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Seared tuna with Sweet and Sour Onion Relish

Seared tuna with Sweet and Sour Onion Relish is built on Tuna Steaks Or Skinless Salmon Fillets, Olive Oil, Size Red Onions, Ginger, and Garlic. Serves 4. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 4
• 1/2 cup
• 4
• 1 pc
• 4 clove
• 4
• 3 1/2 tbsp
• 2 tsp
• 8
• 1/2 cup

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Lightly season the fish brush with a little oil and rest at room temperature while you make the relish.

2. 2

   Peel and finely slice the onions and garlic and shred the ginger.

3. 3

   Heat the remaining oil in a deep pan and saute the onions over a medium heat for five minutes stirring occasionally.

4. 4

   Once they begin to turn brown add the garlic and ginger and turn the heat up.

5. 5

   Stir continuously for two minutes then add the lime juice tamarind paste and fish sauce.

6. 6

   Cook over a fierce flame until the liquid has reduced by half and stir in the herbs.

7. 7

   Remove from the heat.

8. 8

   Heat a griddle iron skillet or heavy pan until smoking and cook the fish for only 45 seconds on each side (it should remain rare and moist inside) before turning out on to plates and spooning relish on top.

9. 9

   Eat with crunchy steamed beans or mangetout.

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    S(Formatted by Chupa): "10.04.04"

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    NOTES: Tamarind in block form will need boiling in water and then straining.

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    Contributed to the FareShare Gazette by Chupababi; 28 October 2004. www.fareshare.net