Quick seared tuna steaks with sweet and spicy coconut curry sauce. An easy and attractive summer meal that's low on effort but big on flavour. Just 30 minutes all in, including an optional side of coconut lime rice with cilantro and black beans.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Seafood
Keyword Curry, Summer, Tuna
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 20 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4
Calories 515kcal
Author Cristina
Ingredients
4tuna steaksdepending how many servings you want to make
1cancoconut milk
1 - 1.5cupswater
1yellow pepper
2tomatoes
1yellow onion
3clovesgarlic
1.5teaspoonfresh ginger
2red chilies or ½ a fresh jalapeno
1tablespooncoconut oil
2tablespoonscurry powder
2tablespoonsfresh cilantro
1.5teaspoonssalt or more to taste
Instructions
Prepare the vegetables and aromatics: Mash the garlic and ginger and rough chop the cilantro, chillies, onion, tomatoes, and peppers.
Heat 1 tablespoon coconut oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add the vegetables and aromatics.
Saute about 5 minutes or until aromatic then pour in the coconut milk and water. Heat until bubbling then reduce heat and simmer covered another 10-15 minutes.
While the sauce is simmering prepare any side dish you'd like to serve.
After 10-15 minutes the vegetables should be soft and the sauce reduced. Let cool 5 minutes and then blend until smooth.
While sauce is cooling, heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Sear the tuna on each side. Rare: 1 -2 minutes first side and 1 minute second side. Medium-rare: 3 minutes first side and 2 minutes second side. Fully cooked: 4 minutes first side and 2 minutes second side or poach it for 8 minutes directly in the coconut curry sauce.
When ready to serve, spoon the warm sauce over the tuna steaks.
Notes
I used 1.5 cans of coconut milk because the remaining ½ can went into the coconut lime rice I served as a side. If you don't plan on using the remaining ½ can then you can either only use 1 can of coconut milk and replace the rest with water or use a full 2 cans of coconut milk for a really flavourful and rich sauce.