Poor Man’s Blackened Tuna
I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty poor. When I spied a tuna steak at my market for under 4 bucks, I had to buy it. I fought in my head for a while how I’d make it, as I didn’t have any way to make a sauce, or any of those fancy pasta side dishes. Here’s what I came up with:
Ingredients:
1 Tuna Steak
seasonings (I used cumin, “italian seasoning”, garlic power, and a bit of celery salt)
Whatever fresh veggies you have
tiny bit of oil (olive oil if you have it, but canola/vegetable is fine)
Cooking
I had an ear of corn, a few mushrooms, and half a red pepper left over. I diced it all up to make a makeshift “salsa”. Throw it all in a small covered with a tiny bit of oil, and a pinch of salt, pepper, and/or garlic salt. I used just a dash of garlic salt. Cook it all up at a very low heat, stirring occasionally.
For the Tuna, you want to get a good coating of spices on both sides. In my case, it was mostly cumin, with a bit of the other stuff to make it a little more dynamic. Get your pan nice and hot, with just a couple of drops of oil. Tuna has natural oils, so you don’t need much. The coating helps it to not stick also, if you tend to have a pan that likes to eat your food.
For a thick steak like mine, you’ll want about 4 minutes per side, covered, if you like your steak with some pink inside, but hot throughout. 7 minutes each side should cook it white all the way through.
Overall, For about 6-7 bucks, I ended up with a damn good meal. After eating nothing but pancakes, you really learn to appreciate meals like this… almost as much as good friends inviting you and making pork tenderloin.
