Grilled Texas Tequila Tuna

Total Time: 1 hr 14 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon ground red chile
• 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 finely chopped red bell pepper
• 2 lbs fresh tuna steaks (4 steaks, approximately 3/4 inch thick)

Recipe

• 1 mix all the ingredients together except the tuna in a bowl.
• 2 lay tuna in a shallow dish; pour marinade over tuna.
• 3 cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• 4 remove tuna from marinade and reserve liquid.
• 5 place tuna on prepared grill over medium heat, turning once.
• 6 cook until done, about 6-7 minutes per side (or cook until desired doneness).
• 7 heat marinade to boiling in saucepan; cook until bell pepper is tender.
• 8 serve over tuna.
• 9 may use swordfish or hailbut.