Tuna with Ginger Shitake Cream Sauce
Mallory Archer Samson
Spectacular. Easy for entertaining. The sauce is wonderful and equally as good on chicken or beef - or even on a salad.
ingredients
- 6 6-ounce tuna steaks, each about 1 inch thick
- 2 tbsp peanut oil
- 3 tbsp butter
- 1/3 C thinly sliced green onions
- 1/4 C chopped cilantro
- 2 tbsp finely chopped peeled fresh ginger
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 8 oz fresh shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, caps sliced
- 6 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 1/2 C whipping cream
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
- Lime wedges (optional)
- Fresh cilantro sprigs (optional)
directions
- 1
Preheat oven to 200°F. Sprinkle 1 side of tuna steaks with pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over high heat. Place tuna steaks, pepper side down, in hot oil and sear 2 minutes. Turn tuna over and continue cooking to desired doneness, about 2 minutes for rare. Transfer tuna to rimmed baking sheet; keep warm in oven.
- 2
Add butter, sliced green onions, cilantro, ginger and chopped garlic to same skillet and sauté until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Mix in mushrooms and soy sauce and simmer 30 seconds. Add whipping cream and simmer until sauce lightly coats back of spoon, about 3 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Spoon sauce onto plates; arrange tuna atop sauce. Garnish with lime wedges and cilantro sprigs, if desired.
notes
Christian, Gigi and Billy with the fresh catch.
Source: Mallory
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