Seared Sesame Tuna with Orange Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 cup water
• ½ teaspoon salt, divided
• ⅔ cup uncooked couscous
• Cooking spray
• ¼ cup sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 4 (6-ounce) tuna steaks (about ¾-inch thick)
• ½ cup fresh orange juice (about 2 oranges)
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon dark sesame oil
• ½ teaspoon bottled minced fresh ginger
• ½ teaspoon bottled minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Directions:
1. Bring 1 cup water and ¼ teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan, gradually stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
2. While couscous stands, heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray. Combine the sesame seeds, flour, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and black pepper. Dredge both sides of tuna steaks in the sesame seed mixture. Add the fish to pan, and cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove the fish from pan, and keep warm.
3. While fish cooks, combine the orange juice and the next 5 ingredients (orange juice through garlic) in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Combine 1 tablespoon water and cornstarch, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Add the cornstarch mixture to the pan, and cook for 2 minutes or until the sauce is thickened, stirring frequently. Serve the fish with the couscous and sauce.
Yield: 4 servings.