Cajun Tuna Steaks
preparation: 40 min.
Ingredients for 4 servings:
4 tuna steaks, 1 inch thick
4 tbsp unsalted butter
Marc’s Cajun Spice Mix
Utensils:
stainless steel pan or barbecue grill, sauce pan, plate
Directions:
Sprinkle
the
tuna
steaks
on
both
sides
with
cajun
spice
mix,
cover
and
marinate
for
30
minutes.
Melt
the
butter
in
a
sauce
pan.
Put
1
½
tablespoons
of
Marc’s
Cajun
Spice Mix on a plate.
Pull
the
chicken
breasts
through
the
melted
butter
and
dredge
in
the
spice
blend
until
fully
covered.
Preheat
a
stainless
steel
pan
or
a
barbecue
grill.
Sear
the
tuna
steaks in the pan or grill for 2 minutes per side. The steaks should have a dark crust on the outside, but still rare in the center. Serve immediately.
Side Dishes:
baguette, salad
Cajun Spice Mix
Cajun
cuisine
is
a
style
of
cooking
named
after
the
French-Speaking
Acadian
people
of
Louisiana.
It
is
a
rustic,
simple
style
of
cooking,
based
on
locally
available
ingredients.
Typical
dishes
of
Cajun
cuisine
are
jambalaya,
crawfish
boil,
dirty
rice,
boudin
and
blackened
fish.
Green
bell
pepper,
onion
and
celery
are
called
the
holy
trinity by Cajuns.
