Recipes Grilled Tuna with Fried Manchego 4.0 (3,757) Add your rating & review Chef Way Jose Garces serves seared tuna alongside cheese croquettes, which are made from a mixture of béchamel and grated Manchego and gelatin that's then rolled into balls, breaded and deep-fried.Easy Way Skip the croquettes and instead just bread and pan-fry small slices of Manchego cheese until crisp on the outside and oozing on the inside. More Tuna Recipes By Jose Garces Jose Garces Instagram Chef Jose Garces is regarded as a culinary expert in Spanish and Latin American cuisine, known for his expertise as an Iron Chef, a James Beard Award winner, an entrepreneur, and a food innovator with a restaurant group in Philadelphia. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 23, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: © Tina Rupp Total Time: 30 mins Yield: 4 Ingredients 1 large tomato, finely diced 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1 tablespoon minced shallot 1 teaspoon chopped thyme 1 teaspoon honey 1 garlic clove, minced 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for brushing and frying Salt 1 pound center-cut tuna steak (about 1 1/2 inches thick) Freshly ground pepper 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 large egg, beaten 1/2 cup fine dry bread crumbs One 1/2-pound wedge of Manchego cheese, sliced 1/4 inch thick and cut into triangles 1 large heart of romaine—large leaves coarsely chopped, small leaves left whole Directions In a large bowl, mix the diced tomato with the white wine vinegar, shallot, thyme, honey, garlic, crushed red pepper and the 1/4 cup of olive oil until emulsified. Season the tomato vinaigrette generously with salt. Heat a grill pan and brush it with olive oil. Brush the tuna steak with olive oil and season it with salt and pepper. Grill the tuna over moderately high heat, turning, until seared on the outside but still rare on the inside, about 13 minutes. Let the tuna rest for 5 minutes, then cut into slices. Meanwhile, heat 1/4 inch of olive oil in a large skillet until shimmering. Put the flour, egg and bread crumbs in 3 shallow bowls. Dip the cheese triangles in the flour, then in the egg and finally in the bread crumbs, pressing to help them adhere. Add the cheese to the hot oil and fry over moderately high heat, turning once, until golden and crisp, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain the fried Manchego on a rack and sprinkle lightly with salt. Add the romaine to the vinaigrette in the bowl and toss well. Mound the dressed salad onto large plates. Arrange the tuna slices on the plates and stack the fried manchego slices alongside the salad. Serve immediately. Suggested Pairing Fresh, berry-flavored rosé. Rate it Print