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Sesame-Crusted Grilled Tuna Steaks

Serves 4 Grill

Ingredients

  • 4 tuna steaks (6 oz each, at least 1 inch thick)
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • ⅓ cup sesame seeds (mix white and black)
  • Neutral oil for the grill
  • Wasabi, pickled ginger, or ponzu, for serving (optional)

Method

  1. Brush the steaks with soy and sesame oil; let sit 15 minutes.
  2. Press sesame seeds onto all sides. Heat a grill to its highest setting and oil the grates.
  3. Grill 60–90 seconds per side for rare — the center should stay ruby red.
  4. Rest 2 minutes, slice against the grain, and serve.

Chef's tip

Tuna cooks like steak: hot and fast. Well-done tuna is dry tuna.

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