Best 8 Asian Marinated Grilled Tuna Recipes

TUNA GRILLED KOREAN-STYLE

Steps:

• In a plastic bag combine all ingredients except the tuna. Mix the marinade in the bag until combined and add the tuna, coating it completely. Seal the bag, refrigerate, and let the tuna marinate for 1 to 2 hours, turning it occasionally.
• Preheat a grill, or broiler with rack in the top position.
• Brush the grill with vegetable oil. Discard the marinade and grill the tuna (or broil it on a rack set in a baking pan) for 3 minutes on each side until medium rare.
• Serve immediately.

JAPANESE MARINATED FILLET OF TUNA

Steps:

• Combine the marinade ingredients in a medium-size bowl. Add the tuna and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours. Thirty minutes before cooking, remove the tuna from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature. Preheat a grill or broiler.
• In a large, nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the olive oil. Add the greens and cook until wilted. Add the water, salt and pepper. Cook just until greens are tender. Set aside and keep warm.
• Drain the tuna steaks and pat them dry. Brush with the remaining olive oil. Grill or broil until charred on the outside but still pink in the center, about 1 to 2 minutes on each side. Divide the greens among 4 plates. Place a piece of tuna over the greens. Top with some of the pickled ginger and serve immediately.

AHI TUNA MARINADE

Steps:

• Mix soy sauce, wine, lime juice, olive oil, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, and pepper flakes until well combined.

ASIAN GRILLED TUNA WITH WASABI AIOLI

Steps:

• In small bowl, mix all Wasabi Aioli ingredients. Cover and refrigerate until serving.
• If tuna steaks are large, cut into 8 serving pieces. In shallow glass or plastic dish or resealable food-storage plastic bag, mix vegetable oil, soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil, gingerroot and garlic. Add tuna; turn to coat with marinade. Cover dish or seal bag and refrigerate, turning once, at least 2 hours but no longer than 4 hours.
• Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat. Remove tuna from marinade; reserve marinade. Cover and grill tuna about 4 inches from medium heat 10 to 15 minutes, brushing 2 to 3 times with marinade and turning once, until tuna flakes easily with fork. Discard any remaining marinade. Sprinkle tuna with sesame seed. Serve with Wasabi Aioli.

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 TUNA WITH GINGER-SESAME SAUCE

Steps:

• Make the sauce. Stir-fry the scallions, ginger and garlic in the sesame oil for one to two minutes. Add the remaining ingredients and pour the sauce into a small bowl. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, preheat the grill. Sprinkle the tuna fish with olive oil on both sides and season with salt and liberal grindings of pepper. Grill the fish for two to three minutes on each side for rare, longer if you wish it more well-done. Serve with the sauce on the side.

ASIAN SESAME SEARED OR GRILLED TUNA (GLUTEN FREE)

Steps:

• Whisk tamari, sesame oil, mirin, honey, vinegar, ginger, green onions, and garlic together in a bowl until marinade is evenly mixed. Place tuna steaks in the marinade and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• Spread sesame seeds onto a plate. Remove tuna from marinade and discard marinade. Press tuna into sesame seeds until evenly coated.
• Heat olive oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot; cook tuna in the hot oil until cooked to desired doneness, 30 seconds to 5 minutes per side.

TUNA KEBABS WITH GINGER-CHILE MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk first 8 ingredients in medium bowl to blend; season to taste with ground white pepper. Transfer 3 tablespoons marinade to small bowl and reserve. Add tuna to remaining marinade in medium bowl and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes and up to 45 minutes.
• Spray grill rack with nonstick spray. Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Alternate tuna cubes, bell pepper squares, and onion squares on each of 6 metal skewers. Grill to desired doneness, turning frequently, about 4 minutes total for medium-rare. Transfer to platter. Drizzle reserved marinade over; sprinkle with chopped cilantro.