

SPICY TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, soy sauce, sriracha, garlic and ginger. Add the tuna to the sauce and gently stir to coat. Adjust seasonings.
• To serve, top each endive leaf with about 1 tablespoon of the crudo, some Pickled Radishes and a sprinkle of chives. Serve immediately.
• In a glass measuring cup, add the hot water, vinegar, sugar, salt, honey and some pepper. Stir until the sugar and salt dissolve. Add the radishes to a glass jar and pour the pickling liquid over them. Set aside to pickle for 1 hour. After 1 hour, cover the jar and refrigerate.

AHI TUNA TARTAR

Steps:

• Lightly toast the nori sheets over a gas flame or under the broiler for a few seconds. Lay 1 sheet on a work surface. Spread evenly with half of the rice. Spread half of the wasabi down the center of the rice. Tightly roll up the nori and cut across into 1/2-inch thick rounds. Set aside.
• Mix together all of the tuna ingredients and mound on top of the nori rounds. Serve immediately.