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Seared Sushi Grade Tuna Steaks -- Lotsa Pics
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Bayarad
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So my wife tells me yesterday that we haven't had fish in some time and even though she generally doesn't like fish, wanted me to cook some on the LBGE. Since I love fish this was not a problem. Picked up two sushi-grade Tuna steaks, some baby red potatoes and a yellow summer squash. Sliced the potatoes and squash into 3/4 " slices, and hit them with salt, pepper and Dizzy Pig Tsunami spin. The tuna steaks were dusted with Dizzy Pig Jamaican Firewalk. LBGE was cruising at about 425 degrees direct, hit the potatoes and squash for about 12 minutes flipping twice, then the tuna steaks seared for about 90 seconds per side. Absolutely incredible served with a combination of Hoffman House Tartar sauce seasoned with Emeril's pepper sauce. Wife ate every bit of it and is now wanting fish regularly! Sorry for the lousy I-phone pics, but you get the idea. Thanks for looking!
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Looks awesome! Nicely done... Jamaican Firewalk is good stuffMSV Chill Spot
Chester County, PA
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I'm about to eat some poke because of this.
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Those look great! I'm surprised the steaks weren't a little more pink still in the middle given the relatively short sear, but maybe that's the lighting?"I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Great lookin cook, I would tear that tuna up!!-----------------------------------------analyze adapt overcome2008 -Large BGE. 2013- Small BGE and 2015 - Mini. Henderson, Ky.
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Sorry Charlie...this Tuna is too good to go in a can!! Awesome cook!XL BGE; Medium BGE; L BGE
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wow, book marked. I haven't done fish enough, looks great. btw, where did you buy the sushi grade tuna?In Manchester, TNVol For Life!
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I have never tried tuna steaks, but I will now. Looks amazing.
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Sushi grade really doesn't mean anything other than it was frozen below a certain temp for a certain amount of time to kill some parasites. There's no official definition by the FDA. Micro definitions in states and industries, yes. The more important criteria, in my opinion, is first of all the species of the fish - bluefin, yellowfin, in that order are superior to many of the other species of tuna. Good luck finding bluefin, and it you do it'll cost a fortune. Then there's freshness and grade. Buy from someone who knows what they're doing. You get what you pay for - handling tuna wrong can ruin good tuna.
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Thanks @nolaegghead . . . very informative. Lots of poor "sushi grade" definitions out there.Columbus, OH
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I was always told "sushi grade" was super fresh, never frozen, wild caught . . blahahahahhaColumbus, OH
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as if everything is” -
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NDG said:Thanks @nolaegghead . . . very informative. Lots of poor "sushi grade" definitions out there.NDG said:I was always told "sushi grade" was super fresh, never frozen, wild caught . . blahahahahha
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I've got 4 "sushi grade" tuna steaks going to make for Saturday. Can't decide how I want to spice. Thinking just lite kosher salt and coarse peppercorn. But, recently saw this http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1145144/seared-ahi-tuna-with-soy-ginger-dipping-sauce-credit-scott-leysath-and-hunt-fish-cook recipe. Guess I'll decide Saturday. Yours look great!LBGE 2013 & MM 2014Die Hard HUSKER & BRONCO FANFlying Low & Slow in "Da Burg" FL
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Thanks everyone it was a quick easy cook and I could eat that all day long! Not sure why the market calls it "sushi grade" but they had two kinds available one was flash frozen and had a light pink color and was on sale for $7.99/lb. and the "sushi grade" had a dark red and almost black color on one side. Looked much richer and more appealing and was thawed on ice for $18.99 a pound. It was thawed and grill ready and it didn't disappoint, even at that price!
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The cheaper one may have been ahi, other one yellowfin. Just seems to fit the price.
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One suggestion for a good side with these: wasabi mashed potatoes. Killer."I've made a note never to piss you two off." - Stike
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Just in time for tuna season on the east coast.
And from what I've read it goes BFT, Big Eye tuna, then YFT. Huge BFT, 600+, took off VA Beach about two weeks ago. Just closed the trophy season down for the year.
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Sounds good JohnInCarolina! Mashed potatoes with wasabi powder or paste?
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