{"id":10425,"date":"2017-09-30T08:14:54","date_gmt":"2017-09-30T00:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=10425"},"modified":"2017-09-30T08:15:53","modified_gmt":"2017-09-30T00:15:53","slug":"a-treat-with-pan-seared-tuna-steak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=10425","title":{"rendered":"A Treat With Pan-Grilled Tuna Steak"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10428\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Pan-Seared-Tuna-Steak.jpg\" alt=\"Pan-Seared Tuna Steak\" width=\"650\" height=\"467\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10426\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Pan-Seared-Tuna-Steak-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pan-Seared Tuna Steak 2\" width=\"650\" height=\"575\" \/><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The guy and I have been harbouring this thought for a long time now. We&#8217;ve been wanting to try cooking a chunk of tuna steak on a grill pan at home, but given that it&#8217;s such an expensive piece of ingredient, we&#8217;ve been putting it off for a long while. Plus, none of us was confident of doing it the right way even though we&#8217;ve been watching a lot of cooking programmes like Jamie Oliver and Master Chef. These western chefs love cooking fresh sashimis on their grill plates, and when they do, I will go &#8220;<em>Nooooo&#8230;..! They should be eating this raw!<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">So I finally convinced myself to cook tuna after much coaxing. (I mean, it really is not easy to stop yourself from digging into a fresh raw chunk of tuna when you&#8217;ve got one right in your hands on the kitchen counter.) So apparently, when grilling a piece of tuna steak, you&#8217;ll really need to have at least a slight glimpse of confidence to know that when your tuna steak is done, it&#8217;s done. This is the most challenging part of cooking the dish because, well, how am I supposed to know if it&#8217;s still too rare or overdone with the outside already cooked white? There is a huge tendency to overcook the tuna because you&#8217;ll keep thinking about the &#8216;<em>what-ifs<\/em>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Moral of the story is &#8211; if you aren&#8217;t convinced with your own counting skills, go get a kitchen timer in and listen to it this time round.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tuna steak: 200g<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Olive oil: 1 tbsp + 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Black sesame seeds: 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">White sesame seeds: 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ground blackpepper: 1 tsp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Method<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Rub tuna steak with 1 tbsp oil.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mix together black and white sesame seeds and blackpepper on a plate.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Evenly press and coat both sides of tuna steak with sesame seed mixture.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in pan. Cook tuna steak for 1 min on each side. Remove from heat.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Slice and serve medium-rare with salad.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Pan-Seared-Tuna-Steak-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10427\" src=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Pan-Seared-Tuna-Steak-3.jpg\" alt=\"Pan-Seared Tuna Steak 3\" width=\"650\" height=\"475\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Trick<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">You could serve the tuna slices with either mayonnaise for a Pan-Asian taste, or balsamic vinegar for a more western fusion take on the dish. I added some Turkish sweet pomegranate sauce into mine which made it really tasty and appetising!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Disclaimer<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">I got worried about under-cooking the tuna and added in a minute more or so the second time round. The end result was an almost fully cooked tuna steak, which really didn&#8217;t look as pretty (as you can see here) as what we see that&#8217;s done by the professionals. My take is that it&#8217;s a little bit like steak actually, so if you&#8217;re not comfortable with the fresh and raw taste of fish, then leave it to cook a little longer on the grill. But if you&#8217;re a huge fan of raw sashimi, then take it off from the heat as soon as you can!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong>Serving<\/strong><\/em>:<br \/>\n1 person<\/p>\n<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 5px 5px 0;float:left;height:40px;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/peepor.net\/pint\/blog\/?p=10425\" send=\"true\" layout=\"button_count\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"true\" font=\"verdana\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The guy and I have been harbouring this thought for a long time now. 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