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Tuna Tataki Recipe

Tuna Tataki

Tuna tataki is a simple Japanese dish that combines delicately seared tuna with a citrus-soy sauce with a hint of ginger.
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: Tuna Tataki
Servings: 2
Calories: 162kcal

Equipment

  • Frying Pan

Ingredients

  • ½ lb tuna sashimi-grade yellowfin/ahi
  • 2 Tbsp neutral-flavored oil vegetable, rice bran, canola, etc.

Tataki Sauce:

  • 1 green onion 1 Tbsp chopped green onion
  • 1 knob ginger 1", 2.5 cm; 1 tsp grated
  • 3 Tbsp ponzu for my homemade recipe, click here
  • 2 tsp sesame oil roasted
  • 1 tsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp white sesame seeds toasted

Garnish:

  • ½ lemon
  • Korean chili thread

Instructions

  • Collect all of the ingredients.
  • Grate ginger and thinly slice green onion.
  • In a small mixing bowl, combine the tataki sauce ingredients.
  • In a nonstick frying pan, heat the oil. Sear the tuna for 30 seconds on each side in hot oil.
  • Remove from the heat once all sides are seared and set aside to cool. Cut the tuna into 14-inch (6-mm) pieces. Serve with the sauce.

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Nutrition

Calories: 162kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 928mg | Potassium: 264mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 15mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 2mg
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