Coconut Curry Tuna Steaks

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 tuna steaks

  depending how many servings you want to make
• 1 can coconut milk
• 1 - 1.5 cups water
• 1 yellow pepper
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 yellow onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1.5 teaspoon fresh ginger
• 2 red chilies

  or ½ a fresh jalapeno
• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 2 tablespoons curry powder
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
• 1.5 teaspoons salt

  or more to taste

Instructions

• 1 Prepare the vegetables and aromatics: Mash the garlic and ginger and rough chop
  the cilantro, chillies, onion, tomatoes, and peppers.
• 2 Heat 1 tablespoon coconut oil in a large skillet on medium-high heat. Add the
  vegetables and aromatics.
• 3 Saute about 5 minutes or until aromatic then pour in the coconut milk and
  water. Heat until bubbling then reduce heat and simmer covered another 10-15
  minutes.
• 4 While the sauce is simmering prepare any side dish you'd like to serve.
• 5 After 10-15 minutes the vegetables should be soft and the sauce reduced. Let
  cool 5 minutes and then blend until smooth.
• 6 While sauce is cooling, heat oil in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat.
  Sear the tuna on each side.
  
  Rare: 1 -2 minutes first side and 1 minute second side.
  
  Medium-rare: 3 minutes first side and 2 minutes second side.
  
  Fully cooked: 4 minutes first side and 2 minutes second side or poach it for 8
  minutes directly in the coconut curry sauce.
• 7 When ready to serve, spoon the warm sauce over the tuna steaks.

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