Over the weekend, I cooked up some Ahi Tuna. To tell you the truth, I was a little intimidated. I’m a pretty adventurous cook, but I’ve never cooked Ahi before and raw Ahi Tuna looks like a huge chunk of red meat. And not being a huge red meat fan…I don’t have a ton of experience in that field either. But, it turns out that cooking Ahi Tuna is REALLY EASY! I found a few recipes that sounded good, and combined them to make my own recipe. I seriously encourage you to try this recipe. I like it because it’s easy, healthy, and most of you will probably have all the ingredients sitting in your pantry or fridge already. All you have to do is buy a piece of Ahi Tuna.
Pan Seared Lime Ginger Ahi Tuna
1 tuna steak (sushi grade)
1/3 cup lime (or lemon) juice
1/3 cup honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon rice vinegar (or regular vinegar)
1 clove fresh garlic (or 2 tsp garlic powder)
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated (or 1/2 tbsp ground ginger)
salt
Instructions
Rub tuna with salt and olive oil.
Prepare sauce (all ingredients except salt and tuna)
Heat pan on stove – med/high heat
Place tuna on pan, sear for about 3 minutes
Flip over and sear other side for about 2 minutes
Sear sides for about 30 seconds each.
Add sauce, cover, and let simmer for about 3-4 minutes
Take fish out and place on your plate. Pour remaining sauce on top.
Yum!
Let me know what you think about this recipe, and please share any awesome Ahi Tuna recipes you have! I still have one piece left!
And in other news…I ran outside for the first time this season! It was SO nice to run in the sunshine! 4 miles for my first run of the year isn’t too shabby! I didn’t time it…I just wanted to get back into the swing of running and enjoy the beautiful day! I hope you’re taking advantage of spring FINALLY being here and getting active outside too!
Have a happy healthy day!
Caitlin
TheHealthyWife.com 