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Asian Sesame Seared or Grilled Tuna (Gluten Free)
Nettie
"This is a combination of two fabulous marinades. My kids absolutely love it and ask for me to make it all the time! And, just by using a gluten-free soy sauce, the entire recipe is gluten free! Serve with wasabi paste and rice."
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Ingredients
1 h 20 m servings 487 calsOriginal recipe yields 4 servings
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- Whisk tamari, sesame oil, mirin, honey, vinegar, ginger, green onions, and garlic together in a bowl until marinade is evenly mixed. Place tuna steaks in the marinade and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Spread sesame seeds onto a plate. Remove tuna from marinade and discard marinade. Press tuna into sesame seeds until evenly coated.
- Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot; cook tuna in the hot oil until cooked to desired doneness, 30 seconds to 5 minutes per side.
Footnotes
- Cook's Note:
- Grilling option: do not coat tuna with sesame seeds! Spray grill with non-stick cooking spray for grills. Heat grill until very hot. Grill tuna on each side for 2 minutes (for medium rare).
- Editor's Note:
- The nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of the marinade ingredients. The actual amount of the marinade consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving: 487 calories; 27.6 g fat; 14.6 g carbohydrates; 42.8 g protein; 65 mg cholesterol; 1066 mg sodium. Full nutrition
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5/4/2014
I was planning on salt, pepper and searing the tuna I bought, but I decided to look for a recipe here instead. This was a great one. The tuna turned out great -- very tasty and savory. This is a...
9/30/2014
Delicious! I made extra marinade and used it as a dressing with a lettuce and arugula salad
10/7/2017
Perfect as is. Marinated two pounds of thick ahi steaks for three hours and they were delicious after grilling. Not too sweet or too salty. Nice balance of flavors.
5/20/2017
I love grilled tuna and this was a very flavorful way to make it. I did cut back on the sesame oil because a little goes a long way-and on the honey. Otherwise I followed the recipe. Since I gri...
4/8/2017
I made this last time I was in the Philippines. There I can buy whole fresh tuna for about $5! I couldn't find the Japanese rice wine but had everything else. It was amazing! Cooked for about 2 ...
1/5/2016
This was delicious and easy to do! I followed the recipe, marinated the tuna steaks during the day, about 4-5 hrs, then coated and seared as directed. My fiance loved it! Will definitely make a...