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Tuna Tataki
Fish & Seafood

Tuna Tataki

Tuna fillet seared for just a few seconds so it stays red inside, coated in sesame and served on arugula with a soy and sesame sauce. A quick dish that also works as a starter.

⏱ 17 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Japanese👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the sesame oil, soybean oil, lemon juice, ginger and garlic.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Dip the tuna fillet in the sauce and marinate 10 minutes in the fridge.
    Refrigerator
  3. 3
    Heat a dry pan over very high heat, until it starts to smoke.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveFrying pan
  4. 4
    Place the tuna fillet in the pan and sear just 30–45 seconds per side: the inside stays raw.
    StoveTongs
  5. 5
    Slice the tuna fillet thinly, arrange on the arugula, sprinkle with the black sesame seeds and white and drizzle the rest of the sauce on top.
    KnifeCutting board
355calories
27 gprotein
4 gcarbs
25 gfat
● protein 30%● carbs 5%● fat 65%

Per serving (166 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Tongs · Also works: Turner (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Fork (Pierces the meat)

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