Sesame Crusted Tuna with Miso Sesame Dressing

For dinner today I made sesame crusted tuna on a cabbage salad with homemade miso sesame dressing. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures of the dish. I overcooked my tuna so it wasn't photogenic! So instead I am putting up a picture of a 635 lb tuna about to be sliced into sashimi at the Japanese supermarket, Mitsuwa. I should have only cooked it for 1 min 45 sec on each side instead of 3 min. *making sad face*

Tuna
one inch thick tuna steaks
white and black sesame
salt & pepper

1. Heat pan until very hot. Pour in 2 tablespoons oil.
2. Sprinkle tuna with salt and pepper.
3. Sprinkle on sesame and pat it slightly so it sticks.
4. Sear tuna in pan for 1 min and 45 seconds each side.

Salad with Miso Sesame Dressing
Cabbage very thinly sliced or shredded
3 tablespoons white miso paste
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 tablespoon light brown sugar
4 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1/3 cup orange juice
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 cup vegetable oil
2 scallion thinly sliced

1. Place all of the above in a jar and shake vigorously.
2. Pour a couple of tablespoons onto cabbage and toss.
3. Cut tuna into slices and arrange on salad.

The salad was really good. I wish I didn't overcook the tuna steaks but it still came out great. The next time I make this I think I'll make a wasabi mayo and drizzle it on the tuna.

Here's a pretty cool video of the tuna being cut. It's hard to see how massive the tuna really is because I'm on an angle but trust me, it was huge and really dense!







* Edit: I forgot to mention that I bought 16 slices of chu-toro from this fish and it was melt in my mouth so delicious, it was like sex on a plate.