Tuna steaks on the grill

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 Tuna steak
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Finely chopped ginger root
¼ teaspoon White pepper
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoons Salted black beans
4 Green onions with tops
2 teaspoons Green chilies
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 tablespoon Water
1 teaspoon Sugar
2 tablespoons Peanut oil
1 tablespoon Peanut oil
2 teaspoons Finely minced garlic
1 cup Chicken broth (or fish
Stock)
Spinach or red-leaf lettuce
Leaves

Directions

Pat fish dry w. paper towels. Mix salt, ginger & pepper. Coat both sides of fish with mixture and rub 1 tsp. cornstarch on both sides of fish. Cover & refrigerate 30 minutes.

Place black beans in bowl and cover with warm water. Stir about 2 minutes. Remove and drain. Discard water. Partially pulverize beans.

Chinese cooks use the back end of their cleaver handle.

Cut 3 of green onions on diagonal into 1 inch pieces, remaining one into thin slices (strings).

Remove seeds and membranes from chilies. Cut chilies into very thin slices.

Mix 1 Tbs cornstarch, water and sugar.

[If grilled fish is preferred, grill on charcoal about 4-5 minutes each side or 10 minutes per inch of thickness, not too close to coals ~ otherwise fry in wok]

Heat wok until hot & add 2 Tbs oil, tilting to coat sides. Fry fish 2 minutes or until brown, turning once. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 10 minutes turning after 3 minutes. Uncover & remove from wok.

Bring wok back up to very hot over high heat. Add 1 Tbs oil, tilt & coat. Add black beans, chilies, garlic & green onion pieces & stir fry all for 1 minute. Add broth/stock and heat to boiling. Stir in cornstarch/sugar water mixture, stir cooking until thickened. Add fish steaks turning to coat with sauce. Heat 2 minutes.

Line platter with spinach/lettuce leaves, place fish on bed and garnish top with green onion slivers.

Contributed to the echo by: Bill Birner

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