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Chinese Tuna Steaks On The Grill

Recipe : Chinese Tuna Steaks On The Grill
Procedure :

1 Tuna steak

1 ts Salt

1 ts Finely chopped ginger root

1/4 ts White pepper

1 ts Cornstarch

2 tb Salted black beans

4 Green onions with tops

2 ts Green chilies

1 tb Cornstarch

1 tb Water

1 ts Sugar

2 tb Peanut oil

1 tb Peanut oil

2 ts Finely minced garlic

1 c Chicken broth (or fish

Stock) Spinach or red-leaf lettuce Leaves Contributed to the echo by: Bill Birner Pat fish dry w. paper towels. Mix salt, ginger & pepper. Coat both sides of fish with mixture and rub 1 tsp. cornstarch on both sides of fish. Cover & refrigerate 30 minutes. Place black beans in bowl and cover with warm water. Stir about 2 minutes. Remove and drain. Discard water. Partially pulverize beans. Chinese cooks use the back end of their cleaver handle. Cut 3 of green onions on diagonal into 1 inch pieces, remaining one into thin slices (strings). Remove seeds and membranes from chilies. Cut chilies into very thin slices. Mix 1 Tbs cornstarch, water and sugar. [If grilled fish is preferred, grill on charcoal about 4-5 minutes each side or 10 minutes per inch of thickness, not too close to coals - otherwise fry in wok] Heat wok until hot & add 2 Tbs oil, tilting to coat sides. Fry fish 2 minutes or until brown, turning once. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 10 minutes turning after 3 minutes. Uncover & remove from wok.

Bring wok back up to very hot over high heat. Add 1 Tbs oil, tilt & coat. Add black beans, chilies, garlic & green onion pieces & stir fry all for 1 minute. Add broth/stock and heat to boiling. Stir in cornstarch/sugar water mixture, stir cooking until thickened. Add fish steaks turning to coat with sauce. Heat 2 minutes. Line platter with spinach/lettuce leaves, place fish on bed and garnish top with green onion slivers.

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