Tuna Medallions with Bacon Vinaigrette, Pineapple Sauce, and Fresh Wasabi
Serves: 2
Preparation: 20 Minutes
4 oz. Sushi grade tuna, cut into rectangular shape
1 oz. Olive oil
For the vegetables:
1 Tbs. Butter
1 oz. Thinly shaved julienne of fennel
1 oz. of julienne of shiitake mushrooms
½ oz. Scallion greens, julienned
For the bacon vinaigrette:
½ Tbs. Dijon mustard
2 Tbs. Rice wine vinegar
3 Tbs. Rendered bacon fat, warm
1 Tbs. Soy Sauce
1 oz. 100% Real Wasabi Paste
For the pineapple:
1 pineapple, cut into small junks and passed through juicer.
Sear the tuna for 20 seconds on each side in a hot pan with the
oil. The tuna should be seared on the outside and very rare in the
middle. Hold at room temperature.
Melt the butter in a small saucepot and add the 3 vegetables. Cook
for 20 seconds and season with salt and pepper. Hold warm.
Blend mustard and rice wine vinegar with hand blender. Add warm
bacon fat. Add soy sauce. Reserve warm.
Reduce the pineapple in pan over low heat to syrupy consistency.
Reserve at room temperature.
Assembly: Slice the tuna rectangles into 14 equal slices. Arrange
7 on each plate. Place a small mound of vegetables at the top of
the plate. Dot each slice with a small ball of Wasabi paste. Spoon
the bacon vinaigrette along the border of the tuna. Place a spoonful
of pineapple sauce at the bottom of the plate.
Recipe courtesy of David McInerney