Recently I received an email from reader Lisa asking for help. She fried some fresh tuna steaks and since it is quite a meaty fish thought a Hollandaise sauce will compliment it nicely, but unfortunately didn’t. What to do?
This is a very good question. If there is ever a book every cook should have on his or her bookshelf, it is Culinary Artistry
. Although it has been published way back in 1996, its contents are timeless. The authors have gone through great lengths to compile a comprehensive list of food and flavour pairings. So if you are confident in your cooking and would like to start experimenting with different flavours and create your own recipes, buy this book!
According to Culinary Artistry, the best ingredients to pair tuna with are: black and white beans, chives, garlic, ginger, lemon, lime, olive oil, onions, black pepper, sesame, soy sauce and tomatoes.
After conducting an experiment or two I can conclude that tuna is best paired with Oriental and tangy flavours. The addition of mango (or pineapple) gives this dish an extra buzz.
If you have a question, why not drop me a mail?
Fresh Tuna & Mango with Lime Noodles
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 60ml (¼ cup) lime juice
- 30ml (2 tbsp) fish sauce
- 30ml (2 tbsp) sweet chili sauce
- 10ml (2 tsp) sugar
- 5ml (1 tsp) sesame oil
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 8 spring onions
- 15ml (1 tbsp) olive oil
- 4 tuna steaks, weighing about 140g (5 oz) each
- 240g (8 oz) dried egg noodles
- 1 mango, peeled and cubed
- lime slices, to garnish
Instructions
- To make the sauce for the noodles, place the lime juice, fish sauce, chili sauce and sugar in a small bowl and mix together.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan, then add the tuna steaks and cook over high heat for 2 minutes each side, or until cooked to your liking. Transfer the steaks to a warm plate, cover and keep warm.
- Place the noodles in a large saucepan of lightly salted, rapidly boiling water and return to the boil. Cook for 4 minutes, or until the noodles are tender. Drain well.
- Heat the sesame oil in a large frying pan. Add the spring onion and garlic and fry for a few minutes. Add the noodles and sauce to the pan and stir well to make sure the noodles get covered with the lovely sauce.
- Either cut the tuna into even cubes or slice it.
- When the noodles have been heated through place them on serving plates and top with the tuna and mango. Garnish with lime slices and serve immediately.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 295
- Sodium: 720 mg
- Fat: 9.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 1.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 39.6 g
- Fiber: 2.3 g
- Protein: 12.5 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
PaniniKathy says
Wow, ahi, mango and lime scream “fresh, fresh, fresh” to me! That sounds really flavorful and delicious.
Kaykat says
This looks delicious. And that is serious food porn. A friend of mine was eating a similar tuna+mango salad for lunch earlier today and it sounded fabulous. And now I’m reading about this. Guess that is a sign that I need to try it out 🙂
Nate says
Beautiful colors.
Lovely flavors. I wonder how it would go with a little bit of tarragon.
brilynn says
That salad is gorgeous, great colours!
And I’ll definitely have to check out that book.
Sophie says
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Jeanne says
OMG, you’re killing me here! That looks incredible and the tuna just cooked enough to my liking. I always like my tuna with some hint of fruit – usually a mango or citrus salsa, mmmmm. Love the colours in this shot!
Olga says
Love mangoes and love tuna. This is a great combo.
Lisa Tinn says
Hello again, Lisa here, i have recently been given a huge amount of cooking apples and have bought frozen pastry (lazy arnt i) to make apple pies to freeze. Is it ok to refreeze pastry? And ought i to cook the pies prior to freezing or to freeze them with uncooked pastry (obviously the filling will have been cooked??? Help please
Renil M. George says
Who would ever thought of tuna in noodles? Keka?
★★★★★
michelle says
Surprisingly, it works really well 🙂