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Air Fryer Tuna Steaks are a quick and simple weeknight meal. You can make this delicious recipe from fresh tuna and a ginger and soy sauce marinade.
Because this recipe has almost zero prep time, plus a fast cook time, you will have time to relax with your family once dinner is done.
Why you will love Air Fryer Tuna Steaks
Air fryer fish recipes make the best dinners. This sweet and savory recipe is easy to prepare with ingredients you likely have on hand.
If you are looking for more Air Fryer Fish Fish Recipes, you will love a few of our other recipes like Tilapia, Halibut, or Salmon.
If you love this dish, you might also enjoy our other air fryer seafood recipes.
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Ingredients:
- boneless ahi tuna steaks – (about 6 ounces each)
- sesame oil – or olive oil
- soy sauce
- fresh ginger
- fresh garlic – minced or pressed
- honey – or brown sugar
- Optional – sesame seeds or chopped green onion
How to Make Tuna Steaks In Air Fryer
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In a large sealable bag, like Ziploc, combine ingredients to make the ginger soy marinade. Place raw tuna steaks into the mixture and coat both sides. Let tuna marinate for about 30 minutes.
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Prepare the air fryer basket by lightly spraying with an olive oil spray or other non stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
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Remove steaks from marinade and place inside the air fryer basket. Air fry at 380 degrees F from 8-10 minutes, turning halfway through cooking time.
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Remove from basket, season with salt to taste and sprinkle steaks with sesame seeds before plating.
Air Fryer Tuna FAQ’s
Tuna is an excellent source of healthy protein and omega 3 fatty acids, and vitamin, and low calories, carbohydrates and sodium. USDA recommends the average person consume between 45-55 grams of protein a day.
Because the raw fish combines with the marinade, you must discard any remaining. However, if you want a dipping sauce, feel free to reserves a portion of your original sauce prior to adding steaks. You may also wish to add a Tbsp Rice Wine, rice vinegar, or Tbsp Mirin to enhance the flavor of the marinade.
Because the soy sauce is already salty, seasoning is subjective to your taste. You can add a pinch of salt and pepper, a dash of lime juice, or leave off altogether.
Tuna steak should only be eaten in sushi, or raw if it is labeled as sushi-grade tuna.
This recipe is best eaten fresh, however if you do have leftovers, they should be placed in the fridge within two hours, and can be stored for three to four days. To reheat in the air fryer, cook at 380 degrees F for three to five minutes.
Although these two are often confused, Ahi is technically a smaller fish in the Yellowfin category.
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Air Fryer Tuna Steaks
Equipment
- 1 Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 2 ahi tuna steaks, about 6 ounces each
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated
Instructions
- In a large sealable bag, combine ingredients to make the ginger soy marinade. Add tuna steaks into the mixture and coat both sides. Let tuna marinate for about 30 minutes.
- Prepare the air fryer basket by lightly spraying with an olive oil spray or other non stick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- Remove steaks from marinade and place into the prepared air fryer basket. Air fry at 380 degrees F from 8-10 minutes, turning halfway through cooking time.
- Remove from basket, season with salt to taste and sprinkle steaks with sesame seeds before plating.
- Cooking time may vary depending on the wattages of your air fryer and thickness of tuna steaks. Keep an eye on food as it is cooking. You can add 2 -3 minutes cook time if necessary.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
The recipe was easy to prepare and tastes delicious
In South Africa, our airfryers are calibrated in Celsius, and so, we set the temperature to 190C to bake the tuna steaks for 4 minutes on each side, after a brief conversion. As I tend to forget to flip the steaks midway, this method seems to work well for me. To enhance the flavor, I marinated the steaks in a bag overnight, resulting in extremely delicious tuna steaks!
That sounds amazing! Thank you for sharing.
Delicious!! So easy! Will definitely make again!
Thank you Lisa!