Korean-style Seared Tuna

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup canned chicken broth or 1/2 cup homemade stock
• 4 tuna steaks, about 1 ",thick
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 green onion, including green top chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced

Recipe

• 1 in a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, sugar, red pepper flakes, and broth.
• 2 in a small sauce pan, heat sesame oil.
• 3 stir in the green onion and garlic and cook, stirring, for about 1 minute.
• 4 add the soy sauce mixture; simmer until reduced to approximately 1/3 cup.
• 5 meanwhile, sprinkle the fish with the salt and black pepper.
• 6 heat the cooking oil in a large frying pan over moderately high heat.
• 7 add the tuna and cook until brown, about 3 minutes.
• 8 turn and cook the fish until done to your taste.
• 9 (this is best with the tuna still very pink in the center.) when done, cut the tuna into slices and serve with the sauce.