🇲🇭 Marshallese Cuisine

Ek Kijdik

Grilled Marshallese Tuna

Prep Time 20 min
Servings 4
Difficulty Medium
Calories 285 kcal

Fresh yellowfin tuna steaks marinated in lime and coconut, grilled over open coals until charred outside and rare within, served with fresh coconut sauce.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine lime juice, half the coconut cream, garlic, and salt in a bowl.
  2. 2 Marinate tuna steaks for 15 minutes, turning once.
  3. 3 Heat grill to high and brush grates with coconut oil.
  4. 4 Grill tuna 2-3 minutes per side for medium-rare, or to desired doneness.
  5. 5 Warm remaining coconut cream with a squeeze of lime for the sauce.
  6. 6 Serve tuna steaks drizzled with warm coconut-lime sauce.

Did You Know?

The Marshall Islands sits within the world's largest tuna fishery, and Marshallese fishermen have been catching tuna with handlines for over 2,000 years.