Sesame-Seared Tuna

This sesame-seared tuna is made in less than 15 minutes. It's an easy recipe for seared tuna with a sesame seed crust, served with a honey soy sauce.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 mins
• Total Time: 11 mins
• Calories: 422 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Spread sesame seeds out on a plate. Coat tuna steaks with remaining soy sauce mixture, then press into sesame seeds to coat.

Step 2

Gather all ingredients.

Step 3

Stir together soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, and honey in a small bowl.

Step 4

Pour half into a separate small bowl, stir in rice wine vinegar, and set it aside as a dipping sauce.

Step 5

Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot. Place steaks in the pan; sear for about 30 seconds on each side.

Step 6

Serve with dipping sauce and wasabi paste.