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Make this Straight-From-the-Restaurant Uncle Julio’s Spicy Seared Tuna Tacos Recipe at home and, with our Taco Tuesday Recipe, your Spicy Tuna Tacos will taste just like Uncle Julio’s.
Photo by Alex Archambault
Uncle Julio’s Spicy Seared Tuna Tacos
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Uncle Julio's Spicy Seared Tuna Tacos Recipe
Make this Straight-From-the-Restaurant Uncle Julio's Spicy Seared Tuna Tacos Recipe at home and, with our Taco Tuesday Recipe, your Spicy Tuna Tacos will taste just like Uncle Julio's.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Active Time3 minutes mins
Total Time13 minutes mins
Course: Appetizer, Lunch, Main Course, Party Recipe
Cuisine: Mexican, Seafood
Keyword: Street Tacos, Tacos, Uncle Julio's
Yield: 6 Tacos
Ingredients
- Uncle Julio's Mango Jicama Slaw Recipe Below
- Uncle Julio's Chipotle Crema Recipe Below
- One 6-ounce Sushi Grade Ahi Tuna Steak or pieces to equal 6 ounces
- 2 pinches Salt
- 2 pinches freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
- 2 pinches Cayenne Pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 6 Street Taco-Sized Corn Tortillas
Instructions
Prepare Uncle Julio's Mango Jicama Slaw and Uncle Julio's Chipotle Crema using the recipes below (Can be done in advance). Set aside.
Place tuna steak on a plate.
Sprinkle salt, pepper and cayenne over top and bottom side of tuna. Set aside.
Pour oil into a saute pan. Use a paper towel to coat the pan.
Place pan onto a burner over high heat.
Once the pan is hot, place prepared tuna into pan. Sear for about 15 to 20 seconds until a thin while line forms around the bottom of the tuna.
Flip tuna steak over and repeat the previous step.
When the tuna is cooked remove from the pan and place on a cutting board. Using a very sharp knife cut the tuna into 6 long strips.
Build Your Tacos
Place a clean skillet over medium low heat.
When hot, heat a corn tortilla in a hot pan for 10 to 15 seconds on each side. Remove heated tortilla and place onto a plate.
Add a helping of mango jicama slaw.
Add one strip of the tuna on top of the mango jicama slaw.
Drizzle with chipotle crema.
Fold to close.
Repeat with remaining tortillas.
Serve hot.
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Uncle Julio's Mango Jicama Slaw Recipe
Prep Time25 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Slaw
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Uncle Julio's
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup julienne cut Mango
- 3/4 cup julienne cut Jicama
- 1/4 cup peeled and julienne cut Cucumber
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed Lime Juice
- Salt
Instructions
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, except salt. Mix well.
Taste. Add salt to taste.
Can be made up to 1 day in advance - Store in a covered container in the refrigerator overnight.
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Uncle Julio's Chipotle Crema Recipe
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Total Time10 minutes mins
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Chile Sauce, Uncle Julio's
Ingredients
- 1 cup Mayonnaise
- 3/4 cup Sour Cream
- 2 Chipotle Peppers + 1 tablespoon Adobo Sauce from a can of Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce or more, to taste
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed Lime Juice
- 3 ounces Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Salt to taste
Instructions
Place all ingredients into a blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.
Taste. Add more adobo sauce, lime juice and/or salt, to taste.
Can be made in advance - Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator up to a week.
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Photo of “Lunch – Lunch and Uncle Julio’s” is by Alex Archambault and is used by permission under the Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Creative Commons License. Read the Full License Here – https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/legalcode. Thank you, Alex Archambault. Great Picture. Photos may be “representative” of the recipe and not the actual finished dish. All photo licenses listed were correct at the time of the posting of the page. Recipe Courtesy of Uncle Julio’s published on the Fox4News.com website of KDFW, Dallas-Fort Worth, TX on February 3, 2015 (at 9:31am CUT if you are interested in that sort of thing) and found by us on the wonderful Wayback Machine. Additional Information Courtesy of Wikipedia and is used by permission.
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