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Viewed: 64 - Published at: 5 years agoIngredients
- 4 (7 ounce) tuna steaks
- salt
- 14 cup ground aleppo bell pepper
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- melted leek, : (Melted Leeks also posted separately)
- 4 leeks, split 3/4 of the way, washed well
- 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
- salt & freshly ground black pepper
- 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 cups red wine
- 1 cup port wine
- 3 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cold butter
- salt & fresh ground pepper
- 3 tangerines, peeled and segmented
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- 14 red onion, thinly sliced
- 12 cup toasted almonds (crushed) or 12 cup walnuts (crushed)
Method
- Red-Wine Pomegranate Reduction:.
- Place wine and port in a small saucepan and reduce to 1 cup.
- Whisk in pomegranate molasses and sugar and taste for sweetness (add sugar if necessary).
- Whisk in cold butter just before serving and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Tangerine-Green Onion Relish:.
- Combine all ingredients (tip: you can substitute canned mandarin oranges) in a medium brown and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Tuna:.
- Season tuna on both sides with salt.
- Dust 1 side of the tuna with peppers (tip - you can substitute 3 parts sweet or smoked paprika and 1 part ground red pepper for the aleppo peppers).
- Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.
- Sear the tuna, pepper side down, until golden brown, about 1-2 minutes, turn over and continue cooking for 2 minutes for medium rare doneness.
- To plate, divide the melted leeks onto 4 plates.
- Arrange each tuna steak on top of melted leeks (rice works well too).
- Place a couple of tablespoons of the tangerine-green onion relish on top of the tuna.
- Drizzle the entire dish with red-wine pomegranate reduction.
