Wasabi-Sesame Crusted Tuna With Soy-Ginger Marinade Recipe goodhealthgourmet

• 4 cups reduced-sodium soy or tamari sauce
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh ginger
• 1/4 cup fresh cracked black pepper
• 1 cup diced scallion, white and green parts
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh garlic about 3 cloves
• 1 cup cold water
• Splash of sherry
• Splash of sesame oil
• 1 1/4 cups freshly mixed wasabi paste
• 3/4 cup fine rice flour
• 3/4 - 1 cup water or more if necessary
• 1/2 cup each black & white sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 6 tuna steaks, 6 oz each, 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick

1. In a large bowl, combine soy or tamari, ginger, black pepper, scallion, garlic, cold water, sherry, and sesame oil.
2. Pour half of mixture into shallow dish; cover remaining half and refrigerate.
3. Place tuna steaks in bowl or transfer to a ziploc bag with marinade and allow to sit for 15 minutes, or up to 4 hours in the refrigerator, turning occasionally.
4. Add wasabi paste, flour, and 3/4 cup water to a mixing bowl or food processor.
5. Mix or process to combine, and continue adding water, 1-2 Tablespoons at a time, until it becomes a smooth paste that has the consistency of mayonnaise.
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
7. Combine black and white sesame seeds in a shallow dish.
8. Remove tuna steaks from marinade, gently wipe off excess, and coat both sides of each steak with a thin layer 1 to 2 mm thick of the wasabi-flour mixture.
9. Press each tuna steak into sesame seeds, coating the top and bottom surfaces completely.
10. Use a piece of waxed paper or parchment to press the seeds into the paste securely.
11. Discard used marinade.
12. Heat olive oil in an oven-safe skillet or saute pan over high heat.
13. Gently transfer tuna to the pan, being careful to keep the paste & seeds intact.
14. Sear tuna on both sidesabout 1 to 2 minutes per side.
15. Transfer pan to oven and roast for 8-10 minutes, or to desired degree of doneness.
16. Serve with reserved marinade on the side,

soy, fresh ginger, fresh cracked black pepper, scallion, garlic, cold water, sherry, sesame oil, freshly mixed, rice flour, water, black white sesame seeds, olive oil, tuna

Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/wasabi-sesame-crusted-tuna-soy-ginger-marinade-11527 (may not work)