My father used to catch albacore, and Sun, a neighbor from South Korea, gave us this wonderful recipe. My folks used to marinade the fish before grilling or broiling it.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 3 hrs |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 4 (4 ounce) albacore tuna steaks
- 6 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chopped fresh ginger root
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rub the albacore steaks with 4 tablespoons sugar. Allow to sit 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- In a skillet over medium heat, toast the sesame seeds 5 minutes, or until lightly browned.
- In a shallow bowl, mix the remaining sugar, toasted sesame seeds, green onion, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, and pepper. Place the albacore steaks in the mixture, and marinate 2 hours in the refrigerator.
- Preheat the oven broiler.
- Discard marinade, and place the albacore steaks on a baking sheet. Broil to desired doneness in the preheated oven.
- The nutrition data for this recipe includes information for the full amount of the marinade ingredients. Depending on marinating time, ingredients, cooking method, etc., the actual amount of the marinade consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 300 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 23 g |
| Cholesterol | 51 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 29 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 1846 mg |
| Sugars | 19 g |
| Fat | 10 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
The marinade was absolutely delicious. We used it on fresh tuna and the mean was just wonderful. Very easy to prepare. We will be using this again and again.
I used pork neck bone for the meat. Here were actually I boned but just nerves. I also used a sauce nothing of my own unfortunately called b!b??go Korean BBQ Sauce. I sautéed the veggies this time instead of steamed for time sake. Everything turned out great!
I enjoyed this recipe, and served-it with pasta with tuna and green olive tomato sauce. The pasta sauce had the more dominant flavor but the light-tasting marinated albacore tuna played a great supporting role for this meal.
I used this marinade on a pork lion for a change… It was delicious! After marinating the meat I reserved the rest and let it simmer and thicken… After the pork was removed from the grill I drizzled a small amount of the reduction over it. Served it on broccoli slaw and topped with toasted ramen noodles and almonds. I tried a different angle on ‘ramen noodle salad’
A new favorite! My husband fishes for albacore tuna and we always have a lot. I am always looking for recipes that counteract the “fishy” tsste, and this recipe did it! I substituted agave syrup for all of the sugar, and I was only able to marinate in the syrup alone for 10 minutes, and then in the marinade for 1 hr. We grilled it and it was amazing! I will be using this marinade on salmon and chicken as well – fantastic! I, too, cooked the remaining marinade and poured it over the cooked fish. It was a little too salty for me, so may not do that next time, or use low sodium soy sauce.
I used this marinade on Trader Joe’s Mahi Mahi pieces. (A great fish bargain, btw.) It tasted authentic, and my husband thought I had used bottled marinade. I used low sodium soy sauce and still found it a bit salty, so I will reduce the amount next time. Large pieces of meat or fish may absorb less of the marinade, though. I served it with TJ Kimchee, white rice and steamed pea pods.
I have used this sauce three times now. My husband and kids both LOVE this and request the “yummy” Ahi tuna.
Definite keeper! I went a little lighter on the sugar, but don’t be afraid to use it as the end result is surprisingly mildly sweet. Almost a smoky flavor. I let the tuna marinade for about an hour and 20 minutes and used black sesame seeds for toasting. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
very good – surprisingly extremely mild in flavor. Nice if you have bold flavored veggies to go along side. Husband says I must make again, so it’s a keeper.
I made this for Valentine’s and it was excellent. I used it with Ahi Tuna and broiled for 8-10 min on each side and it turned out perfect. We really enjoyed this.
I cut the sugar back to about half a tbsp, and that was plenty sweet enough for us. This was absolutely the best tuna marinade I have ever tasted. Really outstanding. I cooked the tuna on the Foreman grill, and it was perfect. Thanks so much!
The flavor of this is fantastic! I cooked the remaining marinade to use as a sauce when the fish came off the grill. I was amazed that the amount of sugar used did not make the sauce overly sweet at all. Outstanding!
This was easy and excellent.
this was the best tuna my wife and I have eaten.
Love it on tuna and everything else I have used it for
Used this as a sauce on top of yellowfin tuna. It was delicious. I didn’t marinade it and I did add just a tablespoon of brown sugar and a splash of orange juice. I also grated the ginger so I wouldn’t have big pieces of it. Thickened it in a pan while the tuna was seared and it was great. Thanks for a great idea.
This was the first time that I had ever made tuna. I did not have any ginger, and I used a bit less Splenda instead of sugar, and it was still very good. Thank you for the recipe. I will make again!!
This was easy and wonderful. My sister in law said it was the best tuna ever.
absolutely delicious
Instead of using this recipe as a marinade, I used it as a dipping sauce. We bought some fresh yellowfin tuna from the fish market and grilled it until just seared on the outside (still rare inside – – the only way to eat fresh tuna!) Followed the recipe except I mixed wasabi paste in mine for a kick!
Delicious, albacore never tasted so good.