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Monday, July 23, 2012
Tuna Tartare @ 4:09 AM
The negligence of keeping my food blog up and running is intolerable for me, but I've been extremely busy since my last posting.
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So, this delicious yet classy dish was prepared last summer along with my sister and her boyfriend. And I must say it's the most delicious thing I have made/ate for ages. What else would be better than a fusion dish? Tuna Tartare has a mix of Asian and American culture where raw fish is known among Japanese cuisine and diced foods among American dishes. Together makes a perfect combo of the two cultures with additional hint of sesame oil and my favourite, avocados. Therefore I will be sharing with all of you this recipe, though I may have tweaked the recipes here and there. I hope you will all like it as much as I do.
Ingredients
• 18 ounces fresh tuna, trimmed and cut into 1/8-inch dice
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 ripe avocados, peeled and diced
• 1 salad onion, white only, finely chopped
• 1 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp clear honey
• 1/2 lime, juice only
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp sesame seeds, to garnish
• 1 quail egg (optional)
Preparation method
1. Place the diced tuna, salad onion, soy sauce, sesame oil, honey and lime juice into a large bowl. Mix together well and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper
2. Place a 5cm/2in chefs' ring to the centre of a plate. Spoon in the diced avocado followed by the tuna mixture and pressed down until firm
3. To serve, remove the ring and sprinkle over the sesame seeds.
4. Optional: place the raw quails egg in the top center of the tuna tartare.