Description
Air Fryer Tuna Steak Soy Ginger offers a quick and flavorful meal perfect for an easy dinner or weeknight dinner. The soy ginger tuna marinade ensures tender, juicy steaks ready in minutes for any family dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 5-6 oz raw tuna steaks skin removed
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 1 tsp ginger grated
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- sliced green onions
- sesame seeds
- soy sauce
Instructions
- Combine soy sauce, grated ginger, minced garlic, sesame oil, and tuna steaks in a large zip lock bag and let them marinate at room temperature for 10 minutes.
- Transfer tuna steaks to the air fryer basket and cook at 370 F for 4 to 5 minutes for medium rare, 5 to 6 minutes for medium, or 6 to 7 minutes for well-done.
- Garnish the cooked tuna with sliced green onions and sesame seeds, then serve with additional soy sauce on the side.
Notes
- As the tuna steaks do not require a long marinating time, leaving them at room temperature to marinate is fine
- Leaving them out also prevents the tuna steaks from being too cold that the cooking time becomes uneven
- Set a timer for the marinating step! If you leave it in the marinade for too long, it can cause the tuna to become overly salty
- When slicing to serve the tuna steaks, slice them against the grain
- Pat dry the tuna with a paper towel before marinating it for the best results
- Try to get tuna steaks that are similar in size, so they cook evenly
- If one is larger than the other, I recommend holding off adding the smaller steak to the air fryer basket for a minute or two, so the smaller one does not overcook
- An easy way to peel ginger to grate is to use the back of a spoon to scrape off the outer layer
- The loin of the fish is where you cut tuna steak from, so there is very little fat
- Be careful not to overcook the steaks as the lack of fat will leave them dry if overcooked
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Air Fryer
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Calories: 317kcal
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 2191mg
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g + 4g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 45g
- Cholesterol: 65mg