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Lime Tuna Steaks With A Sesame Seed Crust Recipe
by Global Cookbook

Lime Tuna Steaks With A Sesame Seed Crust
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  Servings: 2

Ingredients

  • 2 x Fresh tuna steaks, each weighing approximately 150g (5 1/2 ounce)
  • 1 x Lime, juice of
  • 30 ml Sesame seeds, (2tbsp)
  • 10 ml Fresh chives, minced (2tsp)
  • 5 ml Lemon thyme, minced (1tsp)
  • 1 x Red chilli, deseeded and finely minced
  • 15 ml Waitrose Light Soya Sauce, (1tbsp)
  • 125 ml Water, (4fl ounce)
  • 3 x Heads pak choi, minced (3 to 4)
  • 15 ml Waitrose Vegetable Oil, (1tbsp)

Directions

  1. Place the tuna and lime juice in a shallow dish and leave to marinate for 10 min. Mix together the sesame seeds, chives, lemon thyme and chilli.
  2. Remove the tuna steaks from the lime juice and dip into the sesame seed mix, making sure they are well coated.
  3. Place the soya sauce and water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, then add in the pak choi and cook for 4-5 min.
  4. Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, add in the tuna and cook for 3-4 min each side or possibly till cooked. (They should be hard but still moist.)
  5. Divide the pak choi between two warmed plates and spoon the remaining cooking juices over the top. Place the tuna on the pak choi and serve.
  6. NOTES : Fresh tuna steaks, cooked Oriental style, make a sophisticated meal for two. Quick to prepare and cook, the whole dish can be made in less than 30 min!