Peppercorn Crusted Tuna On A Passion Fruit Canvas Recipes

PEPPER-CRUSTED TUNA

Steps:

• Season the tuna with salt on both sides, then press the peppercorns into both sides. Heat the olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet until almost smoking. Add the tuna and lower the heat to medium. Sear the tuna until browned on the outside but still rare in the center, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Thinly slice the tuna and fan the slices onto 4 plates. Serve immediately.

PEPPERCORN-CRUSTED TUNA

Steps:

• Rub 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil onto tuna steaks all over and coat top with peppercorns and salt.
• Heat remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Add tuna peppercorn-side up.
• Fry for 2 minutes, flip and fry for 2 to 3 minutes, depending on thickness of fish.
• Remove tuna from pan and transfer onto serving plates.
• The fish should be rare. If you like it more cooked, fry another 2 minutes.
• Add red wine to skillet over high heat and reduce until 2 tbsp (25 mL) remain.
• Add balsamic vinegar and stock and reduce until 1/2 cup (125 mL) remains.
• Add cream and boil just until sauce begins to thicken.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Spoon sauce around tuna.

PEPPER CRUSTED TUNA STEAK

Steps:

• Mix the basil, thyme and the black pepper together. Season the tuna with the mixture. In a hot saute pan, add the olive oil and sear the tuna until cooked rare or to desired temperature. Remove the tuna. Then add the bok choy with the wasabi, fish stock and the soy sauce to the hot saute. Reduce the stock by a quarter. Remove from heat and ladle the soy wasabi broth into the bowls and place the cooked tuna on the top of top of the bok choy.

PEPPERCORN CRUSTED TUNA ON A PASSION FRUIT CANVAS

Steps:

• Sauce- Heat Passionfruit in a sauce pan until it gets to slight boil, add in peach schnapps and allow a minute to pass so that the alcohol can burn off. Add in your cornstarch mixture or "slurry" and whisk. heat for one more minute and set the pan asside. Vegetables- In a hot pan, sautee 1oz sesame oil ginger, garlic and vegetables for 2 minutes on high heat. Set Asside Tuna- Lightly Dust one side of your tuna with black peppercorns and salt. Heat vegetable or canola oil in a pan, sear tuna on both sides for 20-30 seconds lightly searing. Sauce Plate, place vegetables in a central location, then tuna and serve! You can also garnish the tuna with pickled ginger, cucumbers or carrots. Chef Renita Allamani