Blackened Tuna Steaks with Creole Crawfish Sauce
Folks, if you like what you see in this video, then I encourage you to try this! So easy, and it tasted like it came out of one of the finest restaurants in New Orleans! This is another installment into my "Seafood Series" Hope you enjoy.
Ingredients
| For crawfish sauce | ||
| Salted butter | 6 Tablespoon | |
| Crawfish tails | 1 Pound | |
| Heavy cream | 3/4 Cup (12 tbs) | |
| Brandy | 1 Tablespoon | |
| White pepper | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Cracked black pepper | To Taste | |
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Fish stock/Seafood stock / water / clam juice | 5 Tablespoon | |
| Wondra flour/All purpose flour | 2 Tablespoon | |
| For tuna steaks | ||
| Tuna steaks | 6 | |
| Melted butter | 1/4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
| Blackening seasoning | 1/4 Cup (4 tbs) | |
| For asparagus | ||
| Asparagus | 1 Pound | |
| Chopped garlic | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Lemon zest | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Lemon | 1 , sliced in half |
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Prepare the grill for cooking. Place a cast iron girddle on the grill.
MAKING
For Crawfish Sauce
2. Heat butter in a pan, saute crawfish tails. Simmer. Add cream and brandy to the sauce. Season with white pepper, a little cracked bleck pepper and salt.
3. Add some colour with a pinch of cayenne. Cover and cook for 35 minutes on low heat, stirring occasionally. Dilute the sauce with fish stock. Simmer for another 4 to 5 minutes until everything is well incorporated.
4. Sprinkle wondra flour or all purpose flour little bit at a time, stirring constantly, until the sauce reaches a desired consistency.
For Tuna Steak
5. Dip tuna steaks in butter and coat it with the blackening seasoning. Pour some butter over the hot griddle and blacken the tuna on both sides over the griddle. Move the steaks over to indirect heat.
6. Place a cedar plank soaked in beer on the grill. Flip the wood when wood starts popping.
7. Coat asparagus with lemon zest. Place the asparagus on cedar plank and let it cook. Also, place lemon halves on the grill and let them cook.
8. Wrap tuna in aluminium foil and let it sit until ready to plate. Continue to cook the asparagus and lemons until charred. Add in garlic and lemon zest.
SERVING
9. Serve steak topped with crawfish sauce and grilled asparagus and lemon on the side.
Recipe Summary
Nutrition Facts
Serving size
Calories 949Calories from Fat 531
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 60 g92.3%
Saturated Fat 32 g160%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol
Sodium 1943 mg80.96%
Total Carbohydrates 15 g5%
Dietary Fiber 3 g12%
Sugars 2 g
Protein 85 g170%
Vitamin A % Vitamin C %
Calcium % Iron %
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet
