Air Fryer Tuna Steaks

Air Fryer Tuna Steaks are truly amazing. They came out amazing cooked to perfection and bursting with flavor. They are delicious, and this recipe only needs a few ingredients.

Today, I made a simple lemon butter sauce to drizzle onto the tuna steaks, and the air fryer did an amazing meal of making the tuna steaks tender and delicious.

If you are like me and looking for even more ways to use your air fryer. Air Fryer seafood is amazing. I love all things seafood in the air fryer; fish comes out tender and delicious.

What Are Tuna Steaks

While everyone is familiar with tuna sold in a can. Tuna is a saltwater fish

The original form is Tuna Steak, which is amazingly low in fat and high in Omega 3 fatty acids. Tuna actually has several ways it is served. The most common are canned, like steaks and raw for sushi.

There is a high level of mercury in tuna, so it is advisable that you only eat tuna once or twice a week.

What Ingredients Are In Air Fryer Tuna Steaks

Today, I prepared a simple marinade for the tuna steaks, which only included olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, dried thyme, salt, and black pepper.

How Do You Cook Air Fryer Tuna Steaks

• I started preparing a simple marinade: mix the olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, thyme, salt, and black pepper in a large mixing bowl.
• Add your tuna into the marinade, cover, and place it into the refrigerator for about thirty minutes.
• Then preheat your air fryer to 380 degrees F, air fryer setting, for 5 minutes.
• Place your steak into the air fryer basket, and set the time for 8 minutes. Flipping halfway during the cooking process.
• Plate, serve, and enjoy!

Some Common Questions Asked About This Recipe

WHAT DOES TUNA STEAK TASTE LIKE?

Tuna is a really different type of steak. It is a meaty dish. Tuna steaks almost resemble the same texture and consistency as steak.

It is sold as a bright red fish. The surprising thing for me was that tuna steak tastes absolutely nothing like the canned tuna that I grew up with.

How Do You Make Air Fryer Ahi Tuna Steaks?

Ahi Tuna Steaks only means that they are semi-cooked, meaning that you eat them medium-rare. There are two different types of Tuna Steaks; Ahi Tuna is cooked and prepared from Hawwain Ahi, while traditional Tuan teaks are prepared from Yellowtail Tuna.

Typically you only pan sear Ahi Tuna, while Tuna Steaks are cooked all the way through.

Is It Safe To Eat Raw Tuna Steaks?

yes, depending on where you purchsd the Tuna Steaks from, it is perfeclly safe. Rememebr, there is raw tuna served in sushi bars and restaurnts all over the weorld.

When you are picking out your tuna steaks and making Air Fryer Ahi Tuan Steaks look for a firm texture but a bright red to pink color. Tuna is typically sold as a whole loin. Ask your butcher to cut the tuna into steaks.

How To Prepare Frozen Tuna Steaks In the Air Fryer

This is one of the most popular and affordable ways to purchase Tuna Steaks. I fyou want to cook them from forzen it’s actually really simple to do so.

• Preheat your air fryer to 390 degrees F, air fryer setting, for about 5 minutes.
• Add the frozen steak to the air fryer
• Set the timer for 8 minutes, flipping halfway–this is depending on how cooked you want the steak, for Ahi Tuna, you will only need about 5 to 6 minutes.
• If you are going to use a frozen tuna steak just add some dipping sauce, so it will have some flavor, it is very hard to marinade a frozen tuna steeak.

Some Other Great Air Fryer Seafood Recipes-

• Air Fryer Scallops
• Air Fryer Shrimp
• Shrimp Roll

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