Best Peppercorn Crusted Tuna Recipes

PEPPERCORN-CRUSTED TUNA

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The depth of flavour of the peppercorns contrasts beautifully with the tuna. This is a tuna version of pepper steak. From the LCBO magazine.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories Tuna

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 (8 ounce) tuna steaks (250 g)
2 tablespoons cracked peppercorns
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 cup red wine
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 cup veal stock or 1 cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons whipping cream
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

Rub 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil onto tuna steaks all over and coat top with peppercorns and salt.
Heat remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a nonstick skillet over high heat.
Add tuna peppercorn-side up.
Fry for 2 minutes, flip and fry for 2 to 3 minutes, depending on thickness of fish.
Remove tuna from pan and transfer onto serving plates.
The fish should be rare. If you like it more cooked, fry another 2 minutes.
Add red wine to skillet over high heat and reduce until 2 tbsp (25 mL) remain.
Add balsamic vinegar and stock and reduce until 1/2 cup (125 mL) remains.
Add cream and boil just until sauce begins to thicken.
Season with salt and pepper.
Spoon sauce around tuna.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 594.5, Fat 25.6, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 96.5, Sodium 1858.8, Carbohydrate 33.4, Fiber 13.2, Sugar 0.5, Protein 58.6

PEPPERCORN CRUSTED TUNA ON A PASSION FRUIT CANVAS

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Categories Sauce Fish Sauté

Yield 2 Plates

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2- 6oz Portion Yellowfin Tuna
2oz Ground Black Peppercorns
2oz Green Pepper Julienne
2oz Red Pepper Julienne
2oz Carrots Julienne
1/4 tsp Garlic
1/8 tsp Ginger
3oz Napa Cabbage
3oz Peach Schnapps
3oz Passion Fruit Juice
1oz Corn Starch

Steps:

Sauce- Heat Passionfruit in a sauce pan until it gets to slight boil, add in peach schnapps and allow a minute to pass so that the alcohol can burn off. Add in your cornstarch mixture or "slurry" and whisk. heat for one more minute and set the pan asside. Vegetables- In a hot pan, sautee 1oz sesame oil ginger, garlic and vegetables for 2 minutes on high heat. Set Asside Tuna- Lightly Dust one side of your tuna with black peppercorns and salt. Heat vegetable or canola oil in a pan, sear tuna on both sides for 20-30 seconds lightly searing. Sauce Plate, place vegetables in a central location, then tuna and serve! You can also garnish the tuna with pickled ginger, cucumbers or carrots. Chef Renita Allamani

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