how to cook tuna

[Pinetar]

Had a buddy give me some fresh/frozenTuna. I've never cooked it or eaten it before. Can someone give me some good recipes on how to cook it? Thanks for the help.

[Buck_Nasty11]

Tuna steaks marinated in yoshidos teriayki sause is pretty amazing!!! (if thats how you spell it).... 

[ICEMAN]

Or pan fried with a bit of olive oil and a speck of garlic and basil.....

[Pinetar]

Do you have to be careful to not over cook tuna? I take it you are bbq them after marinating them?

[lokidog]

Do you have to be careful to not over cook tuna? I take it you are bbq them after marinating them?

Yes.

We just had some yellowfin that a neighbor caught and cooked for us.  She rolled it in cracked pepper and sea salt and dry fried it for only enough time to cook it about 3/8 of an inch in.  Dip in a little teryaki and   

[quadrafire]

Don't laugh, but  a friend told me to try this and it was actually pretty darned good.
Mix a bit of mayo and soy together, slather on the tuna and sear until medium rare. I overcooked it, too done for me but my wife liked it.

[fishngamereaper]

It just needs about 2 minutes per side. Pink in the middle. It also makes great sushi.  Marinate in Soy, rice wine vinegar, diced green onions, shredded ginger, minced garlic and some pepper. Let it marinate for at least 4 hours. Eat raw or BBQ a couple minutes. I avoid cooking tuna inside as it has avery strong smell that lingers for days.

[elk247]

Hot cast iron, 1-2 min per side

[Pinetar]

Thanks guys. I appreciate all the advise and recipes.

[quadrafire]

As in other tuna posts. Gotta google the "tuna bomb"

[Alchase]

Hot cast iron, 1-2 min per side

Yep, or get your grill up to 500 degrees and throw it on for a minute or two per side.
Sear it do not cook it all the way through.

[Hawgdawg]

Or pan fried with a bit of olive oil and a speck of garlic and basil.....

  dont' forget the wasabi!!!!!

[RadSav]

Like many of the ways mentioned so far.  Though I think my favorite is Fish & Chips.  I lightly flower and then dip in tempura batter.  Fried in extremely hot peanut oil.  The tempura allows me to cook the batter well without cooking all the way to center.  A chef friend turned me on to this and it has been great!  He actually freezes the cuts after dipping in the tempura.  Then fries while frozen so there is less chance to over cook if you want the tempura really crispy.  I haven't found the need to go that far, but I did try it and it certainly was good.

I also like smoked albacore!  Just have to be real careful not to over cook or over smoke.  When smoking I like to use a dark rum and brown sugar marinade.  Then smoke in the Weber instead of a traditional smoker.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I think tuna is best in a can  I have not cooked it right yet ...Every time I seem to mess it up 

[Florida_Native]

I recommend leaving it mostly raw and just searing the outsides.

Alton brown did a show where he used a chimney charcoal starter to concentrate the heat and do this.

[magnanimous_j]

I recommend leaving it mostly raw and just searing the outsides.

Alton brown did a show where he used a chimney charcoal starter to concentrate the heat and do this.

This.

Depending on how big the piece is, a lot of times, I brush on vegetable oil, salt and pepper, and use a little butane torch.

I like it raw on the inside.