Ingredients
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4 (6 ounce) ahi tuna steaks, about 1 inch thick each
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2 tablespoons vegetable oil
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2 tablespoons olive oil
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1/4 cup chopped cilantro
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2 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
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3 cloves garlic, chopped
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4 tablespoons soy sauce
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1 cup half-and-half or 1 cup low-fat whipping cream
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2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
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fresh ground pepper
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1/4 cup thinly sliced green onion
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6 ounces fresh shiitake mushrooms or 6 ounces morels, stemmed,sliced
Instructions
- Heat two tablespoons vegetable oil in a non-stick skillet over high heat.
- Pepper one side of the tuna steaks, place pepper side down and sear for two minutes.
- Turn tuna over and continue cooking, about two minutes for rare, four for medium.
- Transfer tuna to plate and keep warm.
- Add olive oil, green onions, cilantro, ginger and garlic to same skillet and saute about 30 seconds.
- Mix in mushrooms and soy sauce and simmer 30 seconds for shiitake, 1 minute for morels.
- Add half and half and simmer until thickened, about 3-4 minutes.
- Stir in lime juice.
- Spoon sauce onto plates and place tuna steak on top.
- Garnish with cilantro and a slice of pickled ginger.