SEARED SESAME TUNA ON SOBA NOODLES

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Categories     Fish     Sauté     Quick & Easy

Yield 2 portions

Number Of Ingredients 18

For the Tuna:
2 (4-5 oz) tuna loin steaks
1/4 cup of black sesame seeds
1/4 cup of regular sesame seeds
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
For the soba noodles
8-10 oz of soba noodles
For soba noodle sauce
1/2 cup of soy sauce
2 cloves garlic - finely minced
2 tsp of ginger - finely minced
1 Tb and 1 tsp sesame oil
2 Tb mirin
4Tb scallions - chopped
pinch of chili pepper flakes
salt and pepper to taste
cilantro to garnish

Steps:

  • Tuna 1)Heat non-stick skillet until smoking 2)lightly coat tuna with a bit of olive oil 3) mix sesame seeds, salt and pepper together 4) coat both sides of tuna with mixture 5) sear tuna until seeds get a bit of color 6) rest for 10 minutes and then cut into strips Soba Noodles 1) boil in water until tender (approximately 5 minutes) 2) cool in ice bath (for about 5 minutes 3) combine all sauce ingredients 4) take noodles out of ice bath and place in bowl 5) pour sauce to coat noodles and toss 6) adjust seasoning if necessary by adding salt or pepper 7) divide noodles into two portions and plate 8) put tuna on top of noodles 9) if any sauce is remaining, drizzle on tuna 10) garnish with cilantro

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