Tangerine Tuna

13 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup fresh tangerine juice
  • 4 strips tangerine zest
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons Oriental sesame oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
  • 3 strips lemon peel
  • 1 whole star anise (optional)
  • 4 tuna steaks (about 1 1/2 pounds total), cut to 1/4- to 1/2-inch thick
  • 1 tablespoon Oriental sesame oil, for brushing the tuna
  • 2 scallions trimmed, with the white part minced and the green part finely chopped; reserve for garnish
  • 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds

Directions

  1. 1
    Whisk together all of the ingredients for the marinade in a shallow mixing bowl.
  2. 2
    Place the tuna steaks in a nonreactive baking dish and pour the marinade on top.
  3. 3
    Marinate the tuna, covered, in the refrigerator for 30 to 60 minutes, turning the steaks once or twice.
  4. 4
    Meanwhile, preheat broiler.
  5. 5
    Drain the tuna steaks and blot dry.
  6. 6
    Brush the steaks with the sesame oil.
  7. 7
    Grill the tuna for one minute on each side, or until cooked to taste.
  8. 8
    Sprinkle the tuna with the chopped scallion greens and sesame seeds and serve at once.

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