Pineapple Teriyaki Tuna
Tuna recipes are a great way to get the health benefits of fish into your diet. Potentially use pre-packaged or canned tuna to create an easy and tasty treat of a tuna recipe.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 3 tablespoons mirin, (sweet rice wine)
- 2 teaspoons peeled minced gingerroot
- 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 small ripe pineapple, peeled and cored
- 6 4 ounce tuna steaks, 3/4 inch thick
- Vegetable cooking spray
- Green onions, (optional)
Instructions
- Combine soy sauce, honey, mirin, ginger, hot sauce and garlic in a large baking dish.
- Cut pineapple lengthwise into 6 spears. Add pineapple and tuna to dish, turning to coat.
- Cover and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning every 10 minutes. Remove tuna and pineapple from marinade, reserving marinade.
- Coat grill rack with cooking spray, and place rack on grill over medium-hot coals.
- Place tuna and pineapple on grill rack, and cook 4 minutes on each side until tuna is medium-rare or desired degree of doneness, basting tuna and pineapple occasionally with reserved marinade.
