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Lime Tuna Steaks with a Sesame Seed Crust


Title: Lime Tuna Steaks with a Sesame Seed Crust
Categories: Waitrose1
Yield: 2 servings

2 Fresh tuna steaks; each
-weighing
; approximately 150g
; (5 1/2 oz)
1 Lime; juice of
30 ml Sesame seeds; (2tbsp)
10 ml Fresh chives; chopped (2tsp)
5 ml Lemon thyme; chopped (1tsp)
1 Red chilli; deseeded and
-finely
; chopped
15 ml Waitrose Light Soya Sauce;
-(1tbsp)
125 ml Water; (4fl oz)
3 Heads pak choi; chopped (3
-to 4)
15 ml Waitrose Vegetable Oil;
-(1tbsp)

Place the tuna and lime juice in a shallow dish and leave to marinate for
10 minutes. Mix together the sesame seeds, chives, lemon thyme and chilli.

Remove the tuna steaks from the lime juice and dip into the sesame seed
mixture, making sure they are well coated.

Place the soya sauce and water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil, then add
the pak choi and cook for 4-5 minutes.

Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan, add the tuna and cook for 3-4
minutes each side or until cooked. (They should be firm but still moist.)

Divide the pak choi between two warmed plates and spoon the remaining
cooking juices over the top. Place the tuna on the pak choi and serve.

Converted by MC_Buster.

NOTES : Fresh tuna steaks, cooked Oriental style, make a sophisticated meal
for two. Quick to prepare and cook, the whole dish can be made in less than
30 minutes!

Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.