Grilled yellowfin tuna with teriyaki sauce
4
Points®
Total time: 17 min • Prep: 8 min • Cook: 9 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Looking for a fast, healthy and delicious dinner tonight? Tuna pairs perfectly with a teriyaki sauce that is simple to make and so full of flavor: rich, tangy and thick. Thickened with cornstarch and sweetened with a hint of brown sugar and unsweetened orange juice, this impressive dish would be right at home on any restaurant menu. This elegant dish can be served as a weeknight dinner for your family or for entertaining guests. Increase or reduce the grilling time depending on the degree of doneness you prefer for your tuna. For even more flavor, toss a handful of fruitwood or a few sprigs of herbs onto the fire just before grilling the fish.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
1 spray(s)
Garlic
3 clove(s), finely minced
Fresh ginger
2 Tbsp, fresh, finely minced
Sherry cooking wine
1 Tbsp, or mirin
Less sodium soy sauce
½ cup(s)
Unsweetened orange juice
½ cup(s)
Water
¼ cup(s)
Packed brown sugar
3 Tbsp, dark-variety
Cornstarch
1 Tbsp
Uncooked yellowfin tuna
16 oz, 1-inch thick
Instructions
1
Coat grill rack with cooking spray; preheat grill to high.
2
To make teriyaki sauce, in a small saucepan, combine garlic, ginger, sherry, soy sauce, orange juice, water, sugar and cornstarch. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring constantly, until thick.
3
Coat all sides of tuna with teriyaki sauce. Grill, flipping once, brushing on more teriyaki sauce as fish cooks, about 4 minutes for rare, or longer to desired degree of doneness.* Serve with arugula tossed with your favorite salad dressing, or some oil, vinegar, salt and pepper (could affect POINTS values). Yields about 3 ounces of tuna per serving.
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