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Seared sesame tuna with crispy ginger salad

Name: Seared sesame tuna with crispy ginger salad
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 52 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: /asian, /asian recipes
Ingredients: 300g piece sashimi-grade tuna fillet, halved lengthways into 2 logs; Sunflower oil, to brush and shallow-fry; 3 tablespoons black or white sesame seeds; 5cm piece ginger, thinly shredded; 1 long red chilli, seeds removed, cut into matchsticks; 2 teaspoons each brown sugar and fish sauce; 2 tablespoons lime juice; 1 long green chilli, thinly sliced on an angle; 1/4 cup each coriander and mint leaves

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Seared sesame tuna with crispy ginger salad

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by delicious. team

delicious. team

Oct 03, 2015

Take some ginger and try this easy Asian seared tuna salad recipe by Georgina Kaveney.

300g piece sashimi-grade tuna fillet, halved lengthways into 2 logs
Sunflower oil, to brush and shallow-fry
3 tablespoons black or white sesame seeds
5cm piece ginger, thinly shredded
1 long red chilli, seeds removed, cut into matchsticks
2 teaspoons each brown sugar and fish sauce
2 tablespoons lime juice
1 long green chilli, thinly sliced on an angle
1/4 cup each coriander and mint leaves

Method

1.

Heat a frypan over high heat. Brush tuna lightly with oil and sear for 20 seconds on all 4 sides until light golden but raw in centre. Coat logs in sesame, then enclose in plastic wrap. Freeze for 30 minutes.
2.

Clean pan and return to medium heat with 2-3cm oil. Fry three-quarters each of the ginger and red chilli for 30 seconds until crisp. Drain on paper towel.
3.

Whisk sugar, fish sauce and lime juice in a bowl. Add green chilli, herbs and raw ginger and red chilli. Toss to combine. Slice tuna, then arrange on plates with salad. Top with crisp ginger and chilli.