How To Make Korean-Style Seared Tuna
Savor a bite of this seared tuna that is simmered in a tasty Korean-style sauce made of sesame oil, soy sauce, and garlic, for a delectably filling meal!
Serves:
Ingredients
- 3tbspsoy sauce
- 1tspsugar
- 1tspdried red pepper flakes
- ½cupchicken broth,low-sodium
- 4tuna steaks
- ½tspsalt
- ½tspfresh ground black pepper
- 2tbspcooking oil
- 1tspAsian sesame oil
- 1scallion,green top included
- 3garlic cloves
Instructions
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In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes, and broth. Sprinkle the fish with salt and black pepper.
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Heat the cooking oil in a large frying pan over moderately high heat. Add the tuna and cook for about 3 minutes until brown. Turn and cook the fish until done to preferred taste, about 3 to 4 minutes longer for medium-rare.
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Reduce the heat to moderately low and put the sesame oil in the pan. Stir in the scallion and garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. Add the soy sauce mixture, and simmer for about 2 minutes until reduced to approximately ⅓ cup.
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Cut the tuna into slices and serve with the sauce. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
- Fish Alternatives: Salmon fillets or steaks will also go well with this highly-seasoned sauce.
- If preferred to have the tuna cooked through, just add a few more minutes to the cooking time. Be careful not to overcook it, though, or it will be dry.
Nutrition
- Calories: 284.44kcal
- Fat: 9.43g
- Saturated Fat: 1.08g
- Trans Fat: 0.05g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 5.26g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 2.80g
- Carbohydrates: 4.09g
- Fiber: 0.39g
- Sugar: 1.76g
- Protein: 43.48g
- Cholesterol: 67.20mg
- Sodium: 779.80mg
- Calcium: 20.14mg
- Potassium: 861.21mg
- Iron: 1.69mg
- Vitamin A: 35.42µg
- Vitamin C: 1.53mg
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