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August 23, 2004
Sesame-Crusted Tuna with Wasabi-Ponzu Sauce
1 tablespoon chopped green onions
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons honey
1 1/4 teaspoons prepared wasabi paste
1 teaspoon grated peeled fresh ginger
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
4 (6-ounce) tuna steaks (about 3/4 inch thick)
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
Sliced green onions (optional)
Combine first 10 ingredients, stirring with a whisk.
Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle tuna with salt. Combine sesame seeds in a shallow dish. Dredge tuna in sesame seeds. Add tuna to pan; cook 3 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Garnish with green onions, if desired. Serve tuna with sauce.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 tuna steak and 2 tablespoons sauce)
CALORIES 302 (28% from fat); FAT 9.5g (sat 1.4g, mono 3.5g, poly 3.3g); PROTEIN 40g; CARB 9.9g; FIBER 0.2g; CHOL 80mg; IRON 3.2mg; SODIUM 507mg; CALC 54mg
Posted by carcharhinid at August 23, 2004 08:51 PM
Comments
jon and i had this one night and it was deee-licious. i really didn't have any issues with sesame seeds shooting out of the pan though. using regular and black sesame seeds makes it look nice and pretty.
Posted by: jen at August 23, 2004 08:54 PM