Ingredients

For the Tuna:

2 (4-5 oz) tuna loin steaks

1/4 cup of black sesame seeds

1/4 cup of regular sesame seeds

olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

For the soba noodles

8-10 oz of soba noodles

For soba noodle sauce

1/2 cup of soy sauce

2 cloves garlic - finely minced

2 tsp of ginger - finely minced

1 Tb and 1 tsp sesame oil

2 Tb mirin

4Tb scallions - chopped

pinch of chili pepper flakes

salt and pepper to taste

cilantro to garnish

Preparation

Tuna

1)Heat non-stick skillet until smoking 2)lightly coat tuna with a bit of olive oil 3) mix sesame seeds, salt and pepper together 4) coat both sides of tuna with mixture 5) sear tuna until seeds get a bit of color 6) rest for 10 minutes and then cut into strips

Soba Noodles

  1. boil in water until tender (approximately 5 minutes)
  2. cool in ice bath (for about 5 minutes
  3. combine all sauce ingredients
  4. take noodles out of ice bath and place in bowl
  5. pour sauce to coat noodles and toss
  6. adjust seasoning if necessary by adding salt or pepper
  7. divide noodles into two portions and plate
  8. put tuna on top of noodles
  9. if any sauce is remaining, drizzle on tuna
  10. garnish with cilantro