Grilled Tuna Steaks

This wonderful grilled tuna recipe is Spanish in origin and is full of Latin flavor. Grilled Tuna steaks is easy to make and should take no more than 15-20 minutes to cook and 4 hours to marinade. This grilled tuna recipe should feed four people easily when served with potatoes or salad.

It's important that you keep in mind a few simple tips when trying to grill tuna and that is that it is quite a dry fish so you must be careful not to over-cook it.

Ingredients

Preparation

To avoid drying out your grilled tuna recipe we have added a wonderful marinade that will help to keep your grilled tuna nice and moist.

Also make sure that you have your grill set to high heat, this also will help to keep the tuna moist due to the shorter cooking times required at this temperature. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do and remember, always take care around fire.

Mix all the ingredients together in a blender or food processor - apart from the tuna steaks, bay leaves and olive oil - and blend, adding small portions of olive oil to form a paste. Once the paste is ready, prepare the tuna steaks and add the paste to both side of the fish making sure you work it into both side thoroughly.

Once this is done, place the tuna steaks in a dish and cover with the bay leaves. Place the covered tuna steaks in the refrigerator for 4 hours to allow for all the flavors to be absorbed into the fish.

Prepare your grill for direct grilling, brush the grill grate with olive oil and set your temperature to high. Place your tuna steaks onto the grill and cook for 5-7 minutes on either side. Brush each side of the grilled tuna steaks regularly with the remaining olive oil.

When ready serve your grilled tuna recipe with baked potatoes and salad for the most wonderful grill tuna.

Grill Tuna Marinade

4 Good size tuna steaks
5 Cloves of Crushed garlic
2 tablespoons of oregano leaves
1 tablespoon of basil leaves
1 teaspoon of salt and pepper
4 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil
4 Bay leaves