Seared Tuna

Servings: 6

Ingredients:

6 (2 oz.) tuna noisettes
1 qt. prepared sake marinade
sesame oil, as needed
12 shiitakes, blanched
2 oz. herbed fish mousse
peanut oil, as needed


Instructions:

Place tuna and marinade in glass dish. Cover; refrigerate for 20 minutes. Place sesame oil in skillet; heat until very hot. Add marinated tuna; sear on both sides. Refrigerate tuna until chilled. Spread fish mousse on top and bottom of each noisette; sandwich each noisette between 2 shiitakes. Place peanut oil in skillet; heat until very hot. Sear tuna on both sides; cook to medium rare.