Friday, September 4, 2009

Need a good Tuna recipe.

Internet comes in handy in these cases, i'll give it that much.
Found a great marinade that calls for 2 limes, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 crushed clove garlic, and grated ginger. Instead of fresh ginger (which I did'nt have handy) I used this prepackaged ginger product that looks like a tube of toothpaste. Really handy to have around, so I squeezed out a liberal dollop of it. It does have some sweetner added, so if you want you can use a little less honey. Added salt,threw it over the steaks in a plastic bag and let marinade for an hour, tho' it could go up to 4 hours.

Tuna steaks are tricky to cook, at least for me. I like my tuna pink or "translucent" in the middle, and it's a very narrow window timewise between undercooked, perfect, and overcooked. The first time , I overcooked it and it was the equivalent of what comes out of the can. So this time I was determined to do better. I used medium high heat for the gas grill, and cooked them for 8 minutes on one side. You can rotate them after four minutes if you want to get those nice cross-hatch grill marks. I turned them over and went about 2 minutes tops, before pulling them off. The wife doesn't eat tuna, so I can be a little adventureous here.
The result was pretty good. Nice crusty outer shell, and good texture in center. The only thing i'd change going forward is maybe going 6-7 minutes on the first side instead of 8. I will definitely make this again and try to have pics next time.

Disclaimer: This is not a recipe. This is an actual account of a random occurance.

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