Do you think you hate seafood? If the answer is yes or no… just keep reading!!! My dinner was amazing!!!!! For dinner tonight, I made Blackened Ahi Tuna Steaks . It turned out to be one of the best dishes I have ever made! My husband even said that the dish could easily be served at some of the fancy seafood places we have been to before. I have to be honest and let you know that I found this recipe on allrecipes.com, but I tweaked it to my liking! I made the dish in three parts: marinade, mango salsa, and the seasonings.
For the marinade, use two Ahi Tuna steaks and rub a little olive oil on both sides of each steak. Then add two minced garlic cloves and rub on both sides. Squeeze a lime on each of them and then pour about ¼ cup of orange juice over the tuna. Leave it in the refrigerator for about three hours to marinate.
Next, comes the mango salsa. Chop up one small white onion and put in a small bowl. Next, add about ¼ of a chopped mango. Chop up a few pieces of jalapeno. Then add the juice out of three limes and stir it up. Put in about ¼ cup of chopped cilantro. Finally, add a dash of salt. Stir it all up. Chill it for about one hour.
The last thing is the seasoning mix. The mix includes: 2 T paprika, 1 T cayenne pepper, 1 T garlic powder, 1 t salt, 1 t pepper, 1 t dried thyme, 1 t dried basil, and 1 t dried oregano. Stir the seasonings all together. Dredge the tuna through the seasoning and make sure all sides are covered.
Pour about two tablespoons of olive oil into a pan on med high heat. Wait to add the tuna until the olive oil starts smoke. Cook for about 4 or 5 minutes until it is blackened. Then take and put on a plate. Add two more tablespoons of olive oil. Wait until the olive oil starts to smoke again and then put the tuna back in to blacken on the other side. Cook for about 4 or 5 minutes. Take out and serve with ½ of the mango salsa on each of the tuna steaks. You now have a meal that would make a top chef jealous!!!
Happy cooking!!!
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