Tuna Burgers with Orange-Ginger Sauce
6
Points®
Total time: 38 min • Prep: 18 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
These are no ordinary tuna burgers. The orange, ginger and cilantro-spiked sauce is so good that you should make extra for other grilled entrees.
Ingredients
Orange juice
¼ fl oz
Orange marmalade
½ tbsp(s)
Ginger root
½ tbsp(s), freshly minced
Fat free chicken broth
¾ cup(s)
Cilantro
1 tbsp(s), leaves, fresh, chopped
Sesame oil
½ tsp(s)
Unpacked brown sugar
½ tbsp(s), light or dark
Table salt
⅛ tsp(s)
Cornstarch
1 tsp(s)
Uncooked yellowfin tuna
1 oz, steaks, cut into four 4-oz pieces
Olive oil
1 tbsp(s)
Table salt
⅛ tsp(s), or to taste
Black pepper
⅛ pinch(es), or to taste
Plain hamburger bun
4 bun(s), reduced-calorie, toasted on grill if desired
Lettuce
8 piece(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat grill.
2
Combine juice, marmalade, ginger, broth, cilantro, oil, sugar and1/8 teaspoon of salt together in a heavy saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring frequently with a wooden spoon, until sauce is thickened and reduced, about 10 minutes. (Add 1/2 teaspoon to 1 teaspoon of cornstarch to achieve desired thickness – CHECK PTS ONCE PRODUCED)
3
Brush tuna with oil; sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper. Grill tuna, flipping once, until desired degree of doneness, about 3 to 5 minutes per side; remove from grill and let rest.
4
Place tuna steaks on rolls and top with lettuce; drizzle each piece of fish with sauce and serve. Yield 1 tuna sandwich per serving.
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