Pan Seared Stuffed Tuna with Fresh Mozzarella and Pineapple in Sweet Rum Black Bean Sauce
- 4 cups black beans, cooked
- 1/2 cup dark rum
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup tomato juice
- 6 Tbsp. cilantro, chopped, divided
- salt and pepper
- 12 tuna steaks, 5 oz.
- 2-1/4 cups POLLY-O Fresh Mozzarella Cheese, small dice
- 2-1/4 cups fresh pineapple, small dice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Puree beans in food processor until smooth.
- Add rum, sugar, tomato juice, and 3 tablespoons of the cilantro.
- Blend until smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Refrigerate until needed or heat and hold warm for service.
- Cut a small slit in center of each tuna fillet to form a pocket.
- Refrigerate until needed.
- Combine mozzarella and pineapple, refrigerate until needed.
- Stuff 3 oz.
- of filling into tuna pocket and season with salt and pepper.
- Heat oil in saute pan and sear tuna on both sides until golden brown.
- Place in oven until cheese begins to melt.
- Spoon 3 oz.
- of warm sauce on each plate and top with tuna.
- Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon remaining cilantro and serve.
black beans, dark rum, brown sugar, tomato juice, cilantro, salt, tuna, pollyo, fresh pineapple, olive oil
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/pan-seared-stuffed-tuna-fresh-mozzarella-pineapple-in-sweet-rum-black-bean-sauce-57890.aspx (may not work)