Seared Tuna with Oriental Citrus Sauce

By vail28

Ingredients

• For sauce
• 2 1/2 cups fresh orange juice
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 3/4 cup tamari or soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablespoon Asian sesame oil
• 1/3 cup chopped peeled fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp. honey
• 2 cloves garlic
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• six 6-ounce 1-inch-thick tuna steaks

Details

Servings 6
Adapted from epicurious.com

Preparation

Step 1

Make sauce:
In a large saucepan combine sauce ingredients and simmer 15 minutes. Pour sauce through a fine sieve into a bowl. (Sauce may be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. Reheat sauce before proceeding.)

Preheat oven to 400F.

In a large non-stick skillet, heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking. Coat 2 tuna steaks with sesame seeds and sear 1 minute on each side, transferring to a baking sheet. Coat and sear remaining 4 tuna steaks in batches in same manner. Cook tuna in middle of oven 3 minutes for medium-rare.

Cut each tuna steak into 4 slices and arrange slices, cut side up, on 6 plates. Pour about 1/4 cup sauce around tuna on each plate.