Pan Seared Tuna With Olive Wine Sauce
Total Steps
6
Ingredients
14
Tools Needed
5
Ingredients
- orange rind(optional)
- 2 cup couscous, hot, cooked
- 24 ounce tuna steaks (6) about 2" thick
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons green olives, chopped, pitted
- 3 tablespoons Greek olives, chopped, pitted
- 3/4 cup dry white wine
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- cooking spray
Instructions
Step 1
Place a large nonstick <a href="/technique/MYJ2HRB7/skillet">skillet</a> <a href="/technique/6BTCX64M/coated">coated</a> with cooking spray over medium <a href="/technique/XZFHRHHF/heat">heat</a> until hot. Add fennel <a href="/technique/FYFCQVPR/seed">seeds</a> and garlic; saute 3 minutes or until <a href="/technique/FYFCQVPR/seed">seeds</a> are lightly toasted. <a href="/technique/NX588QBK/spoon">Spoon</a> mixture into a bowl. Add wine, olives, lemon <a href="/technique/QDWRNXYW/juice">juice</a>, 1 tsp. orange rind, and red pepper; <a href="/technique/DRM2WPZ4/stir">stir</a> well and set aside.
Step 2
Sprinkle black pepper and <a href="/technique/DPSVTKVY/salt">salt</a> over tuna. Recoat <a href="/technique/MYJ2HRB7/skillet">skillet</a> with cooking spray; place over medium-high <a href="/technique/XZFHRHHF/heat">heat</a> until very hot. Add tuna; saute 5 minutes on each side or until medium rare or to desired doneness. Remove tuna from <a href="/technique/MYJ2HRB7/skillet">skillet.</a> <a href="/technique/NX588QBK/spoon">Spoon</a> couscous into each of 4 large shallow bowls; arrange tuna to the side. Set aside; keep <a href="/technique/FVYNJCCW/warm">warm</a>.
Step 3
Add wine mixture to <a href="/technique/MYJ2HRB7/skillet">skillet;</a> cook 2 minutes or until sauce is lightly <a href="/technique/H3TYV2MZ/reduced">reduced.</a> Pour sauce evenly oven steaks. <a href="/technique/HZXPVMNR/garnish">Garnish</a> with orange rind if desired.
Step 4
<a href="/technique/Q4MB2KV4/yield">Yield;</a> 4 <a href="/technique/Y6MVNCHX/serving">servings</a> (serving size: 1 tuna steak, 1/2 c. couscous and about 1/4 c. sauce.)
Step 5
<a href="/technique/TPWNYF5L/can">Can</a> sub kalamata olives for Greek black olives instead.
Step 6
This was a little spicy but could probably be <a href="/technique/3GDVR66V/tempered">tempered</a> down.