Grilled Tuna With Lemon Anchovy Butter Tuna Recipes Anchovy Recipes Fish Recipes

Ingredients

4 tbsp. butter

1/2 tsp. anchovy paste

1 tsp. lemon juice

1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley

salt

fresh-ground black pepper

4 tuna steaks

1 tbsp. Cooking oil

Preparation

Step 1Light 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.Step 2Coat the tuna with the 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.Step 3Fish Alternatives: The lemon anchovy butter would also be very good with grilled halibut, swordfish or salmon steaks.Step 4Variation: Grilled Tuna with Sun-Dried-Tomato Basil Butter: 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.Step 5Wine 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.