Japanese Grilled Tuna Japanese cooking recipe
Ingredients
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 tablespoon grated gingerroot
1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
4 (8 ounce) tuna steaks, about 1-inch thick
kosher salt
Wasabi soy sauce Glaze
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/4 cup light soy sauce
4 slices ginger, smashed
2 teaspoons wasabi powder
1 tablespoon water
Directions
1Combine oils, ginger and pepper. Brush on steaks.
2Sprinkle with kosher salt.
3Marinate for 30 minutes.
4Combine sugar, water, rice vinegar, soy sauce and ginger.
5Stir to dissolve.
6Bring to boil on high heat and reduce until syrupy, about 15 minutes.
7Make a apste of the wasabi powder and the water.
8Whisk in wasabi paste.
9The glaze should be used at room temperature.
10Grill tuna 2 minutes per side with lid closed for very rare - 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare.
11Use either a squeeze bottle or a fork to streak glaze over fish.
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