Seared Tuna with Oriental Citrus Sauce
- 2 1/2 cups fresh orange juice
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 3/4 cup tamari or soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
- 1/3 cup chopped peeled fresh gingerroot
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- six 6-ounce 1-inch-thick tuna steaks
- In a large saucepan combine citrus juices, tamari or soy sauce, vinegar, oil, and gingerroot and simmer 15 minutes.
- Pour sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl.
- (Sauce may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
- Reheat sauce before preceeding.)
- Preheat oven to 400F..
- In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking.
- Coat 2 tuna steaks with sesame seeds and sear 1 minute on each side, transferring to a baking sheet.
- Coat and sear remaining 4 tuna steaks in batches in same manner.
- Cook tuna in middle of oven 3 minutes for medium-rare.
- Cut each tuna steak into 4 slices and arrange slices, cut side up, on 6 plates.
- Pour about 1/4 cup sauce around tuna on each plate.
orange juice, lemon juice, lime juice, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, asian sesame oil, fresh gingerroot, vegetable oil, tuna
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/seared-tuna-with-oriental-citrus-sauce-14319 (may not work)