“I had a great night out at Pacific Dining Room while on holiday at Byron Bay. The sesame tuna was superb. Would David Moyle share the recipe, I’d love to recreate this at home?”
Paul Harrington, Leichhardt, NSW
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Ingredients
White miso eggplant
Sesame marinade
Method
Main
1.For white miso eggplant, steam eggplant in a steamer over rapidly boiling water until tender (20-25 minutes). Place in a muslin-lined sieve over a bowl and stand to drain excess liquid (30-60 minutes). Discard liquid, transfer eggplant to a blender and process until coarsely chopped. Meanwhile, heat mirin in a small saucepan over medium heat, add white miso paste and whisk to combine. Cook, stirring over low heat, until miso paste dissolves (2-3 minutes). Add mirin mixture and remaining ingredients to eggplant and process until combined. Cool to room temperature. Makes 2 cups.
2.Meanwhile, for sesame marinade, simmer mirin in a small saucepan over medium heat until reduced by half (3-5 minutes). Add remaining ingredients and set aside.
3.Place tuna slices on a tray, pour marinade over and stand for 1 minute. Whisk together camellia tea oil and rice wine vinegar in a small bowl and season to taste with sea salt. Set aside.
4.Divide white miso eggplant among plates and top each with a slice of tuna. Combine crab, rice wine mixture and green onion in a bowl then place on tuna. Top with daikon, scatter with bonito flakes and shiso, and serve.
Extra-virgin camellia tea oil is available from Asian supermarkets and health-food stores. White miso paste and white sesame oil are available from Asian food stores. If white sesame oil is unavailable, substitute with a third of the quantity of toasted sesame oil.
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