Seared Yellowfin Tuna with Sweet Pork Crackling, Red Grapefruit & Black Pepper Caramel
This recipe for seared yellowfin tuna with sweet pork crackling, ruby red grapefruit & black pepper caramel is one of my all-time favorite dishes.
Once you get it right it will wow anyone lucky enough to taste it. The black pepper caramel sauce & chill salt is available online, all you need to do is serve!
Seared Yellowfin Tuna with Sweet Pork Crackling, Ruby Red Grapefruit & Black Pepper Caramel
Ingredients
- 200 g piece of pork belly skin on
- 400 g tuna loin sashimi grade
- vegetable oil
- 2 ruby red grapefruit segmented
- 375 ml black pepper caramel 375 ml1 1/2 cups
- baby shiso leaves to garnish
Black pepper caramel
- 500 g white palm sugar finely chopped
- 10 red Asian shallots finely diced
- 12 garlic cloves finely diced
- 300 ml red wine vinegar
- 100 ml fish sauce
- 40 black peppercorns cracked
- 50 ml water
Instructions
Pork Belly
- Steam in a bamboo steamer, covered, over a wok of boiling water for 30 minutes.
- Remove and whilst the belly is still hot, lightly score the skin at 1cm intervals using a sharp knife, then rub salt into the score marks.
- Place the belly on foil, folding the sides up to the skin, leaving the skin uncovered.
- Place into a deep tray; add water until the belly is half submerged.
- Roast for 30 minutes at 240°C (fan)/ 465° F or until the skin is crisp and crackling.
- Once cooked, cut the crackling away from the belly and scrape off any remaining fat.
- Cut into strips and set aside.
- Slice the belly into 1cm (1/3 inch) slices and keep warm until ready to use.
Black pepper caramel
- Place the palm sugar into a saucepan with 50 ml (1 ⅔ floz) water and cook over medium-high heat until the sugar has melted and the caramel starts to bubble.
- Add the shallots and garlic, then just before the caramel starts to burn, add the vinegar, fish sauce and pepper to stop the cooking process.
- Bring back to the boil and simmer for 1-2 minutes to reduce a little, then remove from the heat and set aside.
- The caramel should be thick but of a pouring consistency just a bit thicker than honey.
Tuna
- Coat the tuna loin in chili salt and sear evenly all over in a lightly oiled hot pan.
- Remove from pan and sat aside to cool.
- Slice into 1cm (1/3 inch) thick pieces.
To Serve
- Assemble layers of pork belly, grapefruit and tuna.
- Drizzle with black pepper caramel.
- Garnish with shiso leaves and pork crackling.
Notes
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