To crack pepper, place in a plastic bag and bash it with a rolling pin or the back of a pot. Serve this with rice and pea sprouts.
Servings: Four
Ready Time: 40 minutes
Tuna
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon grated ginger
1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
4 6 ounce (175 grams) tuna steaks, about 1-inch thick
Kosher salt
Wasabi vinaigrette
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 teaspoon grated ginger
2 teaspoons wasabi powder mixed with 1 tablespoon water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons chopped coriander
Method
Combine oils, ginger and peppers. Brush on steaks. Marinate for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with kosher salt to taste.
Combine sugar, with rice vinegar, soy and ginger for vinaigrette. Stir to dissolve. Whisk in wasabi paste.
Heat vegetable oil in non stick skillet over high heat.
Add tuna and sear 2 minutes per side or until very rare.
Serve steaks with a drizzle of vinaigrette and scatter with coriander.
Lucy Waverman