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Pan Seared Tuna with
Ginger-Shiitake Cream Sauce
Recipe By :Kikkie
Categories:Fish/Seafood
36 ounces tuna steaks -- 6 steaks,
Each about 1" thick
2 tablespoons peanut oil
3 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup green onions -- thinly sliced
1/4 cup cilantro -- chopped
2 tablespoons ginger -- finely chopped peeled fresh
4 cloves garlic -- chopped
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms - raw -- fresh, stemmed, caps sliced
4 tablespoons soy sauce -- (4 to 6)
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
3 tablespoons lime juice -- fresh
Lime wedges -- (optional)
cilantro -- Fresh sprigs (optional)
Preheat oven to 200°F. Sprinkle
1 side of tuna steaks with pepper. Heat
2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Place
tuna
steaks, pepper side down, in hot oil and sear 2 minutes. Turn
tuna over
and continue cooking to desired doneness, about 2 minutes for
rare.
Transfer tuna to rimmed baking sheet; keep warm in oven.
Add butter, sliced green onions,
cilantro, ginger and chopped garlic to
same skillet and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
Mix in
mushrooms and soy sauce and simmer 30 seconds. Add whipping cream
and
simmer until sauce lightly coats back of spoon, about 3 minutes.
Stir in lime
juice. Spoon sauce onto plates; arrange tuna atop sauce. Garnish
with
lime wedges and cilantro sprigs, if desired.
Serves 6.
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3764 Calories (kcal);
245g Total Fat; (63% calories from fat); 254g Protein; 64g Carbohydrate;
970mg Cholesterol; 5025mg Sodium |
NOTES : A note from Kikkie: This
recipe is one of the best ones we have
tried. It is very simple to make buts tastes gourmet. This would
definitely
impress your friends.
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