Grilled tuna with seaweed hawaiian-style

2 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½cupSoy sauce
3tablespoonsHoney
1tablespoonMinced fresh ginger
2teaspoonsMinced garlic
Freshly ground black pepper to taste.
2Tuna steaks (each 1\" thick)
2tablespoonsRice wine vinegar
2tablespoonsSoy sauce
2tablespoonsLemon juice
½teaspoonGrated lemon peel
1tablespoonMinced fresh ginger
1teaspoonMinced garlic
2tablespoonsMinced scallion
¼teaspoonRed pepper flakes
¼cupOlive oil
½packWonton wrappers
Vegetable oil for deep frying
¼cupSea weed
½cupBitesize radicchio leaves
½cupSliced endive
½cupBaby spinach leaves
2tablespoonsJulienned yellow pepper
2tablespoonsJulienned red pepper
Radish sprouts
Pickled ginger
Golden caviar
Light sesame seeds
Dark sesame seeds

Directions

MARINADE

SAUCE

GARNISH

In a bowl mix together the first 5 ingredients. Put the tuna steaks in a pan and pour the mixture over, coating the tuna on all sides. Marinate the fish for 15 minutes. Then transfer the marinated tuna to a heated grill and grill for 1-2 minutes on each side. In a bowl whisk together all the ingredients for the sauce. Heat the frying oil to 350 degrees. Cut the wonton wrappers into julienne strips and deep fry them until golden. Drain them on paper towels. In a bowl toss together the sea weed, radicchio leaves, sliced endive, baby spinach leaves, julienned yellow pepper, and julienned red pepper. Arrange seaweed and greens in the center of 2 serving plates and top them with the fried wonton strips. Drizzle with some of the sauce, top with the tuna, drizzle more sauce. Garnish with a small cluster of radish sprouts, pickled ginger, tobiko, light sesame seeds, dark sesame seeds, and golden caviar.

(Adapted from a recipe by Roy Yamaguchi) TASTE SHOW #TS4871 Recipe by: David Rosengarten/Roy Yamaguchi Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #808 by Holly Butman <butma001@...> on Sep 26, 1997