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This delicious Grilled Ahi Tuna recipe and photos were shared with my by Karen Calanchini, Food Stylist and Photographer, of Redding, CA.
Karen says, "This is a great company dish that is easy to prepare ahead of time with just a few
last minute garnishes. It is appealing to the eye, very flavorful, and light.
Serve with a do ahead
Orange Zested Wheat Berries Salad and
Oven-Roasted Asparagus, drizzled with
walnut oil, and lemon zest.
More of delicious
Tuna Recipes
and also
How To Select, Buy, and Cook Fish.
Grilled Ahi Tuna with Oriental Sauce
Recipe Type:
Tuna,
Seafood,
Barbecue
and Grilling
Yields:
2 servings
Prep time:
15 min
Cook time: 6 min
 Ingredients:
2 teaspoons cream-style Horseradish
1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon Chile Garlic Sauce
1 tablespoon dry sherry
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
2 Ahi
Tuna steaks, each about 1 inch thick
Coarse
salt
and freshly-ground
black pepper to taste
1 English cucumber, peeled, seeded and cut into matchsticks
3 green onions (garnish), thinly sliced
Fresh
cilantro sprigs (garnish), leaves removed and set aside
Preparation:
To prepare Oriental Sauce: In a medium-size
bowl, combine horseradish, soy sauce, chile garlic sauce, sherry, sesame
oil, and ginger; whisk until well combined. Taste and
adjust seasonings, if needed, to your taste. Set aside.
Preheat barbecue grill (oil hot grill to help prevent sticking).
Salt and pepper tuna steaks to taste. Brush tuna steaks with a little of the prepared oriental sauce.
Place the marinated tuna steak over direct heat, and cook only until grill marks form,
approximately 3 minutes per side. As soon as you see grill marks on the tuna, turn the tuna filet over and move the tuna to indirect
heat. Do not overcook the tuna or the meat will become dry and lose its flavor. It will have a white ring around the edges, but the
center will be very pink when done. Remove from grill.
Place cucumber in center of each serving plate, top with cooked tuna steak.
Drizzle Oriental Sauce around. Garnish with green onions and cilantro leaves
Makes 2 servings.
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