Chinese Tuna Steaks on the Grill
Recipe
- Title:
- Chinese Tuna Steaks on the Grill
- Categories:
- Fish/sea, Chinese
- Yield:
- 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1
- Tuna steak
- 1 tb Water
- 1 ts Salt
- 1 ts Sugar
- 1 ts Finely chopped ginger root
- 2 tb Peanut oil
- 1/4 ts White pepper
- 1 tb Peanut oil
- 1 ts Cornstarch
- 2 ts Finely minced garlic
- 2 tb Salted black beans
- 1 c Chicken broth (or fish
- 4
- Green onions with tops
- Stock)
- 2 ts Green chilies
- Spinach or red-leaf lettuce
- 1 tb Cornstarch
- Leaves
Directions
- Contributed to the echo by: Bill Birner
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.
Directions
- 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.
Directions
- Cut 3 of green onions on diagonal into 1 inch pieces, remaining one into thin slices (strings).
Directions
- Remove seeds and membranes from chilies.
- Cut chilies into very thin slices.
Directions
- Mix 1 Tbs cornstarch, water and sugar.
Directions
- [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]
Directions
- 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.
Directions
- 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.
Directions
- Line platter with spinach/lettuce leaves, place fish on bed and garnish top with green onion slivers.
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