Versatile Tuna Steak Recipes For Healthy Diets
Tuna is very versatile. Packed full of protein, vitamins and Omega 3 it can provide a substantial meal in a matter of minutes.
The most popular way of cooking tuna steaks is to griddle or pan fry. Little preparation is needed if you buy pre-prepared tuna steaks from the chilled cabinet.
A healthy warming supper dish of tuna casserole is quick, easy to prepare and cook. Simply cut the tuna steaks into bite sized chunks or thin strips and quickly brown, before adding to a casserole dish with other vegetables and a fish stock.
Add strips of tuna steak to pasta combined with a cheese sauce and pop into a hot oven for about thirty minutes to make a delicious supper dish full of goodness. Simply serve with hot crusty bread or a fresh salad leaves.
Tuna steaks cut into small pieces are ideal for including in a curry. Add them ten minutes before serving so that they do not overcook. Tuna fish with a coconut curry sauce offers a tasty alternative to meat.
As tuna steaks can be eaten rare or medium rare they are the ideal barbeque food. Prepared steaks can be placed on the barbeque grill for a couple of minutes each side and served with a bowl of fresh salad leaves. Due to the firm meaty flesh of tuna they do not disintegrate like other fish during cooking or when turning over.
There are many variations of sauces which can be used to accompany tuna fish steaks which have been pan fried. Zesty lime or lemon are ideal choices. If you prefer to add a little spice and heat, chilli peppers combined with soy sauce, crushed garlic and finely chopped ginger will give an Oriental flavoured supper dish in minutes.
Due to the oily content of tuna steaks there is no necessity to cook them with vast amount of cooking oil. This will impair the wonderful flavour and produce a greasy taste. A small amount of oil is needed to prevent the tuna steaks from sticking to the pan and no more.
By sauteing finely chopped onions and garlic in the oil will enable the tuna to soak up the flavours during cooking. Alternatively marinating the tuna steaks for an hour before cooking allows the flavours to be soaked into the flesh. Honey and whole grain mustard make a wonderful marinade for tuna steaks.
Griddled tuna steaks require no preparation at all. Simply place them on a hot griddle for a couple of minutes each side for a rare steak or three to four minutes each side for medium rare.
The popularity of eating tuna steaks has risen quite dramatically in recent years. This may be partially due to the abundance of TV cookery programmes which frequently include tuna steaks. Its popularity has also increased as people are choosing to eat a healthier diet.
Tuna has few calories making an ideal food for people who are trying to lose weight. With no fiddly preparation it is easy to create low calorie meals in minutes.
It you are not used to cooking tuna steaks go online and follow pod casts or read tuna steak recipes to introduce this delicious sea food into your diet.
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