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Sweet and Sour Grilled Tuna
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schedulePrep 0 min
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speedmedium
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Source revision: Revision 4519020
License: CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikibooks contributors
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 pounds ahi tuna loin, cut into 2 pieces
- ¼ cup ketchup
- ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp peanut oil
Directions
- Combine ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar. Reserve ¼ cup and add tuna to larger amount of mixture and toss to coat. Drain tuna and set aside.
- Coat a sheet of newspaper with 1–2 tsp oil. Wad up and place under a good chimneyful of natural chunk charcoal. Light and wait 15 minutes or until coals are coated with light gray ash.
- Rub grate with remaining oil and place on heated chimney. Add tuna and cook 15–30 seconds or until desired doneness is achieved.
- Remove to a plate and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let rest 3 minutes.
- Slice thinly across the grain and serve with reserved marinade, or wrap tightly with a new sheet of plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 3 days.
