Smoked tuna steak recipe
Servings 4 people
Cost $15-20
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh oregano chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- brown sugar as needed
- 4 (4 ounces) ahi tuna steaks
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients for the marinade in a bowl and mix them vigorously to make a good blend of all the flavors.
- Submerge the fresh tuna pieces fully into it.
- If you think more marinade is required, don't hesitate to be generous until it covers the tuna steaks fully.
- You could pour the marinade into zipper bags and pack the tuna steaks separately into them or use a bowl.
- Once the tuna steaks are fully submerged in the marinade, refrigerate them for an ideal time of 3 hours. This will pass maximum flavors to the meat without overpowering its natural taste.
- After the marination period is over, you can either pat dry the steak or rinse it; the choice is yours.
- I would highly recommend pat drying because it won't clean all the "good stuff" off the steak surface, keeping the flavors intact.
- After pat drying the tuna steak pieces, it's time to air dry them so that they develope a perfect pellicle on the surface with little moisture.
- It can take about an hour or two, depending on the environment of your area. You can expect more time if the air conditions are primarily moist.
- With the pellicle developed and the tuna still somewhat moist, the next step is to coat the tuna steaks with a layer of brown sugar in both sides.
- You could also use garlic powder or ground black pepper seasoning instead, but that's really up to your preference.
- Afterward, It's time to vamp up the smoker temperature to 175 degrees and place the tuna steaks onto the rack.
- Now let the tuna steaks smoke for at least 1-2 hours, or until their internal temperature reaches 140 degrees.
- Once the tuna steaks achieve the right temperature, pull them out of the smoker, and they are ready to serve with vegetables, rice, and some fresh lemon juice.
Notes
Smoking tuna steak with apple or cherry wood chips is vital for a flavorful final result. Using smoky woods like mesquite or hickory could overpower the overall flavor of the smoked tuna, ruining the whole recipe.
