Wasabi Grilled Tuna Recipes

TUNA WITH WASABI LIME BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Arrange tuna steaks in one layer in a shallow dish and lightly brush both sides with oil.
• Spread peppercorns and dill evenly on both sides of tuna and marinate 20 minutes.
• Grill tuna on a oiled rack set about 5-6 inches over glowing coals. 3 minutes on each side for medium-rare fish. (Alternatively, grill tuna in a preheated oiled well-seasoned ridged grill pan).
• Make sauce while tuna marinates:.
• In a heavy saucepan combine scallions, coriander, lime juice, soy sauce and wasabi paste and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low and whisk in butter, 1 piece at a time, lifting pan from heat occasionally to cool mixture and adding each new piece before previous one has melted completely. (Do not allow sauce to simmer. Sauce should not get hot enough to seperate).
• This dish goes well served with garlic mashed potatoes and french green beans.

GRILLED WASABI TUNA

Steps:

• combine first 5 ingredients, rub over tuna, chill for 30 minutes.
• heat grill to high.
• grill tuna aprox 5 mins per side, to taste- (i like mine cooked 7-10 mins per side, well done).
• combine remaining ingredients by whisking together, serve alongside tuna.

SEARED TUNA WITH WASABI-BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the white wine vinegar, white wine and shallots in a small saucepan over medium heat. Simmer until the liquid is reduced to about 2 tablespoons. Strain out shallot and discard, return liquid to the pan.
• Stir the wasabi and soy sauce into the reduction in the pan. Over low heat, gradually whisk in butter one cube at a time allowing the mixture to emulsify. Be careful not to let the mixture boil. When all of the butter has been incorporated, stir in cilantro, and remove from heat. Pour into a small bowl, and set aside.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brush tuna steaks with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place in the hot skillet, and sear for 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Be careful not to overcook, this fish should be served still a little pink in the center. Serve with sauce.

WASABI SESAME TUNA

Steps:

• In a shallow dish, combine the soy sauce, wasabi paste and cracked black pepper; mix well.
• Add the tuna and turn until thoroughly coated on both sides.
• Let sit for 10 minutes or plan ahead and let marinate overnight in a zipper bag or foodsaver bag.
• Coat a pan with nonstick cooking spray and preheat over high heat.
• Place the sesame seeds in another shallow dish, add the tuna and turn to coat completely.
• Grill the tuna for 1 to 2 minutes per side, or until browned or cooked to desired doneness. Slice thinly and serve with rice or stir fry.
• Remember fish cooks fast and will be dry and chewy if overcooked.

GRILLED TUNA STEAKS WITH WASABI AND TOASTED COCONUT

Steps:

• Whisk together coconut milk and wasabi powder in a saucepan and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Toast coconut flakes in the oven set at 350°F for 5 to 15 minutes until golden brown. Keep an eye on them so you don't burn them.
• Turn your Bar-B-Q on high.
• Bring wasabi mixture to a simmer, whisking constantly.
• Lower heat and reduce sauce to approximately 1 1/2 cups (it take about 5 minutes).
• Add 1/2 tsp kosher salt and remove from the heat.
• Season both sides of the tuna steaks with salt and pepper.
• Place tuna steaks on the hot grill for 2 minutes per side.
• Cut tuna steaks into 1/2-inch slices. Pour wasabi and coconut sauce over the slices and sprinkle toasted coconut flakes over the top.

GRILLED TUNA OVER JASMINE RICE WITH A WASABI AND THAI VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Garnish: long chives
• In a mixing bowl, mix together wasabi and honey. Wasabi mixture should be a pourable consistency. Transfer into a squirt bottle and place aside.
• In a saucepan, reduce orange juice to a sugar syrup, be careful not to burn. Add vegetable stock, red curry paste, white wine, shallots and garlic and bring to a boil. Reduce by half. Transfer contents in a blender. Add rice wine vinegar and puree slowly adding the safflower oil until emulsified. Transfer to a squirt bottle. Set aside.
• Season tuna fillets with Kosher salt and black pepper (using 7/8 salt and 1/8 pepper) then grill tuna fillet to desired doneness.
• In a saute pan emulsify butter and water, add jasmine rice and heat.
• In another saute pan over high heat, heat oil and saute straw mushrooms, lychee nuts. On a serving plate arrange seaweed in a circle. Place rice in center on top of seaweed, carrot strips on top of rice keeping in mind you want to see carrots. Sprinkle around the edge of plate straw mushroom-lychee nut mixture. Place tuna fillet on top of carrots, squirt Thai vinaigrette on top of tuna and then squirt the wasabi glaze on top of Thai vinaigrette. Garnish with long chives.

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.

WASABI ENCRUSTED TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk together the five-spice powder, ginger, sake, rice vinegar, tamari, and sesame oil. Add the tuna steaks and turn to coat; allow to marinate for 30 minutes.
• Combine the crushed wasabi peas and brown sugar. Remove the tuna steaks from the marinade, and press into the pea mixture to coat. Pour the marinade into a small saucepan and bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the sauce has reduced and thickened, 5 to 10 minutes.
• While the sauce is cooking, sear the tuna in a small amount of oil in a skillet over medium-high heat to desired doneness. Pour sauce over tuna to serve.