Thursday, September 23, 2010

Pan-seared Tuna & Steamed Veggies ... simple!!


I love tuna, and this is so easy to make! This is another 8-minute meal, including prep time, with a total cost of under $5 bucks per plate!

Recipe
1 - Sushi-grade tuna steak (I bought from Sprout's)
2cups broccoli
1 lemon
pepper to taste
coconut oil

Steps
  1. Heat 1tsp coconut oil to high heat in iron skillet, takes about 3min to get nice and hot
  2. Season tuna with a little pepper (I don't use salt, but you do what you like here)
  3. Put broccoli in microwave steamer, cooking time will vary. Mine takes about 3min to nicely steam 2cups of broccoli
  4. Sear tuna on high heat about 90 seconds per side, then let stand about 3 min 
  5. Squeeze a bit of lemon juice to taste if desired
The tuna will be nice and pink in the middle, almost appearing raw - this is sushi-grade tuna, and this is how it's supposed to be. If you like it cooked through a bit more then do about another minute per side, depending on thickness of the tuna, just don't over-cook or it'll be tough. That's all there is to it  Enjoy!