The Duck and Dumpling
I mentioned the Sui Mai the last time I described ventured to the duck and dumpling. They were exceptional this time as well.
Now I’d like to focus on a dish I alluded to previously and as you might have guessed it didn’t take me long to sample it again. The best tuna in Raleigh, hands down. The Seared Tuna is a special they generally have. It starts with a large sashimi grade tuna steak. They roll the tuna is a simple mix of salt, pepper and thyme. The chef sears it briefly on the outside, just enough to have a thin cooked skin that’s visible when plated. The tuna is sliced into what I like to call slabs and placed on top of a bed of mixed greens. The whole thing is drizzled with a house made balsamic vinaigrette.
This is a fairly simple dish, but it exemplifies what you can get when you start with the right ingredients. Give this one a try, ask for some hot sauce or wasabi if you want to spice it up.
–Matt