tuna steaks

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

just bought myself a couple of lovely looking tuna steaks.
now ive got em home, i realise i dont actually know how to cook em.
how long dya reckon i should bung em in the oven for?

also, anyone got any good ideas on a sauce to make to with em?

 

[Springal]

flash fry em

 

[algie]

I love tuna. I make my own tuna fish cakes which are easy to do.

 

[Monkey Man]

Bit of olive oil and black pepper, straight onto a grill,, minute or so either side until brown outside and a bit pink in the middle.

Great with a salad of beans, red onion, garlic, chopped pepper, parsley, lemon zest and a dressing of oil, vinegar and honey. Couple of hard boiled eggs on the side and some salad leaves, glass of cold Chablis. What's not to like?

 

[Pantani]

flash fry em

This. Don't put them anywhere near the oven. By flash fry them Springal really means flash fry, a minute at most on each side, probably less. Serve on a bed of noodles, with some chilli, spring onions, coriander and pak choi. Maybe cashews too, or some sesame oil (tiny amount though) if you have some.

 

[ryans father]

Soy honey and chilli marinade then griddle pan. About 2 mins each side depending on thickness. Do not overcook them.

 

[The Grockle]

This. Don't put them anywhere near the oven. By flash fry them Springal really means flash fry, a minute at most on each side, probably less. Serve on a bed of noodles, with some chilli, spring onions, coriander and pak choi. Maybe cashews too, or some sesame oil (tiny amount though) if you have some.

Best suggestion so far i'd say.

Really don't want to be over cooking fresh tuna or you might as well just have it out of a tin, it should be effectively raw in the middle.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

pink middles in beef steaks puts me right off, i normally have them well done.
is tuna the same kind of thing?

 

[sydney]

if you dont like your meat pink then you have spunked your money on tuna , it's best eaten rare , seared as the other guys have said in a very hot pan for a maximum of two minutes each side , green salad , brownrice with walnut and balsamic dressing and a bit of horseradish or wasabi .......av it .

 

[Springal]

pink middles in beef steaks puts me right off, i normally have them well done.
is tuna the same kind of thing?

It'll be really dry, might as well have bought a tin of tuna

 

[The Large One]

Flash fry them having just squirted juice of a lime over them.

One minute each side.

90 seconds if you're a pansy.

 

[The Grockle]

pink middles in beef steaks puts me right off, i normally have them well done.
is tuna the same kind of thing?

The world’s finest tuna is mostly eaten raw, at the very least the cheaper supermarket tuna should be eaten very rare. I wouldn’t be put off, unlike an extremely rare beef steak it won’t leave your plate awash with blood.

I’d definitely recommend trying it raw in the middle first, I think you’ll be surprised. If you really find it that unpalatable, you can always chuck it back on for a minute or so.

 

[itszamora]

Really, really fresh tuna is absolutely delicious, either flash fried as others have said or marinaded in lime juice, chilli, garlic, coriander etc to make a ceviche where the acid 'cooks' the fish a bit.

 

[CHAPPERS]

pink middles in beef steaks puts me right off, i normally have them well done.
is tuna the same kind of thing?

Well cooked tuna steak is unpalatable.

 

[Tulip]

Cooked in a tin foil parcel over a bbq with a little chopped onion, garlic, seasoning and olive oil. Cook until well done and no pink bits remian - tastes lovely that way, really meaty and not at all fishy x

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

I recently did seared tuna steaks, with balsamic hollandaise, warm new potato and green bean salad and soft boiled eggs. Very nice

 

[DarrenFreemansPerm]

Cooked in a tin foil parcel over a bbq with a little chopped onion, garlic, seasoning and olive oil. Cook until well done and no pink bits remian - tastes lovely that way, really meaty and not at all fishy x

ha, why would you choose fish, then cook the flavour out of it?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Get some honey, spring onions, soy and sesame seeds, mix this up in a cup. Flash fry the steak a minute either side then throw the sauce in until it goes sticky and bubbles. Serve with noodles. Simple.

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

nice suggestions so far....making me feel bloody hungry

 

[vegster]

Why not get your tail down to The Marina and pull out some fresh Mackeral ? can't be beaten this time of year. The thing about fish is that it MUST be fresh to be worth eating. Seeing as Tuna is not indigenous to sussex waters I'd leave any I see on the supermarket shelf.