When grilling, searing, or baking tuna steaks, it is important to ensure that they reach an interior temperature of at least 130 degrees Fahrenheit. You may use the ThermoPro Meat Thermometer to securely and accurately monitor the internal temperature of the tuna as it is cooking, ensuring that you do not run the danger of ingesting hazardous parasites from your fish.
What temperature do you cook tuna on a thermapen?
Cooking the tuna steak to a final temperature of around 90°F (32°C) produces a delightfully rare steak that is still red in color and has the luscious texture that is the trademark of an excellent tuna steak. That means you should remove the tuna from the pan when it reaches 65°F (18°C), as measured by a rapid instant-read thermometer such as the Thermapen Mk4.
What is the best way to cook a tuna steak?
- It is sufficient heat capacity to cook a tuna steak in a cast-iron or other heavy-bottomed pan, and a light skiff of high smoke-point oil on the surface will assist heat transmission from the pan to the fish while also keeping it from sticking.
- The pan is heated over high heat, and the fish is only added after the surface temperature reaches 425–450°F (218–232°C), depending on the thickness of the fish.
Is tuna steak hard to cook like beef?
- In the course of cooking, fish myoglobins denature and become gray-brown at a temperature that is similar to that of beef myoglobin, between 140 and 160 degrees Fahrenheit/60 and 70 degrees Celsius.
- The connective tissues in tuna, like those in other fish, are far more easily broken down by cooking than the connective tissues in beef.
- The result is that a tuna steak is much easier to turn dry and crumbly when cooked than a beef steak.
How long does it take to cook tuna on each side?
The pan is heated over high heat, and the fish is only added after the surface temperature reaches 425–450°F (218–232°C), depending on the thickness of the fish. I want my tuna rare, so it just requires a minute or two on either side of the pan, but the interior temperature is the most important factor to consider.