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Yellowfin Tuna with Spicy Mango Salsa

Giangi Townsend
4 servings
Beginner

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.

Yellowfin Tuna with Spicy Mango Salsa

Total Steps

7

Ingredients

15

Tools Needed

1

Ingredients

  • 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

1

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.

2

Step 2

YELLOWFIN TUNA

3

Step 3

In a mortar crush together the fennel seeds, coriander seeds, mixed peppercorn, sea salt, and regular pepper until all seeds are crushed.

4

Step 4

Place the rub on a plate and add the yellowfin tuna and coat them well on both sides.

5

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.

6

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.

7

Step 7

Spread some of the spicy mango salsa in the middle of the plate and place the yellowfin tuna over it.

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