Japanese Grilled Tuna

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 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
• 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

Recipe

• 1 combine oils, ginger and pepper. brush on steaks.
• 2 sprinkle with kosher salt.
• 3 marinate for 30 minutes.
• 4 combine sugar, water, rice vinegar, soy sauce and ginger.
• 5 stir to dissolve.
• 6 bring to boil on high heat and reduce until syrupy, about 15 minutes.
• 7 make a apste of the wasabi powder and the water.
• 8 whisk in wasabi paste.
• 9 the glaze should be used at room temperature.
• 10 grill tuna 2 minutes per side with lid closed for very rare - 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium-rare.
• 11 use either a squeeze bottle or a fork to streak glaze over fish.