Vegetarian Tuna Steaks With Spicy Garlic Sauce

Happy New Year!  I decided to splurge on yummy seitan for our dinners during the past week and I bought some vegetarian tuna steaks.  It's seasoned seitan wrapped in seaweed and it does have a hint of fishy flavor.  There are about 2 dozen tuna steaks in the package I found in the freezer section of the grocery store.  This amount should serve at least 8 folks.  If you are not cooking for a large party, you can separate the tuna steaks into smaller portions and place them in ziploc bags in the freezer.

I thawed the seitan in the fridge for a day and seperated the pre-cut pieces just to make sure I was able to throw them on my skillet all at once.

I added about 1 tablespoon of oil onto a hot skillet or pan and sear each side of the tuna steak until golden brown.  

Set aside while you make your garlic sauce.

 

I had to make two different batches of the garlic sauce because the first batch would be too spicy for our guests.   In the second batch, I added less chili sauce and threw in some chopped tomatoes for some acidity.  The garlic sauce can be served over fried tofu as well.

Spicy Garlic Sauce

Serves 4 (for one dozen tuna steaks or 8 ounces of fried tofu)

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon oil
• 3 tablespoons of minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce
• 2 teaspoons tamari
• 1 teaspoons of vegetarian bouillon powder or chickn' bouillon powder
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon garlic chili sauce
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch mixed with 2 tablespoons of water
• 3 chopped roma tomatoes
• 2 stalks of chopped green onions/scallions
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

1. Heat oil on a skillet or a pan and add garlic.  Stir until fragrant and add vegetarian mushroom oyster sauce, tamari, vegetarian bouillon powder, maple syrup, chili sauce, vinegar and cornstarch + water mix.  
2. Bring to a boil until sauce has thickened.
3. Add tomatoes and scallions.  Stir for about 2 minutes for tomatoes to soften.
4. Turn heat of the stove and add sesame oil to the sauce.  Stir sesame oil into the sauce and pour over fried tuna steaks or tofu with brown rice.  You can also serve the sauce on the side.