Tuna with Citrus Ponzu Sauce Recipe

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There's a delicious balance between sweet and spicy in my tuna dish. An aromatic rub on the tuna combines with a drizzle of of a thin orange sauce to create a dynamic taste sensation.

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Tuna with Citrus Ponzu Sauce Recipe

Prep/Total: 20 min.

Yield: 4 Servings

15 5 20

Ingredients

1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
4 tuna steaks (6 ounces each)
1 tablespoon canola oil
1/4 cup orange juice
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 teaspoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot

Directions

Combine the five-spice powder, salt and cayenne; sprinkle over tuna steaks. In a large skillet, cook tuna in oil over medium heat for 2-3 minutes on each side for medium-rare or until slightly pink in the center; remove and keep warm.
Combine the orange juice, onions, lemon juice, soy sauce, vinegar, brown sugar and ginger; pour into skillet. Cook for 1-2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Serve with tuna. Yield: 4 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 tuna steak with 1 tablespoon sauce equals 234 calories, 5 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 77 mg cholesterol, 364 mg sodium, 5 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 40 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 5 lean meat, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Tuna with Citrus Ponzu Sauce in Simple & Delicious December/January 2013, p30