Salt and freshly ground black pepperto your liking
Pickled red onion
1dlvinegar
2dlsugar
3dlwater
3red onions
Ponzu sauce:
½dlJapanese sake
½dlrice vinegar
½dlbrown sugar
1limefreshly pressed juice
⅓dlJapanese Soy
1tbspsesame oil
3clovesgarlicfinely grated
1tspgingerfinely grated
Buckwheat
1dlBuckwheatroasted
Sweetheart cabbage
300gSweetheart cabbageshredded
Instructions
Sear the Tuna
While your pan is preheating (high), you can prep your fish. It's important to dry the fish well on both sides, using paper towels—minimizing surface moisture helps speed the searing process along and reduces the chances of the tuna sticking to the pan. Put a few drops of oil on tuna and season with salt and ground pepper. Sear the tuna in the hot pan for about 35 seconds, per side, depending of thickness. My tuna was about 2 cm thick. When ready set aside. Slice the tuna in thin slices when assembling the dish
Pickled red onion
Boil the vinegar, sugar and water until the sugar dissolves, remove the saucepan and let cool slightly.Peel and slice the red onions as thinly as possible, preferably with a mandolin.Put the onion in the mixture, stir and pour into a jar with a lid. Sliced onions should be completely immersed in vinegar solution.Let stand in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving, preferably overnight.
Ponzu sauce
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and chill.
Buckwheat
How to toast: Bake for about 10 min in a pan on a stove on mid-heat. Stir occasionally and check so they are not burnt.
Sweetheart Cabbage
Take the finely shredded cabbage in a pan, mid-high, and fry it for a couple of minutes with some oil/butter. Ready when starting to get soft and some slightly color.
Assembly by putting a layer of cabbage on a plate and then add the sliced tuna on top. Pour a couple of spoons of Ponzu over, drizzle a tablespoon (or two) buckwheat over the plate. Top with pickled red onion. Enjoy!Cuisine - Food with passion
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Notes
Pickled onions will keep in the fridge for up to three weeks.You can store ponzu sauce in a clean jar in the refrigerator, up to 1 month.