This seared tuna steak recipe is all you will need for perfectly seared sesame crusted tuna. This tuna steak only takes minutes to sear for perfectly done ahi tuna steaks. This is the only tuna steak recipe you will ever need.
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Inspired by the classic Hawaiian dish, this ahi tuna poke recipe is light and healthy, featuring fresh raw tuna marinated with soy, sesame and onion. You’ll love how quick and easy it is to make. Serve over rice with sliced cucumber for a meal, or serve it on rice crackers for a simple appetizer.
Tuna tataki is a simple Japanese dish that combines delicate, gently-seared tuna with a citrus-soy sauce given a gentle ginger kick. It’s easy to make and makes a great appetizer or component to a light bento box-style meal.
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This tuna melt recipe makes the BEST sandwich! Here’s how to make this easy lunch or dinner that will make you melt in delight (don’t forget napkins).
Tuna salad. Tuna sandwich. Tuna bake. Tuna pizza. Tuna sushi. Grilled, fried or raw. There is no doubt tuna is popular. Tuna, which is rich in Omega-3, minerals, proteins and vitamin B12, has seen its nutritional success lead to it being overfished. As the world tries to satiate its appetite for the popular meal, adult tuna fish are being caught faster than they can breed.
In 2011, the International Union for Conservation of Nature classified seven of the 61 known tuna species in a threatened category, being at serious risk of extinction. Tuna numbers have also been dwindling due to climate change, which is deoxygenizing warming oceans, threatening the survival of marine life like tuna, which need oxygen due to their large size.
2 May marks United Nations’ World Tuna Day, an event started in 2016 when the United Nations General Assembly voted in a resolution to highlight tuna overfishing.
Growing appetite
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations found that during the global lockdown of 2020 consumption of canned tuna increased. More than seven million metric tons of tuna and tuna-like species are harvested yearly, of which 33.3 per cent are fished at biologically unsustainable levels. Tuna account for 20 per cent of the value of all marine fisheries caught and over eight per cent of all seafood traded globally.
To ensure more sustainable management of tuna fisheries, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), and partners including the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), co-financed and implemented a five-year, USD50 million programme. The programme, known as the Global Sustainable Fisheries Management and Biodiversity in Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ), is led by the FAO.
Supply chain risks
Many countries depend on tuna for food security, economic development, employment and generating government revenue. Over 80 States have tuna fisheries and hundreds of thousands of people rely on fishing for their livelihoods.
The Indian Ocean holds the world’s second-largest tuna fishery, offering significant potential for countries and fishing communities to benefit economically.
However, tuna fisheries are associated with major supply chain risks such as overfishing, illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and the bycatch (part of the catch which is not targeted and is discarded dead) of threatened and endangered species. These activities threaten the sustainability of fisheries, marine ecosystems and livelihoods.
Signs of Progress
To date, the ABNJ programme has made remarkable progress in protecting international waters’ biodiversity by ensuring tuna stocks are healthy, that the impact on the ecosystem is minimised and that the global fisheries are well managed.
For instance, the programme shows that between 2014 to 2019, the number of major tuna stocks experiencing overfishing went down from 13 to five. Rebuilding eight fish stocks to reach a healthy level is no mean feat. Additionally, bycatch and marine pollution have been reduced. On the latter, the Program developed and tested non-entangling and ocean-friendly fish aggregating devices used to attract fish. The program also carried out workshops with over 2,500 fishers from 22 countries about bycatch mitigation techniques.
Sinikinesh Beyene Jimma head of UNEP’s GEF International Waters Unit said: “The Global Environment Facility’s investments in International Waters projects and programmes such as the Common Oceans ABNJ bring together stakeholders to collaborate on science-based approaches in the conservation and management of tuna and other fish species. With events such as World Tuna Day, we hope to raise awareness of the delicate balance between our consumption and nature’s ability to keep up. We want people to be aware that they can buy fish from sustainably-managed stocks and the importance of doing this.”
Experts say that countries will need to continue working together in adopting evidence-based solutions in the tuna sector. These should focus on sustainable fishing methods that reduce the environmental impact and minimise bycatch. Consumers can also do their part in protecting tuna by ensuring the tuna they buy is sustainable.
Source: https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/sustainable-tuna-fishing-key-protect-species
If you like steak, you will love this black pepper tuna steak recipe. It’s a classic preparation for a tuna steak and cooks very quickly—you just have to keep an eye on it. If you have never cooked ahi tuna before, this cut is best enjoyed medium-rare, like any great steak recipe, and is known for its firm, meaty texture and a mild to moderate flavor, one which takes well to the spicy pepper crust. Look for tuna steaks that are about 1 1/2 to 2 inches thick.
There is much more to tuna than tuna fish salad. In fact, from a culinary standpoint, tuna is truly the king of the sea. It is meaty, versatile and, being full of (good) fat and protein, an important part of the diet for many people throughout the world. There are many different species of tuna, it can be prepared in numerous ways, and it plays an important role in the cuisines of many different countries. Find out more about this regal fish and how it can play a part in your own culinary adventures.
What Is Tuna?
Tuna (also known as “tunny”) are fish that belong to the tribe Thunnini, a subgroup of Scombridae (the mackerel family). The tribe consists of five genera and 15 species, most of which fall under the genus Thunnus. Probably the two most important types of tuna from a culinary standpoint are the bluefin, with its red fleshy loins that are sliced to make steaks or cut into small strips to use as sushi, and the albacore, which becomes pale and flaky when packed in a can. Tuna migrate throughout the world’s oceans and can swim incredibly fast, clocking in at up to 75 miles per hour. They are the only fish to maintain a body temperature higher than the water temperature they are in, and the largest of the tribe—the Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)—can weigh up to 1,500 pounds.
How to Cook Tuna
Tuna can be cooked in many different ways: grilled (rare, please), broiled, skewered, ground up for burgers, seared and sliced over a salad, or baked into a casserole. Some of the best ways to prepare it include not cooking it at all, as in Japanese sushi and sashimi, Italian carpaccio, or South American ceviche. And tuna takes remarkably well to preserving by smoking or salt curing, as well as canning in oil or water to make tuna fish salad, tuna melts, and tuna casseroles.
Note: Tuna gets dry and grainy when overcooked so, if searing or grilling, it is best to use thick (approximately 1.5-inch) steaks and keep them rare to raw in the center. But this is a question of personal taste.
What Does Tuna Taste Like?
Tuna tastes quite different depending on which species it is, what form it takes, and how it is being used. However, there are some basic characteristics that follow through its various manifestations. Tuna is meaty and dense, with an almost creamy melt-in-your-mouth texture when raw, rare, or packed in oil. The flavor of fresh tuna tends toward sweet and saline; it displays a pronounced fishiness when preserved, but the sweetness and creaminess return when mixed with mayonnaise, cheese, or cream.
Fresh Tuna vs. Preserved Tuna
While tuna comes in many forms, the big divide is between fresh and preserved. Fresh tuna, like any fresh fish, is extremely volatile. Once caught, it must get to market as soon as possible (and be stored under ice aboard ship until reaching port) and be handled with great care. As soon as the fish is out of the water, the clock starts ticking, and it only accelerates as the fish is broken down and sliced into portions at a retail outlet.
There is nothing to beat an impeccably fresh tuna steak grilled rare, with squeezed lemon and a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil. But this is not always possible. Dating back to very ancient times, when people were lucky enough to catch a huge tuna, they were not always able to eat the entire thing and so developed techniques of preserving it in salt, smoke, or covered with olive oil in a closed container.
Fresh and preserved tuna are two very different manifestations of the same thing: Both can be delicious and satisfying but in very different ways.
Varieties
While there are 15 species of tuna, and many subspecies, there are four main varieties that you are most likely to come across.
Albacore Tuna is a common variety and has the lightest flesh and mildest flavor. It is frequently canned and labeled as albacore white tuna and sold at a higher price than light chunk tuna.
Bluefin Tuna is the variety of choice for fresh tuna connoisseurs. It has more fat and flavor than most other varieties, and the flesh has a dark red to almost purple color. This is the largest variety, with many fish weighing in at well over 1,000 pounds. Most of the bluefin catch is exported to Japan and sold at a premium price for sashimi.
Skipjack Tuna is an affordable variety that is usually canned as light chunk tuna. It generally has the strongest flavor and highest fat content and is also the smallest variety, seldom growing larger than 25 pounds. As the name suggests, this fish likes to jump and skip over the surface of the ocean and is also is known as arctic bonito or aku. Dried bonito is known as katsuobushi and is widely used in Japanese cuisine.
Yellowfin Tuna, also known as ahi, is less expensive than bluefin but not far behind in quality. Yellowfin is easy to find in the grocery store or fish market. It is deep pink in color and has a more pronounced flavor than albacore. Raw, sashimi-grade ahi is used in poke bowls and sushi rolls. It also takes well to searing and grilling and can be canned as well.
Tuna Recipes
Tuna is an incredibly popular and versatile fish to cook with. Canned or fresh, grilled, baked, broiled, or raw, there is an ocean of culinary possibilities, so take a deep dive into the delicious world of tunny and explore them for yourself.
Storing Tuna
Once again, the type of tuna makes all the difference. Canned tuna can be stored in a cool, dry place for three to five years or more. Smoked or salted tuna can keep well for six to nine months, maybe even longer if well wrapped in plastic, kept in the fridge, and not opened and exposed to air. Fresh tuna steaks wrapped in plastic can be kept in the refrigerator for a day or two, but the quality declines with every passing hour, especially if you are planning to use it raw or rare.
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