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Guam Volcano Tuna
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toothpick
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This tuna was amazing. I got the recipe from Steven Raichlen's new Planet Barbecue! book.
The thing that worried me about this was that all the Old Bay and cracked pepper might overwhelm the tuna flavor. Fear not. This was really a great adventure for the taste buds.
Here's the recipe:
For the Dipping Sauce
1 tablespoon wasabi powder, or 1 tablespoon wasabi paste
1 piece (2 inches) fresh ginger, peeled (for 1 tablespoon grated)
1 lemon
3/4 cup soy sauce
1 scallion, both white and green parts, trimmed and sliced crosswise paper-thin
1 hot chile, thinly sliced crosswise
For the Tuna
4 tuna steaks (each about 1 1/2 inches thick and 6 to 8 ounces)
6 to 8 tablespoons cracked black peppercorns
2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
Coarse salt (kosher or sea)
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Lemon or lime wedges, for serving
1. Prepare the dipping sauce: If you are using powdered wasabi, place it in a mixing bowl and add 1 tablespoon of warm water. Stir to form a paste and let stand for about 5 minutes. If you are using wasabi paste, place it in a mixing bowl. Grate the ginger on a fine grater into the bowl; you should have about 1 tablespoon. Cut the lemon in half and cut a thin slice off one half. Cut the slice in quarters, remove any seeds, and set the lemon quarters aside for garnishing the sauce. Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon into the bowl, squeezing it through your fingers to catch any seeds. Add the soy sauce, scallion, and chile and stir to mix well. Divide the sauce among 4 small bowls. Float a quarter lemon slice in each bowl. The dipping sauce can be prepared up to 1 hour ahead.
2. Prepare the tuna: Place the tuna steaks on a large plate and thickly crust them with cracked peppercorns, pressing the pepper onto the fish on both sides and the edges. Generously season the tuna with Old Bay seasoning and salt. Place the olive oil in a shallow bowl.
3. Set up the grill for direct grilling and preheat it to high.
4. When ready to cook, brush and oil the grill grate. Dip each piece of tuna in the olive oil on both sides, then arrange it on the hot grate. The dripping oil may and should cause flare-ups—it's supposed to. The flames will help sear the crust. Grill the tuna until it is dark and crusty on the outside but still very rare inside, 2 to 3 minutes per side, turning with tongs. When done the tuna should feel quite soft when poked.
5. Transfer the grilled tuna steaks to a cutting board and cut them into 1/4-inch slices. Cut down through the steaks, holding the blade perpendicular to the cutting board. Each slice will have a dark crusty exterior and a blood-rare center. Fan out the slices on a platter or plates. Garnish the tuna with lemon or lime wedges and serve the bowls of dipping sauce alongside.
The thing that worried me about this was that all the Old Bay and cracked pepper might overwhelm the tuna flavor. Fear not. This was really a great adventure for the taste buds.
Here's the recipe:
For the Dipping Sauce
1 tablespoon wasabi powder, or 1 tablespoon wasabi paste
1 piece (2 inches) fresh ginger, peeled (for 1 tablespoon grated)
1 lemon
3/4 cup soy sauce
1 scallion, both white and green parts, trimmed and sliced crosswise paper-thin
1 hot chile, thinly sliced crosswise
For the Tuna
4 tuna steaks (each about 1 1/2 inches thick and 6 to 8 ounces)
6 to 8 tablespoons cracked black peppercorns
2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
Coarse salt (kosher or sea)
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Lemon or lime wedges, for serving
1. Prepare the dipping sauce: If you are using powdered wasabi, place it in a mixing bowl and add 1 tablespoon of warm water. Stir to form a paste and let stand for about 5 minutes. If you are using wasabi paste, place it in a mixing bowl. Grate the ginger on a fine grater into the bowl; you should have about 1 tablespoon. Cut the lemon in half and cut a thin slice off one half. Cut the slice in quarters, remove any seeds, and set the lemon quarters aside for garnishing the sauce. Squeeze the juice from the remaining lemon into the bowl, squeezing it through your fingers to catch any seeds. Add the soy sauce, scallion, and chile and stir to mix well. Divide the sauce among 4 small bowls. Float a quarter lemon slice in each bowl. The dipping sauce can be prepared up to 1 hour ahead.
2. Prepare the tuna: Place the tuna steaks on a large plate and thickly crust them with cracked peppercorns, pressing the pepper onto the fish on both sides and the edges. Generously season the tuna with Old Bay seasoning and salt. Place the olive oil in a shallow bowl.
3. Set up the grill for direct grilling and preheat it to high.
4. When ready to cook, brush and oil the grill grate. Dip each piece of tuna in the olive oil on both sides, then arrange it on the hot grate. The dripping oil may and should cause flare-ups—it's supposed to. The flames will help sear the crust. Grill the tuna until it is dark and crusty on the outside but still very rare inside, 2 to 3 minutes per side, turning with tongs. When done the tuna should feel quite soft when poked.
5. Transfer the grilled tuna steaks to a cutting board and cut them into 1/4-inch slices. Cut down through the steaks, holding the blade perpendicular to the cutting board. Each slice will have a dark crusty exterior and a blood-rare center. Fan out the slices on a platter or plates. Garnish the tuna with lemon or lime wedges and serve the bowls of dipping sauce alongside.
Comments
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Looks terrific. Seared tuna is one of my favorite meals.
I like the sound of that recipe. Thanks for sharing. I agree it sounds like the pepper would overpower the fish. I'll take your word for it and give it a rip one day soon. -
Looks awesome, I love nicely seared Tuna. I will definately have to give this a try!
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Yeah, I was afraid of screwing up some perfectly good tuna, but it all came out ok. The dipping sauce was really worth it too. The ginger/soy/wasabi blend all went nicely with the other flavors. Give it a go sometime.
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Thanks! We were really pleased with how it turned out. Been doing a lot of pulled pork lately. This was a great change of pace.
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toothpick - You did a perfect job searing that tuna! Thanks for posting the recipe, and may give it a try soon! Tuna looks awesome!!
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toothpick, you can rest assured I'll be trying that recipe. I love seared ahi!
You pic looks like it should be on the cover of a magazine. -
Looks amazing. Nicely done!
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that looks amazing. the 1st and last time I tried to sear tuna....I overcooked it.
13.99 a llb, and I overcooked it. Talk about pissed, I'm gonna try this. -
Perfectly done. What was your sear temp? Last tuna I did I think my temp was too high. Got a nice exterior crust but was overcooked, around medium.
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Thanks! I was very happy with how it came out. My wife had me throw hers on for a bit more to get it closer to medium. To each her own, right?
I seared these for about 90 seconds per side at around 600f on my cast iron grate.
Recently I seared some stuff at 750f. I fried my gasket and nearly lost my eyebrows. 600 got the job done nicely and it felt a little less death-defying.
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