Ingredients

  • 36 ounces tuna steaks -- 6 steaks, Each about 1" thick
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 1/3 cup green onions -- thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup cilantro -- chopped
  • 2 tablespoons ginger -- finely chopped peeled fresh
  • 4 cloves garlic -- chopped
  • 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms - raw -- fresh, stemmed, caps sliced
  • 4 tablespoons soy sauce -- (4 to 6)
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice -- fresh
  • Lime wedges -- (optional)
  • cilantro -- Fresh sprigs (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 2000F. Sprinkle 1 side of tuna steaks with pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Place tuna
steaks, pepper side down, in hot oil and sear 2 minutes. Turn tuna over and continue cooking to desired doneness, about 2 minutes for rare.
Transfer tuna to rimmed baking sheet; keep warm in oven.

Add butter, sliced green onions, cilantro, ginger and chopped garlic to same skillet and sauti until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Mix in mushrooms and soy sauce and simmer 30 seconds. Add whipping cream and simmer until sauce lightly coats back of spoon, about 3 minutes. Stir in lime
juice. Spoon sauce onto plates; arrange tuna atop sauce. Garnish with lime wedges and cilantro sprigs, if desired.

Serves 6.




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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Recipe By :Kikkie
Submitted By: Meryl
merstar@mimi.cyber-kitchen.com
Pan Seared Tuna with Ginger-Shiitake Cream Sauce