Grilled Tuna with Lemon Anchovy Butter

Name: Grilled Tuna with Lemon Anchovy Butter
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 tuna steaks, about 1 inch thick (about 2 pounds in all); 1 teaspoons anchovy paste; 4 Tbsps butter, at room temperature; 1 Tbsp cooking oil; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley; 4 servings Fresh-ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; 4 servings Salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Grilled Tuna with Lemon Anchovy Butter a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free, fodmap friendly, and pescatarian recipe has 379 calories, 40g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. Head to the store and pick up tuna steaks, anchovy paste, cooking oil, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

Light the grill or heat the broiler. In a small bowl, combine the butter, anchovy paste, lemon juice, parsley, and a pinch each of salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Anchovy Paste

Lemon Juice

Parsley

Butter

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Broiler

Grill

Bowl

Coat the tuna with the oil.

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Tuna

Cooking Oil

Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Cook the tuna for 4 minutes. Turn and cook until done to your taste, 3 to 4 minutes longer for medium rare. Top the hot fish with the flavored butter.

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Flavored Butter

Pepper

Fish

Salt

Tuna

Fish Alternatives: The lemon anchovy butter would also be very good with grilled halibut, swordfish, or salmon steaks.

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Salmon Steak

Swordfish

Anchovies

Halibut

Butter

Lemon

Fish

Variation: Grilled Tuna with Sun-Dried-Tomato Basil Butter

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Butter

Tomato

Basil

Tuna

Mix 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil, 3 chopped oil-packed or reconstituted sun-dried tomatoes, and a pinch each of salt and pepper into 4 tablespoons room-temperature butter. Use this mixture in place of the lemon anchovy butter.

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Sun Dried Tomatoes

Salt And Pepper

Fresh Basil

Anchovies

Butter

Lemon

Cooking Oil

Wine Recommendation: The trick here is to find a wine with enough body to go with the tuna but lots of acidity to stand up to the flavorful lemon anchovy butter. Try a sauvignon blanc from New Zealand or from California.

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Sauvignon Blanc

Anchovies

Butter

Lemon

Tuna

Wine

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Broiler

Grill

Bowl

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Servings:

tuna steaks, about 1 inch thick (about 2 pounds in all)1teaspoons

anchovy paste 4Tbsps

butter, at room temperature 1Tbsp

cooking oil 1Tbsp

chopped fresh parsley 4servings

Fresh-ground black pepper 1teaspoon

lemon juice 4servings

Salt

Recommended wine: Merlot, Pinot Noir, Rose Wine

Tunan on the menu? Try pairing with Merlot, Pinot Noir, and rosé Wine. Though fish is often paired with white wine, 'meatier' fish like tuna can absolutely go with red wine. A Rosé will also pair nicely, particularly if your tunan is prepared with ingredients better suited to a white wine. You could try Peju Province Merlot. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 38 dollars per bottle.