I love tuna steaks, they are so meaty and take on flavour beautifully. Soy, fiery ginger and honey make up a fiery marinade that turns into a sticky sauce later on!
It's the garnishes that made this dish extra tasty. The sweet shallots compliment the salty soy and the delicate hit of aniseed from the fennel fronds freshens everything up.
These steaks were served with sesame and turmeric rice noodles and stir fried vegetables.
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tuna steaks
1 thumb of fresh ginger (grated)
1 clove of garlic (crushed)
5 tbl soy sauce
1 tbl mirin rice vinegar
1 tbl sesame oil
2 tbl honey
Garnish
1 large or 2 small shallots (chopped lengthways into rings)
1tbl of vegetable oil
A knob of butter
Salt and pepper
Fronds from 1 fennel (these are the little leafy things attached to the fennel that usually get thrown away!)
Method:
Mix your marinade and cover your tuna steaks
Leave for up to 1 hour
Prepare your garnish by chopping your shallot lengthways, so that you get nice rings
Fry the shallot for 5-10mins in a shallow pan on a mid heat with oil, salt, and pepper until the shallots are golden in colour - set aside
Chop the fennel fronds off your fennel (save the rest!) - set aside
Remove the steaks from the marinade - but don't discard the marinade liquid
Heat up a griddle pan on a medium-high heat with a good amount of sesame oil so that the griddle is coated
Fry in a griddle pan (I do around 1min30secs on each side as I like them rare)
Remove from pan and then pour in your remaining marinade and heat up on a high heat for 3 minutes to reduce, once it has thickened into a glaze/ sauce consistency, pour over your tuna steaks
Slice your tuna steaks into thin slices, and top with your garnishes!
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