🕒 Preparation time: 10 minutes 👨🍳 Difficulty: ★★☆☆☆
Fancy a quick and spectacular Japanese starter? Then try this recipe for spicy tuna tataki! Tataki is a technique where fresh tuna is seared very briefly, with a deliciously raw centre. In this version, we give the classic sesame crust a spicy twist with chilli flakes. A restaurant-worthy dish that you can put on the table in just 10 minutes!
Actually, “tataki” is the way we prepare the fish. Bake it very briefly so that the outer layer is grilled and the meat is still raw on the inside. The word tataki means “diced” and that is how we serve the fish. The outside of the fish is often covered with sesame seeds, this time we also add some spice! This tataki recipe gets that because of what chili flakes to the sesame seed mixture.
Tuna is a delicious fish that you can prepare in different ways. Tuna has a firm texture and a mild, slightly sweet taste that combines well with other ingredients. One of my favorite ways to eat tuna is raw, thinly sliced and marinated in a mixture of lime juice, ginger, garlic and red pepper.
Recipe: Spicy Tuna Tataki with Sesame & Chili
This gives the tuna a fresh and spicy taste that will make your taste buds tingle. And of course we serve it with a little soy sauce, which adds a salty and umami taste. I didn't add salt to the marinade or the tuna, because that's already enough in this sauce. This dish is perfect as an appetizer or as part of a sushi platter.
Serve this tataki recipe with a glass of your sake, or a refreshing beer to dampen the spiciness a bit! As you have read in the recipe card, baking tuna tataki does not take much time at all. A nice appetizer for the weekend.
Why Sashimi-Grade Tuna Is Essential
Buy good fish, you eat it partly raw and therefore you certainly do not want to eat fish that is not fresh. I often get these blocks of tuna from the wholesaler where they are in the freezer. That's also a great option. I often make this spicy grilled tuna tataki as an appetizer with a fish dinner.
Step-by-step plan: Perfectly prepare tuna tataki
Here you will find the complete recipe with all the ingredients you need. I hope you have fun preparing the dish below.
Tuna Tataki – Japanese Grilled with Sesame Crust
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Ingredients:
- 200 gram tuna fillet - sashimi grade, e.g. from Fish Tales
- wok oil
- 2 el white sesame seeds
- 2 el black sesame seeds
- 1 el chili flakes
- 1 spring onion - cut in rings
- 50 ml soy sauce
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And this is how you make it:
- Grab a bowl and mix the sesame seeds and chili flakes in it. Push the tuna tartare into the mixture and make sure there is a nice layer on the tuna.
- Heat your frying pan and add some wok oil. Fry the tuna briefly on both sides and then remove from the pan.
- Thinly slice the tuna and serve with the soy sauce and some spring onions.
- Delicious bites!
Tuna, we like to eat it here at home, I also have a number of other toppers for you:
This Asian tuna tartare with lemongrass.
Or else this delicious homemade pizza with tuna.
But this oven dish is also a very nice dish for a weekday.
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