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Grilled Tuna Steak Recipe

I love the colors in this grilled tuna steak recipe (and the taste ain't bad either!). The green of lime and red of chili make a marked contrast from the tuna steak and really bring this dish to life.

Here The Plated Grilled Tuna Steak Recipe

The flavorings can be mixed up in a matter of minutes. It's not a dry rub because there's lime juice in it yet it's hardly a marinade so I'm not sure what exactly I should call it, whatever it is though, it's got a something of a Thai influence with all that lime and chili, not to mention the coriander garnish.

The mix is patted onto the tuna steaks and then they're ready to grill, so it could really be much more simple. There's enough mix here to do about 4 medium steaks.

I like my Tuna steaks to be about an inch thick (2.5cm) and just cook them for a minute of two to color the outside whilst still leaving the inside raw. Even the lime juice "cooks" the Tuna so I guess you might call the cooking process just a warm up exercise!

Look At The Vibrant Colors On This Tuna Steak Recipe

Of course, if you like to cook your tuna for longer then that's up to you but certainly 4 or 5 minutes on each side will see a Tuna steak fully cooked through.

Because any grilled tuna steak recipe is such a short sharp intense flash of heat, I prefer to use the hotplate gas grill rather than my charcoal one. It's not often that I say this but on this occasion, firing up the charcoal grill just really isn't worth the effort.

Serves:- 4 people

Preparation Time:- 5 minutes
Cooking Time:- 4 minutes

Total Time:- 9 minutes

Ingredients:-

4 Medium tuna steaks
Zest and juice of one lime
½ inch or 1 cm of grated fresh ginger
1 red chili, seeded and finely chopped
A pinch of salt
For garnish:-
1 tablespoon freshly chopped coriander (cilantro)
Wedges of lime

Method:-

First of all, use this link for how to seed a chili without risking that horrible stinging by keeping your hands out of the way.

Add the lime zest, juice and grated ginger to a bowl together with the chili and mix. Now pat the mix onto the tuna steaks.

Grill the steaks over a high heat for a minute or two on each side and sprinkle with salt during the cooking process. That's it, you're ready to serve, so plate up, sprinkle the chopped coriander garnish and finish with a wedge of lime.