Japanese Grilled Tuna Food

ASIAN MARINATED GRILLED TUNA

Steps:

• Arrange tuna in a single layer in a shallow dish.
• Combine in bowl and mix well the teriyaki sauce, sherry, chopped ginger, chopped scallions, garlic, pepper, lemon juice, and rice wine vinegar.
• Pour over the tuna.
• Chill, covered for 2 hours, turning the tuna once.
• Drain the tuna and let it come to room temperature.
• Brush tuna all over with olive oil.
• Grill 3-6 mins on each side.
• Serve with pickled ginger and sliced scallions.

GRILLED SPICY TUNA ONIGIRI

Steps:

• Cook rice with a rice cooker. You'll need sticky rice.
• When the rice is ready, add 1T of sesame oil and a pinch of salt to rice.
• Mince onion and jalapeno.
• Heat 1-2T canola oil in a frying pan.
• Stir fry the minced onion and jalapeno. When the onion turns clear, add tuna and the sauce. Mix them together and continue to stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
• Place half of the rice on your palm, press down to make it flat, just thick enough to hold the tuna. (like a burger patty).
• Place the spicy tuna in the middle of the rice.
• Cover it up with the rest of the rice.
• Shape the rice into triangle or circle. Put a rectangular piece of dried seaweed on the bottom of the rice.
• Heat 2T canola oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Place the rice and grill each side until they turn golden brown.

ORIENTAL GRILLED TUNA

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients except for tuna in a medium mixing bowl.
• Place tuna in sauce mixture.
• Marinate for 2-3 hours.
• Grill tuna over medium coals for 10 minutes or until cooked throughout, turning once.

GRILLED TUNA TERIYAKI

Steps:

• 1.In a shallow dish, stir together soy sauce, rice wine, garlic, and ginger. Place tuna in the marinade, and turn to coat. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• 2.Preheat grill for medium-high heat.
• 3.Remove tuna from marinade, and discard remaining liquid. Brush both sides of steaks with oil.
• 4.Cook tuna for approximately for 3 to 6 minutes per side, or to desired doneness.

JAPANESE GRILLED TUNA

Steps:

• Combine oils, ginger and pepper. Brush on steaks.
• Sprinkle with kosher salt.
• Marinate for 30 minutes.
• Combine sugar, water, rice vinegar, soy sauce and ginger.
• Stir to dissolve.
• Bring to boil on high heat and reduce until syrupy, about 15 minutes.
• Make a apste of the wasabi powder and the water.
• Whisk in wasabi paste.
• The glaze should be used at room temperature.
• Grill tuna 2 minutes per side with lid closed for very rare - 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare.
• Use either a squeeze bottle or a fork to streak glaze over fish.