Sesame-Seared Tuna

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• tablespoon ssesame oil
• tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
• tablespoon honey
• tablespoon rice wine vinegar
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds
• (6 ounce) tuna steaks
• tablespoon olive oil
• wasabi paste

Instructions

1. Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
2. Stir together soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin, and honey in a small bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
3. Pour half into a separate small bowl, stir in rice wine vinegar, and set it aside as a dipping sauce. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
4. Spread sesame seeds out on a plate. Coat tuna steaks with remaining soy sauce mixture, then press into sesame seeds to coat. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
5. Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot. Place steaks in the pan; sear for about 30 seconds on each side. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
6. Serve with dipping sauce and wasabi paste. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios