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Yellow Fin Tuna with Maine Shrimp Salsa and Jalapeno Black Beans and Rice

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When a person thinks about tuna, often their minds are on that cheap fish that comes in a can, that is used for Tuna Fish Sandwiches, or Tuna Casseroles, however tuna is much more than the cheap fish mush that comes in tins, and is honestly a wonderful fish.   Tuna is popular in tuna or sashimi, and also it is amazing seared and served in a plethora of ways, so I think that it is sad that such an amazing fish has been given such a bad rep as the junk in tins in the canned food section of the store.    I work at a fish market in Portland Maine, and one of the great joys is cooking the amazing fresh seafood items that we get into our store.   This week our fishermen landed a beautiful yellowfin tuna, and I had to get my hands on some of that wonderful fish.   Tuna is a dark meat fish, much darker and richer than even a salmon, and is great prepared in a multitude of ways.   Another item that our store has in right now, is precooked, head-on, Maine Shrimp...which I suppose needs a bit of