Crispy Wasabi Potato Crusted Tuna

Serves: 6

1 lb. center-cut bluefin tuna
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs. 100% Real Wasabi Paste
1 large white potato, peeled
2 Tbs. Olive oil
Drizzle of sesame oil
Sprigs of fresh chervil
2 oz. Caviar

Potato threader

Cut the tuna into 2 inch logs, 1 ½ inches wide and 1 ½ inches thick. Season the tuna with salt and pepper.

Using the potato threader, cut the potato into thin curl-like pieces. Season the potatoes with salt and pepper. Divide the potato curls between the tuna logs in individual piles.

Brush each piece of tuna with Wasabi paste, coating each side of the tuna completely. Place a piece of tuna in the center of each pile of potato curls. Wrap the potatoes entirely over each piece of tuna, tightly.

In a large sauté pan, heat the olive oil. When the oil is hot, pan-fry the tuna until golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Fry the tuna in batches.

Serve the tuna on a platter with a drizzle of sesame oil, chervil and a dollop of caviar.


Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse