Seafood Main Dishes Recipe ⟶ Seared Ahi Tuna Steaks

This is an elegantly simple way to cook tuna that any restaurant would be jealous of!

Ingredients

• 2 (5 ounce) ahi tuna steaks
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• ½ tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon whole peppercorns

Cooking Directions

1. Season the tuna steaks with salt and cayenne pepper.
2. Melt the butter with the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the peppercorns in the mixture until they soften and pop, about 5 minutes. Gently place the seasoned tuna in the skillet and cook to desired doneness, 1 1/2 minutes per side for rare.

Nutrition Facts

• calories300.7
• carbohydrateContent0.7 g
• cholesterolContent71.4 mg
• fatContent17.8 g
• fiberContent0.3 g
• proteinContent33.3 g
• saturatedFatContent4 g
• sodiumContent1033.6 mg