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Tuna

🐟 Tuna

Ocean tuna — fried, grilled, or on seafood platters.

Tuna recipe Tanzania — 9 steps, serves 4.

Best places for Tuna

  • Tulioboliwa — tuna Samaki Samaki — Dar es Salaam
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Ingredients

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Serves 4 Prep 15 min Cook 12 min Calories ~371 kcal
  • 600 g Tuna steaks
  • 2 Lime
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • 1 Fresh chili
  • to taste Salt
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper
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How to cook Tuna

Tuna is prepared at coastal restaurants and homes by quick searing or grilling. Eaten with rice, salad or sandwiches. Tanzanian coastal tuna uses lime and chili.

  1. Pat tuna steaks very dry.
  2. Season with salt, pepper and lime.
  3. Rest 10 minutes.
  4. Heat grill or pan until very hot.
  5. Oil tuna and cooking surface.
  6. Sear 2–3 minutes per side for medium steaks.
  7. For rare center, sear 90 seconds per side.
  8. Rest tuna 3 minutes off heat.
  9. Slice diagonally; serve with salad or rice.

Tips

  • Dry tuna well — moisture steams instead of searing.
  • Do not overcook — coastal tuna is best pink inside.
  • Rest before slicing to keep juices in.

Frequently asked questions

Jinsi ya kupika tuna?
Mapishi ya Tuna yapo hapa chini — hatua 9 za kupika nyumbani, pamoja na viungo na vidokezo.
Viungo vya tuna ni vipi?
Orodha kamili ya viungo na vipimo iko kwenye sehemu ya Viungo hapa chini.
Tuna in English ni nini?
Tuna pia hujulikana kama Tuna Fish, Tulioboliwa Tuna — mapishi ya Tanzania kwenye Ladha za Tanzania.

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