Grilled Texas Tequila Tuna Recipes

GRILLED TUNA STEAKS

Steps:

• To grill the tuna, get a charcoal or stove-top cast-iron grill very hot. Brush the fish with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill each side for only 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. The center should be raw, like sushi, or the tuna will be tough and dry. Allow to rest for 5 to 10 minutes and serve.

GRILLED TEXAS TEQUILA TUNA

Steps:

• Mix all the ingredients together except the tuna in a bowl.
• Lay tuna in a shallow dish; pour marinade over tuna.
• Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Remove tuna from marinade and reserve liquid.
• Place tuna on prepared grill over medium heat, turning once.
• Cook until done, about 6-7 minutes per side (or cook until desired doneness).
• Heat marinade to boiling in saucepan; cook until bell pepper is tender.
• Serve over tuna.
• May use swordfish or hailbut.

SPICY GRILLED TUNA WITH GARDEN SALSA

Steps:

• Roast garlic and jalapeños in a small, dry skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until soft (both will blacken in spots), 5 to 10 minutes for jalapeños, 15 minutes for garlic. Cool, then peel garlic. Puree garlic, jalapeños, lime juice and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a blender until smooth. Scoop 1/2 cup puree into a 13" x 9" glass baking dish. Place fish on puree, flipping once to coat both sides. Cover dish; refrigerate 10 to 20 minutes to marinate. Transfer remaining puree into another bowl for salsa. Mix in tomatoes. Rinse onion in a small strainer under cold water; drain. Add to tomato mixture. Stir in cilantro, mint and basil. Season with remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt. Coat grill with cooking spray; heat to medium-high (about 375°F). Remove fish from marinade; place on grill. Cover grill and cook 3 minutes. Uncover, flip fish, cover again and cook until fish is done, about 2 minutes more for medium-rare. Transfer fish to plates; spoon salsa on top.

GRILLED TEXAS TEQUILA TUNA

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix all ingredients together except tuna. Place tuna in shallow dish. Pour marinade over. Refrigerate for 1 hour. Remove tuna from marinade and reserve liquid. Place tuna on grill over medium hot coals, turning once. Cook until done, 6-7 minutes per side. Heat marinade to boiling in saucepan. Cook until bell pepper is tender. Serve over tuna. Note: Alternative fish: swordfish and halibut.

GRILLED TUNA STEAKS WITH DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the lemon juice with 1/2 cup olive oil in a sealable plastic bag; seal and shake. Add the tuna steaks and store in refrigerator to marinate while the grill preheats.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat, and lightly oil the grate.
• Whisk the brown mustard, mustard powder, sugar, vinegar, and 1/3 cup olive oil together in a bowl; stir in the dill.
• Remove the tuna from the marinade and discard the marinade; cook the steaks on the preheated grill until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 6 minutes per side. Drizzle the steaks with the mustard and dill sauce to serve.

REPUBLIC OF THE RIO GRANDE GRILLED TUNA AND GRAPEFRUIT SUPREME SALAD

Steps:

• Peel and segment 2 grapefruits; set aside. Squeeze the juice from the other half grapefruit into a measuring cup; it should yield about 1/4 cup of juice.
• To make the salad dressing, combine the grapefruit juice, vinegar, oil, garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper to taste, and minced jalapeño in a medium bowl; mix well. Cover and refrigerate the salad dressing.
• Place the tuna steaks in a shallow dish. Pour 1 tablespoon of dressing over each piece of tuna. Turn the tuna in the marinade to coat. Cover with plastic wrap, or place all of the tuna steaks and marinade in a plastic bag, and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Light the grill. Remove the tuna from the refrigerator and allow to come to room temperature. Grill for about 4 minutes per inch of thickness for rare, 6 minutes for medium or until done to taste, turning at least once.
• To serve, toss the greens with the salad dressing in a mixing bowl. Divide the dressed greens among 4 plates. Top each with a grilled tuna steak, then sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper. Spread grapefruit supremes over the top of the salad. Garnish with the cilantro and red onion slices.

GRILLED TUNA

Steps:

• Ready either ready a charcoal fire or a top-of-the-stove grill.
• Wash and dry the tuna steaks and cook according to the Canadian rule: measure fish at thickest part and cook 10 minutes to the inch.