Curried Tuna Tartare On Pappadam Recipes

CITRUS MARINATED ASPARAGUS SALAD WITH TUNA TARTARE ON PAPPADOUMS

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan heat oil to approximately 350 degrees F or until 1 to 2 drops of water react. Add pappadoums and cook until golden. Remove, place on a towel to dry.
• In a medium bowl, whisk orange juice, lemon juice, garlic, balsamic vinegar, grapeseed oil, chives and mint and season to taste.
• Chop or mince tuna with a spoon and place in small bowl. Add truffle oil, scallions and a touch of chili oil and season to taste. In salted, boiling water, cook asparagus for 15 seconds, then remove and shock in cold, salted water. Remove when cool.
• Plate asparagus and drizzle with vinaigrette. Arrange pappadoums at bottom of plate and top with tartare. Garnish with fresh cracked white pepper or black. If you want use tobiko or flying fish roe for color and garnish.

TUNA TARTARE ON FRIED POTATO GAUFRETTES

Steps:

• Preheat a deep pot of oil or a deep fryer to 325 degrees F.
• In a bowl, combine the tuna, green onions, ginger, wasabi, sesame oil, soy sauce and lime juice, and mix until well blended. Taste and adjust seasoning with lime juice or soy sauce. Set bowl over ice.
• Deep-fry the potato gaufrettes until crisp and golden. Drain onto a paper towel lined plate and season with salt.
• Place a spoonful of the tuna tartare on one end of each potato gaufrette. Repeat process until you have enough to arrange on a serving platter. Serve immediately.

NAPOLEON OF TUNA TARTARE

Steps:

• For the tartare:
• Dice the tuna into small pieces. Finely chop the gherkins, capers and shallot and add to the tuna. Mix in the olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Form into quenelles and store in the refrigerator. Cut the pappadams into 4 and deep-fry until golden.
• For the beet pickle:
• Cut the beet into small dice and add to a saucepan with the rest of the ingredients except for the mustard. Cook on low heat until the beets are semisoft. Remove from the heat and allow the beets to cool in the liquid. Mix in the mustard.
• To plate:
• Stack the tuna quenelles in layers on top of the pappadams and arrange the beets around the side. Finish with a drizzle of truffle oil, a sprig of dill and a capperberry on top of the tuna.