Marinated Grilled Tuna Steak

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

The secret to a perfect tuna steak is to cook it as you would a rare or medium-rare steak, overcooking will produce a tough dry fish, the center needs to be pink -- plan ahead the steaks need to marinade for 8-24 hours, prep time includes refrigeration time --- I have made this in the past many times it is *very* good!

• Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 8 hrs
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 3 (4 ounce) fresh tuna steaks
• ground black pepper (to taste) or lemon pepper (to taste)

MARINADE

• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice or 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 3 fresh garlic cloves, minced (can use less if desired)

Directions:

1. In a bowl combine all marinade ingredients until well blended.
2. Place the tuna steaks into a shallow glass dish (I use an 11 x 7-inch baking pan for this).
3. Pour the marinade over the tuna steaks and turn to coat.
4. Cover with plastic wrap.
5. Refrigerate 8-24 hours (turning a couple of times during chilling).
6. Preheat the grill to HIGH heat.
7. Oil the grill grate.
8. Remove the steaks from marinade (discard any marinade) and place on a plate.
9. Season lightly with freshly ground black pepper on both sides.
10. Grill the steaks for 5 minutes per side or until rare or medium-rare (DO NOT overcook the tuna or it will be dry!).
11. Delicious!

Reviews

[Sweet Tortellini]

This was excellent! Made this recipe just as prescribed with lime juice - yummy!

[Charmy]

Another winner from Kittencal!!Was my first time cooking tuna and they turned out great.I used the grilling frying pan the rest made everything as stated.Really nice flavour.Thanks for the recipe

[L-Burden]

I have made this mny times and can't believe I haven't reviewed it yet! This recipe is our favorite way to cook tuna steaks. I don't like mine pink in the middle...so a little extra cooking time for me makes this recipe perfect. THanks for sharing!