Recipe

Japanese Grilled Tuna Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Chefelaine / All my dishes 1 year, 3 months ago According to Japanese cuisine, this tuna should be cooked to the very rare stage. However, you can very easily cook it to your preference! Prep:40m Cook:5m Servings:4	Chefelaine
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Ingredients

1 tbsp sesame oil

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 tbsp grated ginger

1 tbsp cracked black pepper

4 eight-ounce tuna steaks about 1 inch thick

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Wasabi Soy Sauce Glaze:

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup rice vinegar

1/4 cup light soy sauce

4 slices fresh ginger, smashed

2 tsp Wasabi powder

salt

Directions

Combine oils, ginger, and pepper

brush on the tuna steaks

sprinkle with salt

marinate for 30 minutes

combine sugar, water, rice vinegar, soy sauce, and vinegar

Bring to the boil on high heat, and reduce until syrupy (about 15 minutes)

whisk in Wasabi paste

The glaze should be used at room temperature

grill tuna 2 minutes per side, with the lid closed for 'very rare'

or, grill 3 to 4 minutes per side for 'medium-rare'

Drizzle glaze over the fish

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Comments

sharyl4 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Always looking for new & different fish recipes. Sure will give this a try!! Do you know if it would work with salmon as well? Thanks Chef!! :)

theiris 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Robot is right, we like the same stuff! Mare

dagnabbit 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Definitely another five, Elaine
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docjoe 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Another winner. Great Elaine!

bizzielizzie 1 year, 3 months ago said:
I am not usually that fond of Japanese food but this is lovely. I cooked the tuna all the way through though, I hate raw or nearly raw fish

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