Curried tuna cubes
In this recipe chunky cubes of fresh tuna are marinated, then double-dipped to coat them before cooking: first in curry spices, then breadcrumbs.
The cubes of fish are pan-fried to a crispy coating on the outside but stay tender in the middle.
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Last modified on: June 22th 2016
For 4 people, you will need:
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons 
2 How long does it take?
| Preparation | Resting | Cooking | Start to finish |
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| 30 min. | 2 hours | 10 min. | 2 hours 40 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1
5 min.
Marinate the tuna
Cut 300 g fish fillet (preferably tuna) into large dice.Stage 2
2 hours
Prepare the marinade by mixing 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 3 tablespoons vinegar, 2 tablespoons olive oil and pepper.Add the cubes of tuna to the marinade, mix well, cover and leave in the fridge to marinate for 2 hours.
Note: This marinade can be made the day before.
Stage 3
5 min.
Coat the tuna cubes
Put 4 tablespoons curry powder on a small plate.Put 4 tablespoons breadcrumbs on another small plate.
Beat 2 eggs quickly in a small bowl.
Stage 4
Dip a cube of tuna in the beaten egg.Stage 5
Roll in curry powder until well coated.Stage 6
10 min.
Prepare all the tuna cubes like this.Stage 7
Dip a cube in the beaten egg again.Stage 8
Roll in breadcrumbs until well coated.Stage 9
10 min.
Coat all the tuna cubes like this.Stage 10
10 min. Pour 8 tablespoons oil into a frying pan on medium heat. fry the cubes until browned all over.Serve without delay with a salad of grated carrot, for example.
Remarks
An interesting combination of flavours is to serve these tuna cubes with something fresh and tangy, such as the carrot salad shown in the photos.
This recipe was devised for tuna, but you could use another fish - salmon, for example - if you prefer.
You will notice that there is no added salt in this recipe. This is because the soy sauce in the marinade, and the curry powder are already salty enough.
This recipe was devised for tuna, but you could use another fish - salmon, for example - if you prefer.
You will notice that there is no added salt in this recipe. This is because the soy sauce in the marinade, and the curry powder are already salty enough.
Nutritional information
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How much will it cost?
For 4 people : 7.33 €
Per person : 1.83 €
Source: Home made.
More recipes?
This recipe use (among others) | Fish fillet: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Fisherman's Ragout, Firied fillet of sea bream with polenta, Red sea bream fillets in a soy-sauce marinade, Tahitian style fish, Parcels of fish fillet in spinach, ... All |
 | Oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Roquefort sauce, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Fillet of beef in a rosemary crust, Tournedos Rossini, Morteau sausage, ... All |
 | Curry powder: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mixed salad with curry mayo, Curried prawn risotto, Cauliflower curry, Quick prawn curry, Avocado with Sautéed Prawns , ... All |
 | Breadcrumbs: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Scallops au gratin, Sesame fried scampi, Wiener Schnitzel, Tomatoes Provençal, Crunchy little pieces of fish, ... All |
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