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Sunday, June 24, 2007

Sesame Tuna with Miso Soy Dressing

INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup sesame seeds, divided
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1 teaspoon ground white pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 Tablespoon wasabi powder
1 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
1 cup all purpose flour
2 eggs
3 oz milk
2 (4 oz) tuna steaks (~3/4 inch thick)
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1 (1.1 oz) package miso soup mix
1 Tablespoon soy sauce

DIRECTIONS
1 - In shallow bowl, mix 1/2 cup sesame seeds, seasoning salt, white pepper, onion powder, wasabi powder, kosher salt & flour. Set aside.
2 - In separate bowl, mix eggs & milk
3 - Dip tuna steaks in egg mixture then coat in dry mix on both sides
4 - Heat vegetable oil in large heavy skillet over medium high heat
5 - Fry tuna steaks for 2 minutes per side & immediately remove from heat. Inside of fish should be red
6 - Mix together miso soup mix and soy sauce. Heat in small sauce pan and drizzle over steaks.

THOUGHTS
Since you will be eating the tuna rare or medium rare, be sure to invest in sushi grade tuna, if possible. I was pretty impressed with this dish but wonder if the sauce needs a little tweaking because it is really salty. Update: I tried this again last night and just wasn't impressed at all. My seared tuna steak recipe is so much better.

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