How To Cook Yellowfin Tuna Steak
The fact that the tuna is served medium rare accounts for its extremely fast cooking time.
How to cook yellowfin tuna steak. After 10 minutes check the steaks to see if they need more time. Preheat the oven to 450 f. Turn the tuna over and cook for 1 2 mins on the other side.
Just marinate the tuna in a mixture of soy sauce oil salt and pepper with some cayenne for some heat if you want preferably for at least ten minutes or overnight. Take the tuna loin then cut it into 4 pieces steak size shape meat. Bake 4 to 6 minutes per inch thickness of fish or until fish begins to flake when tested with a fork but is still pink in the center.
Pour over the tuna steaks. Look at the side of the tuna to see how far through it is cooked but remember it will keep cooking for a short while when taken off the heat. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven and bake until the skin is no longer pink and flakes when poked with a fork about 10 to 12 minutes.
Step 1 prick tuna steaks all over with a fork and place in shallow glass dish. The actual cooking time will depend upon on how thick your steaks are. Put the tuna steaks into a heated frying pan over a high heat and allow to cook for 1 2 mins depending on how thick the tuna steaks are.
Place tuna steaks on a greased baking sheet or sheet pan in a single layer.