Seared Sesame Tuna With Orange Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
• 2/3 cup uncooked couscous
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 4 (6 ounce) bluefin tuna steaks (about 3/4-inch thick)
• 1/2 cup fresh orange juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 bring 1 cup water and ¼ teaspoon salt to a boil in a saucepan; gradually stir in couscous; remove from heat, cover, and let stand 5 minutes; fluff with a fork.
• 2 while the couscous stands, heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over med-high heat.
• 3 combine ¼ teaspoon salt, sesame seeds, flour, and black pepper in a shallow dish.
• 4 dredge both sides of tuna steaks in sesame seed mixture.
• 5 add fish to pan and cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.
• 6 remove fish from pan and keep warm.
• 7 while fish cooks, combine orange juice and the next 5 ingredients in a small saucepan; bring to a boil over med-high heat.
• 8 combine 1 tablespoon water with cornstarch, stirring with a whisk until smooth.
• 9 add cornstarch mixture to the pan; cook 2 minutes or until sauce is thickened, stirring often.
• 10 serve fish with couscous and sauce.