Wow, I truly didn't know that seared hamachi was so easy and simple to make! I've only ever had this dish at 'fancy' restaurants hehe. Always use sashimi-grade tuna only for this dish as the fish is eaten very rare and only seared quickly on each side. The marinade is hence very important. I usually dislike the black pepper crusted versions of this dish and I opted to use some Japanese flavors since I think this is where seared hamachi originated from.
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I wrote this post while living in San Diego and my friend who is an avid fisherman caught this hamachi/ yellowtail tuna. Please refer here if you still want to argue that hamachi is not yellowtail tuna. I am quite bored getting comments telling me that this is not yellow tail or this is not yellow fin. I am not sure how yellow fin came about as you can see from the blog post title, it says yellow tail. As always, I reserve the right to delete or not publish any comments I perceive to be rude. Thank you.
Ingredients:
Two 3/4 inch thick yellowtail (hamachi) steaks
For the marinade:
2 tbsps sesame oil
1 tbsp mirin (you may substitute with sugar)
2 tbsps light soy sauce
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp fresh ginger juice (or just use grated ginger if you wish)
1 tsp sake
2-3 cloves minced garlic
Method:
Marinade the steaks in the ingredients above for at least 1 hour. Next, add a small amount of cooking oil in a non-stick pan. Sear the tuna steaks for about 1 minute on each side. You may sear a little longer if you want your tuna steak less rare. Serve immediately. You can serve this with rice or with a salad on the side.
Seared Hamachi (Yellowtail) Recipe
Tuesday, August 12, 2008 | Labels: Fish recipes, Japanese food, Japanese Recipes, Quick meals, Seafood Recipes |
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8 comments:
Hamachi is not the same as "Yellowtail Tuna." It is a completely different fish
Refer here http://www.sushifaq.com/terminology.htm
It is the same, a young yellowtail tuna or amberjack
Heidi is correct. Hamachi is a yellow tail not a yellow fin tuna. Hamachi flesh is firmer and has a higher fat content and its color is a pale pink not red.
Please refer to the link I posted.
As you can see on my blog post title, it says yellow tail
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