Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009

Followed recipe exactly and was simple and delicious....would make again.

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Reviewed: Aug. 20, 2009

This was my first attempt at cooking fresh tuna steaks, and it was a huge success. Even the fussy eaters in our home enjoyed it! We follow a low sodium diet, so I used the following recipe to make a sodium free cajun seasoning: 1 Tbsp garlic powder, 1Tbsp onion powder, 2 tsp white pepper, 2 tsp black pepper, 1 1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper, 2 tsp dried thyme, 1/2 tsp dried oregano. As other reviewers stated, the tuna smokes as it cooks. It also gets quite black, but it is not burned... the blackening adds a delicious grilled flavore to the fish. Great recipe.

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Aunt Bee

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Emmaus, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2009

Delicious! My wife and I loved it. I would only cook the tuna for 2 minutes on each side however. I followed other reviewers suggestions and decreased the amount of butter. I also spiked our Penzey Cajun Seasoning with extra cayenne pepper and garlic powder. We did not have an issue with too much salt, even though salt was the second ingredient on the list. Highly recommend this recipe. Also note, this will produce a lot of smoke. We had our exhaust fan running on high, but we were still coughing at the end.

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Daniel & Tamra

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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2009

I really liked this and so did my whole family! It was super quick and tasted great. I'll make it again.

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Vickie

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2009

Instead of using tuna I used Mahi Mahi steaks and they were great. Do make sure you have sufficient ventilation first though because there will be smoke. The only reason I have this recipe a 4 instead of 5 is that using so much seasoning made it a little salty for my taste but no one else complained.

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Aunt Ree

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

great recipe for tuna steaks! perfect amount of spice....even my picky 2 year old loved it!! will definately be adding this to my recipe box

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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2009

This was a quick easy recipe. I loved the cajun spice but agree with the other reviews that it was too salty. Will google a cajun spice mix next time.

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Chelle

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Reviewed: Feb. 17, 2009

our tuna steaks were almost 2 inches thick, and 90 seconds per side was too long. definitely will only put them on 45 seconds or so per side next time. I used Tony Chachere's Cajun Seasoning.

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Reviewed: Feb. 10, 2009

WAY too salty using the creole seasoning. Next time I will make my own seasoning.

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2008

Simply Excellent or should I say simple and excellent :-)! This was a wonderful dish that was quick and easy to make. I was a bit nervous about making it at first given all the reviews that talk about the the intense smoke and fumes that arise from searing the tuna, especially since I had no desire to open my windows up in the dead of winter to ventilate my kitchen. But I didn't have to worry, I turned my stove ventilation system on high and it sucked up all the intense smells and the tuna seared great! My family just loved this and we will definitely be making this again and again and again! Note: I did make one adjustment to the recipe I added lemon pepper.

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008

Really great tasting. I added lemon pepper as well for an extra kick. served with saffron rice

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2008

excellent

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CaliforniaBaker

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Home Town: South Wales, New York, USA

Living In: San Diego, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2008

wonderful!!!!!! I seriously doubted this recipe due to its simplicity, but WOW was i wrong!!! I made my own Cajun seasoning (google it) and it formed this beautiful crust on the tuna. IMPORTANT--if this is your first time cooking tuna, you need to make sure your pan is very very very hot before you SEAR the steaks. Otherwise it will be very dry. The best part is that it only took 10 minutes from start to finish!!! Served on top of herbed rice with a little mango/black bean salsa to cut the heat.

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Nikki

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Living In: Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 2, 2008

OH MY!! This was awesome. I was marinating tuna for dinner the next day and had one extra tuna steak... so tried this recipe. I honestly wasn't expecting too much, but BOY was I wrong. I can't wait to buy some more tuna steaks so I can prepare this for my husband. This is my favorite way to prepare... and EAT tuna now!!

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

PERFECTION! This recipe is spot on, the seasoning is perfect and it is so easy to prepare. I served it thinly sliced on a bed of spring mix lettuce with sliced tomatoes, green onions, candied walnuts and little Rothchild Farms Ginger Wasabi Sauce. Can't wait to make this dish again!

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Susie

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Living In: Midland, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2008

A waste of good Ahi tuna. This was way to salty using the Cajun seasoning & when I'd printed the recipe (long time ago) I didn't notice anyone mentioning to cut back because of it. My husband even rinsed the tuna off by it didn't make that much difference. We like Cajun food, but this was not to our liking.

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2007

This was a very simple & tasty recipe. You do have to be careful not to over-cook the tuna. I served this on a bed of spanish rice & my 8-year old couldn't get enough!

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