Seared Ahi Tuna

My friend Candy gave me a recipe for seared ahi tuna. She messaged me a photo of it, as she keeps a 3-ring binder of her recipes. I looked online and googled and found the recipe:  https://www.chewoutloud.com/marinated-seared-ahi/

I made this a few days ago (21 June 2026). The tuna was .85 lbs, 13.6 ounces, 1” thick. 

I halved the recipe for the marinade and used less salt.

The tuna was refrigerated from 2pm to 7:15pm. I forgot to pat dry the tuna and it was also still frozen in the middle. 

For the Sriracha mayo (there is a link in the recipe),  I placed it in a small zip lock bag, cut the tip and piped it on the sliced tuna. 

This was delicious! I’ve ordered ahi tuna in restaurants. No more! 

 Ahi tuna in the marinade. 

  

 Seared for one minute on each side.

The directions states to let the tuna rest and cool for 10 minutes, but I cut into it after about a minute. It was perfect.