Keto Creamy Sriracha Sauce for Tuna Steaks

This keto creamy sriracha sauce goes great with meaty fresh tuna steaks. It’s a simple recipe but packed with flavor. With only 4 ingredients you can make this low carb high protein dinner in 15 minutes! And you will want to use the creamy sriracha sauce with everything and there is only 0.4g net carbs in 1 tablespoon!

You might also like this healthy roasted red pepper sauce.

I asked my husband what he thought would taste good as a sauce for tuna steaks and he suggested something with sriracha sauce. So he gets full credit for this keto tuna steak sauce recipe.

With just a few ingredients I whipped up this keto cream sriracha sauce while searing the tuna steaks. So this low carb, high protein dinner was done in about 15 minutes tops!

Let me tell you I love this creamy sriracha mayo. I even used it with Brussels sprouts the next day. It may become my new obsession.

Simple recipe ingredients I used.

All you need for this tuna steak sauce is sriracha sauce, mayonnaise and garlic. The sauce can also be used as a dip. By adding a little water you can make it thinner to pour. Otherwise leave it as is and serve it along side your tuna steaks as a dipping sauce.

What is sriracha sauce and is it keto?

If you’ve never had sriracha sauce it’s a Thai condiment that has the consistency of ketchup. It’s made with chili peppers, sugar, garlic, vinegar, and salt. Huy Fong’s is the most popular brand and has a rooster on the bottle. Some people refer to it as “rooster sauce”. (source)

Just like people use ketchup on almost everything, the same could be said of this condiment. I would consider sriracha sauce to be keto because you would not use much of it due to the heat. This recipe for example only uses 2 teaspoons.

1 teaspoon sriracha = 5 calories / 0.8g net carbs (source)

How to make seared tuna steaks with creamy sriracha sauce.

Step 1: To make the sauce, add ½ cup of mayonnaise with 1 crushed clove of garlic and 2 teaspoons of sriracha. Mix well and taste to see if you want it hotter or not and adjust accordingly.

Step 2: Spray a skillet with nonstick cooking spray then heat to a medium high heat. Sprinkle some salt and pepper over the tuna steaks then set them into the hot skillet. Then turn the heat down to medium

Step 3: Sear each side for about 3-5 minutes without disturbing them. The cooking time may differ depending on how thick your steaks are. The meat will cook it’s way up the steak from the bottom. So once it has cooked ¼ of the way up flip it to the other side.

Then take it out of the pan when that side has cooked ¼ of the way up. This will give you a rare center which tastes better in my opinion.

Step 4: Let the tuna rest for a few minutes then spoon the sauce over top or serve along the side as a dip. You may want to add a teaspoon or 2 of water if you want it thin enough to spoon over the fish.

So you can see how this easy keto dinner can be done in just 15 minutes. If you don’t like your tuna rare, just cook it a few minutes longer.

What keto recipes to serve with this tuna steak dinner?

If you are fan of the creamy sriracha sauce you might want to serve these celery root fries or keto cauliflower tater tots so you can dip them in it.

Other keto side dishes I like to serve with fish dinners are Mediterranean Brussels sprouts, cheesy scalloped turnip stacks, feta & zucchini or sweet & spicy green beans. 

Well I hope you like this keto sriracha mayo as much as I did. If you don’t care about carbs, try it with just about anything fried including French fries!

The nutritional information for 1 T of sauce is: 92 calories
10g fat / 0.4g carbs / 0g protein = 0.4g net carbs