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Tuna Tataki on a Fire Pit: Easy Recipe for Seared and Flavorful Fish

4 October 2025 by
Tuna Tataki on a Fire Pit: Easy Recipe for Seared and Flavorful Fish
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Embark on a culinary world tour with the easy recipe for sesame-seared tuna: tuna tataki on the brasero. We mix the flavours of Mediterranean red tuna with influences from Japan!  

Equipment


Ingredients

  • 1 boneless pork shoulder (about 1.5 to 2 kg)
  • 4 cloves of garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of fresh rosemary, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons of fennel, chopped
  • Salt and pepper
  • Olive oil


The steps

Step 1:  light the brasero 

In a bowl, mix the garlic, rosemary, fennel, salt, pepper, and a drizzle of olive oil along with the chimichurri rub.

Step 2: prepare 

Mix the soy sauces in a mixing bowl.
Pour the sesame into another mixing bowl.

Cut the tuna into long thick slices of about 3cm. Dip the pieces of tuna in the soy sauces. Roll the pieces of tuna in the sesame to coat them completely.. 

Step 3: cooking on the braai 

Brush oil on the plancha of the TRIO brasero. Sear the tuna on all sides for about 2 minutes per side. Slice. Serve. 

 brasero