Best 6 Sesame Crusted Tuna With Wasabi Ponzu Sauce Recipes

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Embark on a culinary journey with our tantalizing Sesame Crusted Tuna with Wasabi Ponzu Sauce recipe. This delectable dish promises a symphony of flavors, textures, and colors that will leave your taste buds dancing. The seared tuna, with its crispy sesame crust, pairs perfectly with the zesty and slightly spicy wasabi ponzu sauce, creating a harmonious balance of flavors. Our recipe also includes instructions for making a refreshing cucumber salad and fluffy sushi rice, completing the authentic Japanese dining experience.

Get ready to impress your dinner guests or enjoy a delightful meal at home with this easy-to-follow recipe. Our step-by-step guide and helpful tips will ensure that you achieve perfectly cooked tuna, a flavorful sauce, and well-seasoned accompaniments. Let's dive into the culinary adventure and create a dish that will become a staple in your recipe collection.

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SESAME-CRUSTED AHI WITH PONZU VINAIGRETTE



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 40m

Yield 2 to 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
1 pound sashimi-grade ahi tuna (steaks or loin)
2 tablespoons olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger (from about a 1/2-inch piece)
1/2 cup ponzu
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 Fresno chile, thinly sliced
Canola oil, for cooking
2 shallots, thinly sliced
Kosher salt
Olive oil, for searing
1 scallion, finely sliced on the bias

Steps:

  • Combine the sesame seeds in a shallow bowl. Lightly rub the tuna in the olive oil, then sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper. Press the tuna into the sesame seeds, applying firm pressure so the seeds stick. Cover completely and chill in the refrigerator, uncovered, for 5 minutes, to allow the seeds to stick.
  • For the vinaigrette: In a medium bowl, whisk together the grated ginger, ponzu, soy, vinegar, sesame oil and Fresno. Pour into a serving bowl and set aside.
  • In a large nonstick pan, heat 1/2 inch canola oil to 320 degrees F.
  • Add the shallots to the oil in small batches and fry until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and drain. Season with salt.
  • Add 1/4 cup olive oil to another large, nonstick pan and turn the heat on high until hot. Add the sesame-crusted tuna and sear all over for 30 seconds on each side. Remove from the pan and slice 1/2-inch thick.
  • Shingle the tuna on a platter, then sprinkle over the fried shallots and sliced scallions. Serve with the vinaigrette alongside.

SESAME-CRUSTED TUNA



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Provided by Food Network

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/4 cup sesame seeds
1 tablespoon black sesame seeds, optional
salt and freshly ground black pepper
salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus more for brushing the fish
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
2 pounds tuna steaks, cut in 6 equal portions, approximately 1-inch thick
fleur de sel

Steps:

  • In a dry skillet on medium heat, toast the white sesame seeds until they are just beginning to turn light golden brown and fragrant. Remove from heat and spread seeds on a plate. Add the black sesame seeds to the plate if using, and stir seeds around with fingertips to combine.
  • Brush the tuna pieces on all sides with olive oil. Season on all sides with salt and pepper, and dip tuna pieces in the seeds, pressing to coat on all sides. Set aside on a wax foil lined cookie sheet.
  • When ready to cook, heat the 2 tablespoons olive oil on medium high in the skillet. When oil is hot, add the butter, when the butter foams, add the fish to the skillet. Let cook without moving the fish for about 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, until the sesame crust begins to crisp and brown. When the crust is golden brown, turn the fish and cook until the other side is golden brown and crisp, about another 2 minutes, adding additional butter if needed to keep the fish from sticking and speed up the browning. Once the second side is browned, turn the fish pieces on edge with tongs, to brown the remaining sides.
  • Remove from heat and set aside. Fish will be medium rare at this point. If you prefer fish more well done, place the ban with the fish in a 375 degree F oven for another 3 to 5 minutes.
  • To serve, slice each portion in half and place on the pasta bed with the edges overlapping. Sprinkle with finishing salt, if desired.

SESAME SEARED TUNA



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Easy, great tasting tuna coated with sesame seeds, and quickly seared. This tuna is served rare, so be sure to use a good quality fresh tuna.

Provided by NEWORLEANSGIGLET

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian     Japanese

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

¼ cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
4 (6 ounce) tuna steaks
½ cup sesame seeds
wasabi paste
1 tablespoon olive oil

Steps:

  • In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, mirin, honey and sesame oil. Divide into two equal parts. Stir the rice vinegar into one part and set aside as a dipping sauce.
  • Spread the sesame seeds out on a plate. Coat the tuna steaks with the remaining soy sauce mixture, then press into the sesame seeds to coat.
  • Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot. Place steaks in the pan, and sear for about 30 seconds on each side. Serve with the dipping sauce and wasabi paste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 422.2 calories, Carbohydrate 13.2 g, Cholesterol 77.2 mg, Fat 20.7 g, Fiber 2.3 g, Protein 44.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.1 g, Sodium 1045.5 mg, Sugar 5.8 g

SEARED TUNA WITH WASABI-BUTTER SAUCE



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I've had the seared tuna in nice restaurants, but this is better than all of them. One tablespoon of wasabi sounds like a lot of heat, but somehow this cooking method mellows it to almost nothing, just leaves the flavor. Really really great.

Provided by DARLA

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
10 fluid ounces white wine
¼ cup minced shallots
1 tablespoon wasabi paste, or to taste
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 cup unsalted butter, cubed
salt and black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil, or as needed
1 cup chopped cilantro leaves
6 (6 ounce) fresh tuna steaks, 1 inch thick

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 533.4 calories, Carbohydrate 4.5 g, Cholesterol 158 mg, Fat 34.6 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 40.7 g, SaturatedFat 20.1 g, Sodium 277.5 mg, Sugar 0.8 g

SESAME CRUSTED TUNA WITH WASABI SAUCE



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Make and share this Sesame Crusted Tuna With Wasabi Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by kfreekave

Categories     Tuna

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons wasabi powder
1/3 cup soy sauce
3 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil
24 ounces tuna steaks
5 tablespoons white and black sesame seeds

Steps:

  • Whisk 1/2 cup water and wasabi powder in medium bowl to form smooth paste. Whisk in soy sauce, 2 tablespoons peanut oil, sherry, and sesame oil. Set aside.
  • Coat eachside of the tuna steaks with the sesame seeds.
  • Heat 1 Tablespoons of peanut oil in a heavy skillet over high heat. Add tuna and sear until opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side.
  • Remove Tuna from skillet and add sauce. Reduce saude until thick. Pour sauce over tuna or serve on the side.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 443.8, Fat 25.8, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 64.6, Sodium 1408.4, Carbohydrate 4.5, Fiber 1.5, Sugar 0.6, Protein 44.2

SESAME CRUSTED TUNA WITH JAPANESE DIPPING SAUCE



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Tuna steaks with a sesame seed crust served with a Japanese dipping sauce. Very easy, quick and healthy meal to prepare.

Provided by The Flying Chef

Categories     Tuna

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

olive oil
4 tuna steaks
sesame seeds (I haven't listed quantity as it will vary for size of steaks, but enough to cover one side of tuna)
18 g paste miso
3 tablespoons mirin
3 tablespoons sake
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons Japanese soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon wasabi

Steps:

  • The above ingredients can be found in a lot of regular grocery stores. But you will find them in just about any Asian grocery store. There are imitation mirins out there, which are without alcohol they are fine but tend to be sweeter I would use less if buying these.
  • Cover one side of tuna completely with sesame seeds and place steaks back in fridge.
  • Combine all the other ingredients in a saucepan heat until blended and sugar has dissolved. Leave on low heat to keep warm.
  • Heat some olive oil in a fry pan, place Tuna sesame seed side down cook for 4 minutes turn over and cook on the other side for a further 4 minutes. Tuna should be pink in the middle so vary cooking time for how thick the cut is. You can cook it all the way through if preferred, but the tuna will be a lot drier and tough.
  • Serve tuna on plate with dipping sauce in separate small serving bowls.
  • I served mine with spinach topped with a roasted sesame seed dressing.
  • For a photo visit http://the-best-recipes.blogspot.com/.

Tips:

  • To ensure the tuna cooks evenly, make sure the steaks are all of similar thickness. If you have thicker steaks, you may need to adjust the cooking time.
  • When searing the tuna, be careful not to overcook it. The fish should be cooked through but still slightly pink in the center.
  • For the best results, use fresh, high-quality tuna steaks. You can find tuna steaks at most seafood markets.
  • If you don't have wasabi paste, you can use prepared horseradish sauce instead.
  • The ponzu sauce is a great way to add a bright, citrusy flavor to the dish. You can adjust the amount of soy sauce and rice vinegar to taste.
  • Garnish the dish with sesame seeds and thinly sliced green onions for a pop of color and flavor.

Conclusion:

This sesame-crusted tuna with wasabi ponzu sauce is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a quick and healthy meal. The tuna is seared to perfection and coated in a flavorful sesame crust, while the wasabi ponzu sauce adds a bright and tangy kick. This dish is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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