I love tuna steaks, but purchasing them from a place that keeps high quality tuna is quite expensive. At Whole Foods, I know I will get a good ahi tuna steak and so I go ahead and pay the crazy $20/pound for it. I can make four nice meals out of a pound, so to me, it is worth it. With this tuna, I can do a very simple asian marinade or S/P/EVOO and sear one minute on each side. I love the tuna nice and rare.
Moving on, I was in Safeway yesterday and saw their tuna steaks were only $7/lb. I asked to smell and feel the tuna, and after it checked out I decided to take a piece home to test it out for fun. First off, I am sure this is the tuna they put the red dye into, as red liquid came out of it as it thawed/came to room temperature. The Whole Foods tuna did nothing of the sort. I am going to cook this Safeway tuna today for lunch, but I wonder if I can really risk eating it rare. I am going to do S/P/EVOO, but should I maybe sear it 2-3 minutes a side instead of the normal 1 minute? It is a 1" thick steak, pretty standard.
Also, if anyone has any other experiences with grocery store tuna steaks, I'd definitely like to hear it. Trader Joe's has some frozen tuna steaks in their seafood freezer...but they are an off-white color instead of red. Not sure why, unless it is a different kind of tuna. Know if these are any good?
So yeah, will I die if I cook this Safeway tuna steak to rare?
Moving on, I was in Safeway yesterday and saw their tuna steaks were only $7/lb. I asked to smell and feel the tuna, and after it checked out I decided to take a piece home to test it out for fun. First off, I am sure this is the tuna they put the red dye into, as red liquid came out of it as it thawed/came to room temperature. The Whole Foods tuna did nothing of the sort. I am going to cook this Safeway tuna today for lunch, but I wonder if I can really risk eating it rare. I am going to do S/P/EVOO, but should I maybe sear it 2-3 minutes a side instead of the normal 1 minute? It is a 1" thick steak, pretty standard.
Also, if anyone has any other experiences with grocery store tuna steaks, I'd definitely like to hear it. Trader Joe's has some frozen tuna steaks in their seafood freezer...but they are an off-white color instead of red. Not sure why, unless it is a different kind of tuna. Know if these are any good?
So yeah, will I die if I cook this Safeway tuna steak to rare?