Baja Style Ahi Tuna Tartare Recipes

AHI TUNA TARTARE (TáRTARE DE ATúN Y CHILE GUAJILLO)

Steps:

• In a skillet over medium heat add guajillo peppers and roast for a few seconds on each side pressing down with a spatula.Over medium heat, add peppers to a pot with water. Cook until peppers have softened. About 10-15 minutes.
• Roast garlic (in peel) in the skillet for about 10 minutes or until garlic feels soft.Peel garlic.
• Add peppers, garlic and lime juice to a blender. Add a little water to blend peppers into a puree.Strain mixture through a mesh strainer into a bowl, pressing down with a spoon to release sauce into bowl.Add about half a teaspoon of salt to sauce.
• Chop red onion and cilantro. Slice tuna steaks and cut into quarter inch pieces. Place tuna pieces in a bowl and add sauce, onion and cilantro. Add salt to taste. Mix until well blended. Refrigerate.
• In the meantime, cut corn tortilla into triangle pieces. Add about 1/2 inch of oil to a skillet and heat over medium heat. Add a few triangle pieces at a time and cook until golden brown on both sides. Drain on paper towels. Continue until all pieces are fried. Add about a tablespoon of the tuna tartare to tortilla pieces. Enjoy!
• Note: you can also broil tortilla chips for a healthier alternative.

AHI TUNA TARTARE WITH HERBED BROWN BUTTER AND FRESH APPLES

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, add the tuna, shallot, ginger, lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, sesame oil, salt, and pepper, and toss gently. Add the diced Granny smith apples and toss to coat.
• In a small saute pan over high heat, melt the butter and cook it until it turns a deep rich brown. As soon as the butter turns brown, stir in the parsley, tarragon, and chives and remove from the heat. Spoon the butter over the tuna mixture and serve immediately with 1 apple slice on the side.

AHI TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• Marinade Ahi Tuna for at least one hour.
• Slice Ahi Tuna steak into small chunks and place evenly in a small cup depending on the size of the desired product so that it is covered.
• Slice Avocoado into small chunks similar to size of Ahi Tuna Chunks and place an even layer in the cup on top of the Ahi Tuna at equal thickness.
• Mix Cabbage with Wasabi Cream until evenly coated but not drenched and place on top of avocado in an even layer slightly thicker than the Avocado layer.
• Press down firmly in the cup to mold the Tartare. Flip cup over and tap on top so molded Tartare comes out in one piece.
• Sprinkle on Sesame Chili Powder and Green Onion on top of the Tartare and Serve with Plum Wine.

AHI TARTARE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients except potato chips together in a bowl. Serve immediately over potato chips.