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Seared Tuna with Green Onion-Wasabi Sauce

4.5

(129)

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

1/2 cup water
3 tablespoons wasabi powder (horseradish powder)
1/3 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
3 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon dry Sherry
1 1/2 teaspoons oriental sesame oil
1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
4 green onions, very thinly sliced
4 6-ounceahi tuna steaks (each about 1 inch thick)
1 cucumber, peeled, seeded, cut into matchstick-size strips
1/2 cup radish sprouts

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Whisk 1/2 cup water and wasabi powder in medium bowl to form smooth paste. Whisk in soy sauce, 2 tablespoons peanut oil, Sherry, sesame oil and ginger. Stir in green onions. Set aside.

    Step 2

    Sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper. Heat remaining 1 tablespoon peanut oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Add tuna and sear until opaque in center, about 3 minutes per side.

    Step 3

    Spoon cucumber onto center of plates. Top with tuna. Spoon sauce around. Garnish with radish sprouts.

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