Pepper Seared Tuna, Peach Chutney

There was an old Iron Chef peach battle between a Japanese chef and Iron Chef Sakai (it was a chef vs chef battle, with no assistants). I remember this episode vividly because the challenger pressure-cooked a pot a of fresh peaches, beef, and tons of whole and crushed peppercorn.  It was pretty bizarre but I loved the idea of intense crushed peppercorns and sweet, soft concentrated peaches.  The idea of making a peach compote triggered a random flashback to this Iron Chef episode, inspiring a seared peppercorn crusted tuna steak to match with the peach compote.

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