Soy Ginger Tuna
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients


- MARINADE:
- 1 cup Soy Sauce
- 1/2 cup tawny port - or sherry
- 3 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger - peeled and minced
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic - minced
- 3 green onions (scallions) - finely sliced
- 4 bluefin or yellowfin tuna steaks (6-8 oz. and 1 inch thick)
- SAUCE:
- 1 tablespoon hot water
- 2 tablespoons dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon shallots - minced, or green onions
- 3 tablespoons half and half

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- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter - sliced
- 2 teaspoons black sesame seeds for garnish
- RICE:
- 1 cup white rice
- 3 green onions - finely sliced
- 1 orange - peeled and cut up
- 1/2 can sliced water chestnuts
- 1 tablespoon butter
- salt and pepper to taste 
 
Wonderful Asian flavors are featured in this fantastic dish of marinated tuna steaks grilled to
perfection, topped with a delicious sweet and sour sauce, and served over a bed of rice flavored
with onion and orange.
 
Directions
MARINADE:

  • Place soy sauce, port (or sherry), brown sugar, ginger, garlic and scallions in baking
    dish.
  • Whisk together and add tuna steaks to marinade for 1 hour in the refrigerator. Turn occasionally
    if not covered completely in the marinade.

SAUCE:

  • Pour hot water in a small mixing bowl.
  • Add mustard and mix to form a paste.
  • Stir in soy sauce and let sit for 10 minutes.
  • Place

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wine, vinegar, lemon juice and shallots in a saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce liquid over medium high heat until reduced to approximately 3 tablespoons of liquid.
  • Add
    the cream and heat to reduce mixture by half.
  • Add sugar and teryaki sauce.
  • Turn down heat to low, add butter 1 tablespoon at a time and stir until each piece is incorporated.
    do not let the mixture boil or it will seperate.
  • Strain through a sieve into a clean saucepan.
  • Gradually stir in the mustard and soy mixture and keep warm on low heat.

    • TUNA:

    • Heat
      grill to medium or put 1 tablespoon of oil on a griddle pan and heat to medium high heat.
    • Remove tuna from marinade and place directly on the grill rack or grill pan.
    • Cook 3 minutes per side for medium rare, 4-5 minutes for medium or to desired doneness. Turn
      only once.
    • Serve over rice with sauce.
    • Garnish with black sesame seeds if desired.

    RICE:

    • Make rice according to the package directions.
    • When cooked, stir in green onions, orange, water chestnuts, butter, salt and pepper.


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