Air Fryer Tuna Steak (Perfectly Cooked in Under 5 Minutes!)
This Air Fryer Tuna Steak recipe is the easiest, fastest way to get a perfect sear on tuna—juicy inside, done in 5 minutes, and no guesswork!
Servings: 1
Ingredients
- 7 oz tuna steak 1 1/4″ thick, cold from the fridge
- 2 tsp oil
- ¼ tsp coarse salt
- ⅛ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 390ºF for 5 minutes while you prepare the tuna.
- Pat dry the tuna steaks. Rub with oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides.
- If your tuna steaks come frozen, thaw them overnight in the fridge OR inside the vacuum-sealed package immersed in a bowl of COLD water.
- Air fry the tuna for 2 minutes, flip, then cook for 1-2 minutes more (check the color after 1 minute, the edges will be grey and not pink). This will give you rare tuna steaks, so cook them longer if you prefer medium-rare.
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Notes
- Always preheat the air fryer. It helps develop a seared crust before the inside overcooks.
- You can scale up this recipe as desired but work in batches to keep the tuna steaks in a single layer in the air fryer. For most air fryers, you’ll only be able to fit 2 tuna steaks at a time.
- Pat the tuna dry before cooking so it sears instead of steaming.
- For best texture, don’t cook past medium unless you’re planning to flake it into something like tuna patties.
- Leftovers? Chill and slice for salads or poke bowls the next day.
Nutrition
Calories: 357kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.2g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 659mg | Potassium: 504mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Vitamin A: 4333IU | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 2mg