Easy Sesame Seared Tuna Recipe

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1. Prepare all of your ingredients.
2. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, and honey.
3. Pour half of the mixture into a separate small bowl, add rice wine vinegar, and set aside to use as a dipping sauce.
4. Spread sesame seeds evenly on a plate. Coat tuna steaks with the remaining soy sauce mixture, then press them into the sesame seeds to create a coating.
5. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until the pan is very hot. Place the tuna steaks in the hot pan and sear for approximately 30 seconds on each side.
6. Serve immediately with the prepared dipping sauce and a dollop of wasabi paste.

Nutrition

• Calories: 422 kcal
• Fat Content: 21 g
• Fiber Content: 2 g
• Sugar Content: 6 g
• Sodium Content: 1046 mg
• Protein Content: 44 g
• Cholesterol Content: 77 mg
• Carbohydrate Content: 13 g
• Saturated Fat Content: 3 g
• Unsaturated Fat Content: 0 g