Yellowfin Tuna with Spicy Mango Salsa
Yellowfin tuna with spicy mango salsa. Fish lovers, be ready! This recipe is for you.
Close your eyes and imagine this: cooked to perfection yellowfin tuna with a beautiful crust of mixed peppercorns, fennel seeds – can you smell them – and coriander. Cooked to perfection and sitting on a bed of fresh mangoes prepared in a sweet-spicy salsa. Mouthwatering would be the word I would use to describe it.
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Total Steps
7
Ingredients
15
Tools Needed
1
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- 4 fillets yellowfin tuna
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon whole mixed peppercorns
- sea salt(optional)
- ground black pepper(optional)
- 3 large ripe mangos, peeled and cut into 1/4 inch dice
- 1 medium red onion, peeled and cut into small dice
- 1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeds removed, and minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced ginger
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha hot chili sauce
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- salt and pepper(optional)
- olive oil(optional)
- lemon(optional)
Instructions
Step 1
In a large ceramic bowl combine the mangoes, onions, jalapeno, ginger, Sriracha, and lemon juice, and blend well. Season with salt and pepper. Use or refrigerate.
Step 2
YELLOWFIN TUNA
Step 3
In a mortar crush together the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, mixed peppercorn, sea salt, and regular pepper until all seeds are crushed.
Step 4
Place the rub on a plate and add the yellowfin tuna and coat them well on both sides.
Step 5
Meanwhile, heat to high heat a non-stick skillet. Once the skillet is hot, rub some olive oil over the yellowfin tuna and place the oiled side down into the pan. Sear on high 1 ½ to 2 minutes per side.
Step 6
Remove from the skillet when done, they should be pink in the middle, sprinkle more olive oil over it, and gentle squeeze lemon over each tuna.
Step 7
Spread some of the spicy mango salsa in the middle of the plate and place the yellowfin tuna over it.