Just had to share a personal culinary triumph. We had two tuna steaks in the fridge that needed using, but both of us have gotten tired of how the steaks taste plain (in our context: pan-fried in olive oil with just a bit of black pepper and maybe some garlic). So, I decided to make a marinade this afternoon to soak them in. It came out fantastic, so I thought I'd share. It would possibly be even better for chicken because if anything, it was such a strong flavor that it might have overpowered the fish a bit. I didn't measure anything, but common sense should work. I'll try to estimate what I used.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (no clue how much, but so it's good and sloppy in the end)
- Garlic (about 3 cloves -diced)
- Chili peppers (red and green, equivalent of about 1 large-ish one - diced)
- Fresh cilantro (a few sprigs chopped)
- Fresh ginger (about an inch and a half, peeled and cut into pieces)
- Spring onions (One or two depending on size, both white and green parts, chopped)
- Fresh lime juice (about quarter of a lime squeezed)
Blend all and slop all over whatever you are cooking. Leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes. I usually marinate things for two hours or so for maximum flavor. In retrospect, the tuna could have taken a shorter marinating time, but it was perfect for us since we were sick of basic tuna anyhow!
I cut into pieces and served with a rocket and mixed leaf salad very lightly dressed (since the fish was so flavorful) with a lime/olive oil dressing. Yum yum!
I cut into pieces and served with a rocket and mixed leaf salad very lightly dressed (since the fish was so flavorful) with a lime/olive oil dressing. Yum yum!
If anyone tries this let me know what you think!
*While looking for informative links for my ingredients, I came upon this Eat the Seasons site which is really cool. That's the UK one, but they're meant to be launching a US site soon.
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