Garlic/Jalapeño/Lemon Seared Albacore Tuna Steaks

24 Mar

Continuing our commitment to eating more fish, I recently purchased these lovely, wild albacore tuna steaks.

Not as expensive as your regular yellowfin tuna steaks, I almost prefer albacore tuna because I find them more tender and flavorful.  I marinated the tuna steaks for about 30 minutes before cooking.

MARINADE

  • 3 cloves of garlic, grated (using a microplane)
  • 1 jalapeño, minced
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • A handful of flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
  • 1/8 cup organic olive oil
  • Salt and pepper (as desired)

Mix the above ingredients together to make the marinade.  Gently coat the tuna steaks with the marinade; cover and marinate for about 30 minutes.

In a non-stick pan on medium-high heat, sear the tuna steaks for about 3 minutes on each side, for medium rare (timing will depend on how think the steaks are).

Bon Appétit!

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7 Responses to “Garlic/Jalapeño/Lemon Seared Albacore Tuna Steaks”

  1. girlmeetspaleo March 27, 2012 at 12:38 am #

    These look too delish!! I’ve been dying to try out making tuna steaks at home, I might have to finally give it a shot, yummmm !!

  2. Helene March 31, 2012 at 8:31 am #

    This looks amazing :) , but I am wondering is it parsley or another herb mixed in? Looks like something green leafy in the picture?

    • tomoko March 31, 2012 at 1:10 pm #

      Yes, it’s flatleaf parsley! Thanks for pointing it out, I omitted it from the recipe — fixed!

      • Helene March 31, 2012 at 7:31 pm #

        Thanks I made this for dinner it was super yummy :) I found your blog looking for tuna steak recipes and now I saw that you have posts about Stockholm which is my home town .. I live in Atlanta now and I do miss Ramlösa.

  3. Eva February 23, 2013 at 4:58 pm #

    The marinade looks great but i’m not a fan of tuna – do you think it would work on salmon or grilled shrimp?

    • tomoko February 23, 2013 at 5:48 pm #

      I think the marinade would work on salmon as well as shrimp — I think you would just want to make sure to not overcook the salmon or the shrimp! x

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