Seared tuna with lemon and lime


Seared tuna with lemon and lime
This is a very simple way to prepare and cook tuna - a fish that tends to dry out very quickly if you are not careful about how you cook it.

In this recipe the tuna medallions are marinated in a mixture of olive oil, lemon and lime, before being seared briefly on both sides.

Serve with rice cooked beforehand, then just heated through in the left-over marinade.
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Last modified on: July 23th 2017

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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Seared tuna with lemon and lime
Trim 600 g fresh tuna and cut into medallions, if not already prepared.

Rinse and dry the fish.

Stage 2 - 2 hours
Seared tuna with lemon and lime
Prepare the marinade by pouring 5 tablespoons olive oil into a dish with the juice of 1 lime and 1 lemon. Add the lemon and lime zest, then salt and pepper lightly.

Put the tuna medallions into the marinade and spoon some over them, then cover with plastic film and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.

Stage 3 - 2 min.
Seared tuna with lemon and lime
Put a large non-stick frying pan on high heat. When really hot, add the tuna medallions, then salt and pepper.

Stage 4 - 4 min.
Seared tuna with lemon and lime
Sear on both sides just until nicely browned. Don't overdo it, ot the tuna will start to dry out. It is fine for the flesh to stay slightly pink.

Stage 5 - 2 min.
Seared tuna with lemon and lime
Transfer the cooked medallions onto a hot plate. Use a brush to coat them with a little of the marinade, then cover the plate with aluminium foil and keep hot.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Seared tuna with lemon and lime
Pour what is left of the marinade into the same pan, add 400 g cooked rice and reheat while stirring.

Stage 7
Seared tuna with lemon and lime
Serve immediately on hot plates.
Remarks
You can use this recipe for other types of fish, particularly those that tend to dry out during cooking, such as swordfish.
Keeping
A few days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,633 Kcal or 11,024 Kj168 gr50 gr197 gr
132 %65 %5 %30 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
200 Kcal or 837 Kj13 gr4 gr15 gr
10 %5 %<1 %2 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
658 Kcal or 2,755 Kj42 gr12 gr49 gr
33 %16 %1 %7 %
% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Fish, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 11.60 €
  • Per person : 2.90 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
Fresh tunaFresh tuna: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Tender tuna, Leek and fresh tuna tart, Marinated tuna with herbs, Spicy seafood plancha, Quiche Bretonne, ... All
Cooked riceCooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tomato ladybirds, Rice and fresh spinach salad, Rice à l'italienne, Seafood rice salad, Rice and zucchini salad with paprika, ... All
Olive oilOlive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach fritters, Spinach and chick peas "à la milanaise", Bruschetta and mozzarella, Confit of carrots with bacon, Greek Pesto, ... All
LimeLime: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Hot tomato sauce, Lemon and lime cakes, Verrine of avocado mousse and crab, Mixed salad stack, Pear and lime meringue pie, ... All
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