Grilled Yellowfin Tuna with Marinade

This was a nice marinade. The basting, while adding an extra step, really did impart more flavor, so I'm glad I didn't skip it. THANKS for the recipe!

I was looking for a recipe for yellowfin tuna and this one had great reviews. But when I looked at the ingredient list, based on my past experience, this type of flavour on fish wasn't my cup of tea. I couldn't find anything else and my family thought it sounded good so I made it. The only thing I did differently was to use olive oil since I didn't have vegetable oil. And it only sat in the marinade for about 10 minutes because that's all the time I had. I was completely blown away. This TOTALLY works on tuna. In fact it was perfection. Can't wait to make this again. Definitely a keeper!

I tasted and loved this recipe, as is, and our tuna steaks were excellent. I added for personal taste, brown sugar and the juice of one orange. Saved half the marinade for a dipping sauce once I broiled the steaks. Also, only used 1/3 of cup of oil. I usually cut oils down just to cut calories.

Wonderful marinade!! Definitely a keeper and I will now use this again and again. I did not have dijon mustard so I used regular mustard with some horseradish. I added some ginger as well. It was a big hit in this house.

Made this for my family and everybody thought it was excellent! Followed the recipe using tamari soy sauce. No left overs here.

I mostly followed the recipe using minor substitutes since I didn't have the exact ingredients (different oil, mustard, etc). We both thought it was really good. Will use again in the future.

I made this last night. Our friend went fishing and caught some yellowfin tuna. He gave some of it to my husband. I had no idea what to do with it, so I tried this recipe. As others mentioned, I basted the fish while it was on the grill. He LOVED it ! When my husband tries something new, he usually says "it's ok ". I'm a vegetarian, so I didn't try it. This time he RAVED! He even had me print the recipe so he could give a copy to his fisherman friend. I am going to try this marinade with sushi grade Ahi & give it a quick sear.

Like previously mentioned way to much lemon, and 5 to 6 minutes cooking on each side is way to much. I would suggest cooking to medium rare, otherwise the tuna becomes tough.

Three minutes per side was perfect. Crispy outside, pink inside. Marinade was also good on rice.

I had 2 small tuna steaks. I halved this recipe, and used olive oil instead of vegetable oil. This marinade was great for the heavier flavor of tuna. I made this on Christmas Eve, so no grilling outside for me in the cold. Instead, I used my cast iron grille on the stove. I may have over cooked the tuna, slightly, but even so, I give it 5 stars.

The marinade is fantastic, marinaded for 3 1/2 hours! we cooked 1 1/4 inch steaks for 2 minutes per side. It was the best grilled tuna that we have ever had!

This has become my go to marinade. It's so good that I lick my plate.

Loved it!!

awesomely delicious! Made it once will definitely make it again. I did not have any lemons so did not add the lemon rind, next time will have lemons on hand. Cooking the marinade and using it for basting and dipping sauce provided extra zip to the tuna.

Following others' suggestions, I reduced the lemon juice from 1/2 cup to 1/4 cup; spouse doesn't like strong lemon flavors, and this adjustment was perfect. Also cooked only 3 minutes per side, which left them perfectly light pink in the middle. I did not baste with the boiled marinade (flare ups from the oil???), but did ladle some of the boiled marinade over the finished steaks which was perfect. Will definitely do again.

Cut the oil by 1/2 otherwise followed the recipe. We never had Yellowfin Tuna before, but this will be another of our go to recipes. Thank you.

This turned out amazing. The only thing I added was fresh minced ginger to the marinade. Grilled fresh off the boat tuna and served to our friends and it was a hit! So good!

Be sure to cook down the leftover marinade like it says. Wonderful flavor

Made this tonight after reading a few reviews. I added horseradish to taste and cooked in a iron skillet. It was really good and my husband liked it so it's a keeper.

Wow. I happened upon several pounds of barracuda, which I decided to serve to a large party of guests. I had no idea how to cook it! I hesitated to make this recipe because there weren't very many reviews yet, but I'm so glad I decided to give it a try... It was remarkable! I made only a couple minor adjustments (other than the type of fish), which were to use 1 tsp. of ginger-garlic paste instead of the 1 garlic clove, and I have no grill so I blackened the fish in a cast iron skillet instead. The end result was glorious and my guests raved. Thank you for an excellent recipe!

The marinade tasted delicious. I did not have time to make lemon rind so I omitted it. I also halved the oil and used olive oil instead of regular veg. oil. Otherwise, all the ingredients were the same. I fried then placed a lid to steam a bit the fish as I didn't have a grill. I will make it again. I wonder what it would be like with other fish.

This is quick, easy and really delicious! I wouldn't marinate it more than 30 minutes though as the lemon will cook the tuna. I used less oil and more garlic.

OH MY GOD!!!! This recipe was Outstanding and the Yellowfin was the best I have ever tasted. I finished the Yellowfin with sliced avocado tomatoes.

I've made this recipe too many times and it is awesome. I grill it over charcoal and it's been a hit anytime we serve it to friends for dinner.

So good! I made the marinade as written, except I added about 1/2 tsp of sea salt and 1/4 tsp black pepper as the marinade tasted like it needed it to me. I seared in a cast iron pan for about 3 minutes per side on a 2" thick tuna steak. Sprinkled with sesame seeds before serving with white rice and an asian style salad. Family, including kids, gobbled it up. Great recipe.

Very tasty, but to me too lemony. Will reduce next time

We had a bunch of yellow fin tuna steaks left over from a fishing trip and we wanted to try a new twist on them so I tried out this recipe and it was delicious. Followed the instructions and didn’t change a thing except the fact that I only marinated the steaks for an hour. Next time I will make a little extra sauce for dipping! Great recipe.

No lemon peel, and a buffalo sauce drizzle

It was very tasty, however, i had to ignore the cooking times. Way too long, unless you like it very well done and dry.

Very nice change to a soy based marinade. Very good.

I would have cooked the tuna steaks for about 4 minutes on each side instead of 5-6 minutes, I like my tuna rarer than this recipe calls for, but it was delicious!

Excellent!

we loved it. great with rice

First time I cooked a fresh yellowfin tuna and I loved it. Will do it again, but will try another recipe.

Switched the mustard out for grated ginger and reduced cooking time to 3 minutes per side. It was heavenly.

Very tasty marinade made as per the recipe. Seared the filets in foil in BBQ. Very good served with asparagus and quinoa.

This marinade was a perfect compliment to the tuna steaks

This is great marinade and the basting adds flavor!

Great taste. It would work for any white fish

Cut the recipe in half to make fresh caught yellow tail for two -- unbelievably delicious and easy!

This is a good recipe but......but.... not as it is here. There are two changes I made and it was a huge improvement. 1.) Cut the amount of lemon by half 2.) I added 2 tbsp of agave syrup. You could also substitute honey. With those changes the recipe climbs to 4 stars.

The lemon was present but not overpowering. Balanced out nicely with the salt in the soy sauce. Marinaded the steaks for about 1 1/2hr. I didn't want the marinade to take over the taste of the tuna. I saved the marninade and boiked it in a sauce pan just like the recipe called for and brushed it on the steaks while grilling. Grilled the tuna steaks over hot coals turning once at 4 minutes and cooking another 4. PERFECT! The wife loved this recipe and we'll def do this again, probably with guests.

So yummy & tender! I substited fresh orange juice and peel for the lemon and loved it!

I did not care for the soy in the recipe. Masked the flavor of the fish.

this was great thanks

I loved it with no changes. I made fish tacos and it was fabulous. Thank you for sharing.

Basting with the marinade made it too strong.

Meh.....not good, not awful. A little sour for me.

My entire family really likes this recipe. We have used the marinade on salmon and liked it as well.

I grilled 2 and one ended up cooked to well done but still good. I would cut the grilling time to 3 min each side next time

A neighbor gave us some fresh caught yellow fin tuna upon return from a fishing trip. I tried this recipe and it was simple, quick and very tasty. I just pulled some of the same fish which I had to freeze, and I’m currently marinated more fish using this same recipe. Although I didn’t have any fresh lemon, so substituted some high quality citrus olive oil (from a local source) for the vegetable oil and fresh lemon juice.

This is my go to marinade recipe. The first time I made it, I didn't have lemon, so I used a combination of white wine vinegar and lime juice. Either way, it's a winner!!!

This was just okay, I was expecting more flavor. Had used a different recipe in the past and it was fabulous. Wish I could find it again.

My family loved the sauce!

It turned out great.

Nice marinade. Husband loved this. Will make again. This is just a nice way to treat Tuna.

Very tasty! Loved the marinade.

Make sure that the sides of the tuna are still red when you take it off the heat to let it rest. It will continue to cook a bit more. You really want it to be red in the center to have tender tuna.

Our grill was out of gas .. so I baked it covered at 400 for 10 minutes on each side .. the sauce is AMAZING .. will try to grill again .. I think it would be more amazing grilled

This is now our go-to recipe for tuna. Love it. Over time, I have made a few modifications: Oil - For flavor accent, we use a mixture of half vegetable oil, half sesame oil Soy sauce - To reduce saltiness, we use low-salt soy sauce. Lemon - We use lemon juice, but leave out lemon peel and lemon wedges Marinade - We don’t cook the marinade that was used on the raw fish. We make extra marinade. We marinate the fish, then use some of the fresh marinade for basting and on the table as an extra sauce. If you cook the fish rare, you don’t really need sauce on the table.

The whole family loved it!

My entire family really likes this recipe. We have used the marinade on salmon and liked it as well.

I will make this again. Next time more garlic and soy sauce

I've made this several times and it's always fantastic. It also works well with grilled ahi tuna. I usually skip the lemon zest to save time. You can go light on the soy sauce to reduce the sodium level, but you will not sacrifice flavor at all.

Everyone loved it!

Would have put a little less soy sauce and more lemon juice. Came out a little saltier than I had hoped. I broiled It for 5 minutes, which is was medium rare. Would have only done broiled for 4 minutes though since I like It more rare

I loved it! Very simple and a hit with the family.

This turned out really good.

I love this recipe l made it few times already. Thank you for the recipe

Way to much lemon! Will not do this again

i used this recipe soley for the marinade.. i was broiling tilapia and was looking for a way to dress it up.. i made the following modifications: halved the oil, doubled the lemon (bottled), used grapefruit peel for the lemon peel and garlic powder for the fresh.. we really enjoyed this.. bf said he liked how the grapefruit really stood out.. i would love to have seen this with the lemon peel.. hopefully i'll have fresh lemons next time.. ty for the recipe

Lovely recipe. Delicious!!!!

I picked this recipe for our first time trying tuna and it was so good! I didn't baste with the marinade, but I'm sure it would be good as well. I will definitely be making this again.

Great marinade but cook time was too long and would have over cooked the fish. We cooked it for 3 minutes per side.