Sesame-Crusted Seared Tuna

Name: Sesame-Crusted Seared Tuna
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 min
Total time: 11 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Japanese, Hawaiian
Ingredients: 4 whole Fresh Yellowfin Tuna; 1 tbsp Honey; 1 tbsp Mirin; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tbsp Rice Vinegar; 2 tbsp Sesame Oil; 0.5 cup Sesame Seeds; 0.25 cup Soy Sauce; 0 pinch Wasabi

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Japanese 🇯🇵Hawaiian High-Protein 💪Low-Carb Paleo 🦴Halal 🕌Comfort-Food Pescatarian 🐟Anabolic Diet

Sesame-Crusted Seared Tuna features a crisp, nutty exterior that gives way to a tender, ruby-rare center. A balanced soy, honey, mirin, and rice vinegar dip adds sweet-salty depth with a gentle tang, perfect for highlighting the fish’s clean flavor. Ideal as a light dinner, elegant lunch, or upscale appetizer when you want something quick yet refined.

Prep10 mins
Cook1 min
Serves4
DifficultyEasy

1

Assemble all the ingredients.
2

In a small bowl, mix together the soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, and honey.
3

Pour half of the mixture into another small bowl, stir in the rice wine vinegar, and set it aside as a dipping sauce.
4

Spread the sesame seeds on a plate. Coat the tuna steaks with the remaining soy sauce mixture, then press them into the sesame seeds to cover.
5

Heat the olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until it is very hot. Add the steaks to the pan; sear for about 30 seconds on each side.
6

Serve with the dipping sauce and wasabi paste.