Panko Tuna On Wasabi Sweet Potato

1 Panko Tuna On Wasabi Sweet Potato

May 02

Always looking for a new way to add texture and taste to a piece of tuna which I believe does need help in the flavor department. This gives us a few flavors on the pallet, you have the wasabi sweet potato that has the heat of the wasabi and also the richness of garlic, bay leaves and butter. This against the crunchy outside of the tuna with a little ginger/garlic sauce to bring it all together.

Panko Tuna On Wasabi Sweet Potato

On 02/05/2011 (Monday) at 12:13 am by Benny.
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Details

Prep Time:
25 min
Cook Time:
5 min
Ready Time:
30 min

Servings

2 none

Ingredients

6oz Tuna trimmed to be even block as shown in my photo
panko breadcrumbs
toasted sesame seeds

Wasabi Sweet Potato

one large sweet potato
1/2 cup half and half
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 bay leaves
one clove of garlic whole
tablespoon prepared wasabi paste

Ginger/Garlic Sauce

1/2 cup light soy sauce
teaspoon each grated ginger and garlic
1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
few drops sesame oil

Directions

Start by making the "Wasabi Sweet Potatoes"

Wasabi Sweet Potatoes: Chop up the large sweet potato into even cubes skin on as there is tons of flavor there. Put them in a sauce pan with the half and half until they are almost covered. It may take more or less than 1/2cup. Now add the butter, garlic, bay leaves and a touch of kosher salt and bring to a soft boil and let cook until the potato is fork tender. Now when it gets to that point take out the garlic clove and bay leaves and discard, now take off the heat and with a hand blender wizz it until it is a nice puree, taste for seasoning and adjust. Now to finish add the wasabi paste and taste until you have that heat and wasabi flavor poking through the sweetness of the potato then set aside and keep warm.

Garlic/Ginger Sauce: Combine all ingredients check for balance and set aside.

The Panko Tuna: Start by trimming the tuna to have a rectangle shape as I have in my photo. Have a pan of panko crumbs ready and put the tuna in and make sure all sides are covered with the panko. No egg wash, no oil nothing just use the moister of the tuna to let the panko stick to it.

Now medium heat pan, vegetable oil in and when it's hot (you can tell by tossing a few bits of panko in and if they sizzle the heat is ready) cook the tuna about one min on each of the four sides then let rest for a min. Now to plate smear a good two tablespoons of the wasabi sweet potato on the plate. Now slice the tuna about 1/4 inch thick and lay that on top really tuck it in. Now finish with the ginger/garlic sauce and some toasted sesame seeds. That's it, this is a great dinner dish and perfect for two people to share over some sake.

Enjoy!

Benny

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