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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
4 tuna steaks - (4 oz ea)
2 tsp sesame oil
1 garlic clove, minced
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly-ground black pepper
1/2 cup sesame seeds
Directions
Rub both sides of the tuna steaks with the sesame oil and garlic, then
season with the salt and black pepper.
Place the sesame seeds in a shallow dish and press the tuna into the seeds
to coat completely.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the coated fish and cook
for 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until desired doneness.
This recipe yields 4 servings. Serving size: 1 tuna steak.
Exchanges Per Serving: 4 Lean Meat, 1 Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 281; Calories from Fat 150; Fat 17g;
Saturated Fat 2g; Cholesterol 42mg; Sodium 114mg; Carbohydrates 4g;
Dietary Fiber 2g; Sugars 2g; Protein 29g.
Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-25-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2002"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 124 Calories; 11g Fat (76.6%
calories from fat); 3g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 69mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 0
Vegetable; 2 Fat.
NOTES : Recipe from "Mr. Food's Quick and Easy Diabetic Cooking: Over 150
Recipes Everybody Will Love" by Art Ginsburg, (© American Diabetes
Association, 2001)
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Contributor: Art Ginsburg
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 4
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