Shared by Peter Hoffman

This recipe was shared by Peter Hoffman. Read more about his family in "Cool Down With Chef Peter Hoffman’s Summer Dinner Menu" and try his recipes for schav (cold sorrel soup), summer bean salad, and meurbeteig (summer fruit cake).
Place the anise seeds, coriander seeds, black peppercorns, and salt in a mortar pestle and crush until you have a coarse spice mixture.
Coat each side of the tuna steaks generously in the spice rub.
Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large cast iron pan over high heat. When the oil begins to smoke, add the tuna steaks and sear 2-3 minutes a side until the spices are toasty and brown.
Slice the tuna and serve immediately over a bed of potato salad with summer bean salad on the side.