Best 9 Pecan Crusted Tuna Steak Recipes

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Pecan crusted tuna steak is a delightful dish that combines the flavors of pecan nuts, tuna, and herbs. This dish offers a unique and flavorful twist to the traditional tuna steak, making it a perfect choice for a special occasion or a casual weeknight dinner. The pecan crust adds a nutty and crunchy texture to the tender tuna, while the herbs provide a savory and aromatic flavor. Whether you are a seasoned cook or a beginner in the kitchen, this article will provide you with a comprehensive guide to creating a delicious and memorable pecan crusted tuna steak.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

PECAN-CRUST TUNA STEAKS



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Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 egg
250 ml (1 cup) finely ground pecans
15 ml (1 tbsp.) ground ginger
1 ml (¼ tsp.) cayenne pepper
To taste, salt and pepper
4 tuna steaks, about 150 g (5 oz.) each
15 ml (1 tbsp.) olive oil
To taste, lemon wedges

Steps:

  • Lightly beat egg on a plate. On another plate, combine pecans, ginger and cayenne pepper. Salt and pepper to taste. Dip tuna steaks in egg, then in pecan mixture. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook tuna for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Drizzle with lemon juice to taste. Serve with garlic rapini and roasted potatoes.

WASABI ENCRUSTED TUNA STEAKS



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This game fish will bite 'cha back! I serve this seared tuna garnished with a julienne of leek, carrot, snow peas and mung beans.

Provided by chefbeo71

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Asian

Time 1h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon five-spice powder
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 tablespoons sake
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons tamari
¼ cup sesame oil
2 pounds ahi tuna steaks, each about 1 inch thick
1 pound wasabi peas, crushed
2 tablespoons light brown sugar

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, whisk together the five-spice powder, ginger, sake, rice vinegar, tamari, and sesame oil. Add the tuna steaks and turn to coat; allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
  • Combine the crushed wasabi peas and brown sugar. Remove the tuna steaks from the marinade, and press into the pea mixture to coat. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the sauce has reduced and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
  • While the sauce is cooking, sear the tuna in a small amount of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat to desired doneness. Pour sauce over tuna to serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 534 calories, Carbohydrate 51.8 g, Cholesterol 68.1 mg, Fat 11.6 g, Fiber 19.3 g, Protein 54.7 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 403.9 mg, Sugar 10.8 g

PEPPER-CRUSTED TUNA



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Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories     easy, quick

Time 20m

Yield Four servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 12-ounce tuna steaks
2 teaspoons kosher salt
4 tablespoons black peppercorns, cracked
2 tablespoons olive oil

Steps:

  • Season the tuna with salt on both sides, then press the peppercorns into both sides. Heat the olive oil in a large cast-iron skillet until almost smoking. Add the tuna and lower the heat to medium. Sear the tuna until browned on the outside but still rare in the center, about 4 to 5 minutes per side. Thinly slice the tuna and fan the slices onto 4 plates. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 262, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 4 grams, Fat 8 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 42 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 427 milligrams, Sugar 0 grams, TransFat 0 grams

PECAN-CRUSTED FISH FILLETS



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Turn the catch of the day into delicious dinner in only 25 minutes. Hot pecan-crusted fish fillets are cooked easily on stove top and are served with lemon wedges.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 25m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup finely chopped pecans (not ground)
1/4 cup dry bread crumbs
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
1 egg
1 tablespoon milk
1 pound sole, orange roughy, walleye pike or other delicate fish fillets, about 1/2 inch thick
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Lemon wedges

Steps:

  • Mix pecans, bread crumbs and lemon peel in shallow bowl. Beat egg and milk with wire whisk or fork in another shallow bowl.
  • Cut fish into 4 serving pieces. Sprinkle both sides of fish with salt and pepper. Coat fish with egg mixture, then coat well with pecan mixture, pressing slightly into fish.
  • Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add fish. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook 6 to 10 minutes, turning once carefully with 2 pancake turners, until fish flakes easily with fork and is brown. Serve with lemon wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 350, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 105 mg, Fat 3, Fiber 2 g, Protein 21 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 450 mg

PEPPER SEARED TUNA STEAKS



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This spicy pepper coating and asian-style sauce prove that you can't go wrong with the simplest of ingredients. Add a touch of chili-garlic paste to the sauce for a hint of fire. This recipe is altered from original Bon Appetit.

Provided by skat5762

Categories     Tuna

Time 20m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 tuna steaks
2 tablespoons coarsely cracked black pepper
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
4 teaspoons sesame oil
4 garlic cloves, minced
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 dash red wine, as needed
2 tablespoons chopped green onions

Steps:

  • Combine black pepper and sesame seeds in bowl.
  • Press tuna steaks into mixture, until coated.
  • Heat sesame oil over medium-high heat.
  • Add tuna steaks and sear about 1- 1 1/2 minutes each side (I like mine rare in the center, longer if you prefer well-cooked tuna).
  • Transfer steaks to tented aluminum foil to keep warm.
  • Add a touch more oil to pan, then add soy sauce and sherry.
  • Add garlic and most of green onion (reserving some of the tops).
  • If too much has boiled off, add a bit of red wine if necessary.
  • Reduce heat and simmer until mixture is slightly reduced, scraping up any brown bits, about 1 minute.
  • Spoon sauce over tuna steaks, and sprinkle remaining green onion on top.
  • Note: if you want to make more of this sauce, it tastes fantastic, and goes great with rices, potatoes, roasted veggies, etc.
  • In the photo, I cross-cut Italian bread, drizzled with olive oil and briefly toasted.

PEPPER CRUSTED TUNA STEAK



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Provided by Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 teaspoon basil, chopped
4 teaspoons thyme, chopped
4 tablespoons cracked black pepper
21 ounces Ahi tuna steak, cut into 7-ounce portions
3 ounces olive oil
4 baby bok choy, cut into quarters
2 teaspoons wasabi paste
2 cups fish stock
4 ounces soy sauce

Steps:

  • Mix the basil, thyme and the black pepper together. Season the tuna with the mixture. In a hot saute pan, add the olive oil and sear the tuna until cooked rare or to desired temperature. Remove the tuna. Then add the bok choy with the wasabi, fish stock and the soy sauce to the hot saute. Reduce the stock by a quarter. Remove from heat and ladle the soy wasabi broth into the bowls and place the cooked tuna on the top of top of the bok choy.

PECAN CRUSTED TUNA STEAK



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Categories     Fish     Sauté

Yield 2 sevings

Number Of Ingredients 13

2-8oz tuna steak,1 inch thick
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp crushed thyme
1 tbs parsley flakes
olive oil
2 cups chopped pecans
Cucumber Garlic Sauce
1 cucumber halved and seeded
8 oz plain yogurt
3 garlic coves minced
juice of 1 lemon
salt & pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Pat steaks dry and rub both sides with olive oil. Mix salt,pepper,thyme and parsley together. Sprinkle both sides of steaks with mixture. Place nuts in shallow bowl and press both sides of steaks into nuts. Set aside. Place all ingredients for sauce in blender or food processor and mix until well blended. heat non-stick or cast iron pan to medium high heat. Coat with olive oil and add steaks. Cook about 1 minute per side or to desired doneness. Ladle sauce in middle of plate and place steak directly on it.

PEPPERCORN-CRUSTED TUNA



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The depth of flavour of the peppercorns contrasts beautifully with the tuna. This is a tuna version of pepper steak. From the LCBO magazine.

Provided by evelynathens

Categories     Tuna

Time 15m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 (8 ounce) tuna steaks (250 g)
2 tablespoons cracked peppercorns
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 cup red wine
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
1 cup veal stock or 1 cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons whipping cream
salt & freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Rub 2 tbsp (25 mL) olive oil onto tuna steaks all over and coat top with peppercorns and salt.
  • Heat remaining tablespoon of olive oil in a nonstick skillet over high heat.
  • Add tuna peppercorn-side up.
  • Fry for 2 minutes, flip and fry for 2 to 3 minutes, depending on thickness of fish.
  • Remove tuna from pan and transfer onto serving plates.
  • The fish should be rare. If you like it more cooked, fry another 2 minutes.
  • Add red wine to skillet over high heat and reduce until 2 tbsp (25 mL) remain.
  • Add balsamic vinegar and stock and reduce until 1/2 cup (125 mL) remains.
  • Add cream and boil just until sauce begins to thicken.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Spoon sauce around tuna.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 594.5, Fat 25.6, SaturatedFat 6.5, Cholesterol 96.5, Sodium 1858.8, Carbohydrate 33.4, Fiber 13.2, Sugar 0.5, Protein 58.6

SEARED TUNA PEPPER STEAKS



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Provided by Jay Wetzel

Categories     Sauté     Low Carb     Quick & Easy     Tuna     Fall     Healthy     Bon Appétit

Yield Serves 2, can be doubled

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 1/4 teaspoons coarsely cracked black pepper
2 1 1/4-inch-thick tuna steaks
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1/4 cup chopped shallots
3/4 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
1/2 cup brandy

Steps:

  • Press 1/2 teaspoon cracked pepper onto each side of each tuna steak and sprinkle lightly with salt. Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add tuna to skillet and sear until cooked to desired doneness, about 3 1/2 minutes per side for medium. Transfer tuna to plates; tent with foil to keep warm.
  • Add butter and shallots to same skillet. Sauté over medium heat until shallots soften, about 3 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Add broth, then brandy. Place skillet over high heat and boil until sauce is reduced to 1/3 cup, about 8 minutes. Season with salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Spoon sauce over tuna.

Tips:

  • Choose fresh, sushi-grade tuna steaks for the best results.
  • Make sure the tuna steaks are dry before coating them in the pecan crust. This will help the crust adhere.
  • Do not overcook the tuna steaks. They should be cooked to an internal temperature of 125 degrees Fahrenheit for medium-rare, or 145 degrees Fahrenheit for medium.
  • Serve the pecan-crusted tuna steaks immediately with your favorite sides, such as roasted vegetables, mashed potatoes, or rice.
  • If you don't have pecans, you can substitute another type of nut, such as almonds or walnuts.
  • For a crispy crust, cook the tuna steaks in a hot skillet over medium-high heat.

Conclusion:

Pecan-crusted tuna steak is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. The crispy pecan crust adds a delicious flavor and texture to the tuna, and the tuna steak cooks quickly and easily. Whether you are looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal or a special dinner for a special occasion, pecan-crusted tuna steak is a great choice.

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