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Sweet and Sour Grilled Tuna
Photo: Giovanna Gomes

Sweet and Sour Grilled Tuna

6 ingredients 5 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

641
Calories
26g
Protein
27g
Fat
64g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds ahi tuna loin, cut into 2 pieces
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • ¼ cup rice wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup light brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil

Directions

1

Combine ketchup, vinegar, soy sauce, and sugar. Reserve ¼ cup and add tuna to larger amount of mixture and toss to coat. Drain tuna and set aside.

2

Coat a sheet of newspaper with 1–2 tsp oil. Wad up and place under a good chimneyful of natural chunk charcoal. Light and wait 15 minutes or until coals are coated with light gray ash.

3

Rub grate with remaining oil and place on heated chimney. Add tuna and cook 15–30 seconds or until desired doneness is achieved.

4

Remove to a plate and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let rest 3 minutes.

5

Slice thinly across the grain and serve with reserved marinade, or wrap tightly with a new sheet of plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 3 days.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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