Lemon Pepper Ahi Tuna
2 ahi tuna steaks
kosher salt
crushed black peppercorns
1/2 lemon
1 teaspoon capers
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon safflower oil or olive oil (whatever kind of oil you have available)
Sprinkle salt and black pepper on both sides of the tuna steaks.
Squeeze fresh lemon juice over the steaks.
Heat 1 tbs of oil in a pan.
Add 1 tbs of butter.
Turn the heat down low to medium-low.
Place the tuna in the pan.
Add capers, and squeeze more lemon juice into the pan.
Add slices of lemon to the pan and 2nd tbs of butter.
Shake the contents of the pan a bit and let cook for about 4 minutes.
Turn the steaks over and cook for another 5 minutes.
Serve the tuna with the slices of lemon and capers from the pan.
Easiest Ahi Tuna Ever
8 ounces ahi tuna steaks, sushi grade
2-3 tablespoons peppercorns, cracked
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt
Rub the stead with one tbs of the olive oil.
Put the peppercorns on a plate and press the tuna steak into the peppercorns until it is coated.
Sprinkle the steak with salt to taste.
Heat the other tbs of olive oil in a non-stick pan on medium high heat.
Cook the steak 2-3 minutes per side.
Slice the steak into 1/4" slices and serve over salad or rice.
Note: If you do not care for raw or rare fish this recipe is not for you. Cooking a tuna steak for 2-3 minutes per side will leave the middle quite rare, and barely warm. You could cook the fish longer until it is well done, but then you would basically spending a lot of money of a cut of fish that is meant to be served rare or raw.
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