Felt like something a little different from the usual crap I've been subsisting on lately, and i've really been craving sesame seared tuna lately, so I wandered in to Uwajimaya to pick up a few things. It's rare that I'm actually in the mood to eat for any reason aside from staying alive, and even more rare that I can really enjoy it, so I decided to splurge (well, it was a pretty cheap splurge, about 15 bucks). Recipie is below.
Components:
1 6 ounce block of sashimi-grade maguro tuna
A furikake (rice seasoning) mixture consisting of white and black sesame seeds and small bits of nori
Sweet, thick Chinese soy sauce
Sake, dry daiginjo
Toasted sesame oil
Combine 1/8th cup of the sake and 1/4 tsp of the soy sauce in a small ziplock bag.
Put tuna in the bag (removing air), and place in the refrigerator to marinate for about an hour (shaking infrequently).
Remove the tuna from the bag, and place on a plate in the refrigerator for 5-10 minutes. Save the marinade.
Heat skillet with a thin coat of the sesame oil.
Cover the tuna with a thick coating of the sesame seed and nori mixture.
Sear the tuna lightly on all sides, then set on plate.
Deglaze the skillet with the marinade mixture, add a few more spashes of sake, and reduce to a thin sauce.
Pour over tuna, slice.
Eat accompanied with the rest of the sake (well, a few cups at least).
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