Sunday lunch: Ginger and coriander seared tuna steak
This was one of Jamie Oliver's ads for Sainsbury's in which he effortlessly throws a couple of unusual ingredients together, it looks scrumptuous and it ends with him repeating the campaign's slogan 'Try something new'.
We tried. And liked. So much so in fact that we had this every single week (on Monday night, which is The Scarsdale Diet's 'fish or shellfish' night) until the mere mention of the word 'tuna' made us slightly queasy.
Ingredients
- 1 thick fresh tuna steak per person
- Fresh coriander
- Fresh ginger
- Garlic
- Olive oil
- Balsamic vinegar
- Salt and pepper
Preparation
- Chop coriander roughly
- Chop ginger and garlic finely
- Mix coriander, ginger, garlic, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper together into a marinade
- Pour marinade on tuna steaks and ensure they are fully covered
- Cover and put in fridge to marinate for at least half an hour (over an hour if possible)
- Sear in hot pan on both sides making sure not to overcook
- Serve with a mixed side salad
Wednesday 7 March 2007 at 12:19 pm
Quantities? I tried making this last night, but think I may have been a bit generous with the balsamic. And the coriander. And the garlic. [burp]
Wednesday 7 March 2007 at 1:17 pm
I do not keep track of quantities.
Roughly, though, I'd say I put one clove of garlic and a similar sized chunk of ginger per steak, and enough vinegar to make a paste with the rest of the ingredients for the marinade, so that they stick nicely to the steaks.
Next time I make it I'll try and remember writing down some quantities.