Glazed tuna steak with oriental vegetables
Serves 4
Preparation and Cooking Time – 12 minutes

Ingredients
4 fresh tuna steaks
4 tablespoons soy sauce
1 clove garlic – crushed
1 teaspoon shredded ginger
1 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce
Juice and zest of 1 lime
1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
Stir fry vegetables of choice – i.e. peppers, Bok choi, baby corn, mange tout etc
Method
1. Combine ingredients for the sauce in a bowl and mix together. Add tuna steaks and coat well. Allow 10 – 15 minutes for marinating.
2. Heat a grill or frying pan until hot and add the tuna steak. Cook as desired.
3. While the fish is cooking, quickly stir-fry the vegetables. Just before the fish is ready to serve, add any remaining marinade and spoon over the fish.
4. Place the vegetables on the plate and lay fish on top, and drizzle with any remaining sauce.
COOK’S NOTES
The tuna steaks can also be cut into cubes and placed on skewers to make delicious barbecue treats or canapés.
Cooking times for tuna steak
Well done – 8 minutes
Medium to well done – 6 minutes
Medium – 5 minutes
Medium to rare – 3 – 4 minutes
Rare – 2 minutes