Tuna fish sandwiches

[Steve H]

So here is another thing that sounded interesting. Homemade tuna fish sandwiches. And I just happened to have a few tuna steaks in the freezer. So here we go.

12 ounces of tuna. Thawed. And drizzled with olive oil and pepper. Let set for 20 minutes.

Grilled until done. Around 150 IT

After it was cooled. I shredded it. And added salt and pepper. Then sprinkled with lemon juice. Then tasted....and tasted......and tasted. This is fantastic!
I figured one of the steaks ended up in my belly.

Then mixed with Miracle Whip, minced pickle, and a touch of pickle juice. Tomorrow I'll build the sandwiches.

 

[pushok2018]

Already looks very nice! I'll wait till tomorrow to see final "the performance"....

 

[Steve H]

Already looks very nice! I'll wait till tomorrow to see final "the performance"....

Thanks! I'll try to remember pictures. These are for work tomorrow.

 

[smokerjim]

look'in good Steve, the only tuna I ever had was named Charlie I think

 

[Steve H]

look'in good Steve, the only tuna I ever had was named Charlie I think

Yup, same here until today. This tastes a bit different from canned. Fresh and has a courser texture.

 

[Sowsage]

I bet thats going to be real good. I love tuna salad sandwiches but I also have only made them from canned.

 

[jcam222]

I love tuna!! That looks good. I love it crusted in sesame oil and seed grilled medium rare along with a homemade soy sesame aioli too.

 

[6GRILLZNTN]

I'm envious Steve! Only the canned stuff around these parts.

 

[R Blum]

Never thought about doing Tuna Salad this way. Always been a can guy.

 

[noboundaries]

My Texan wife and I were having a discussion yesterday or the day before about tuna. Someone on a show we were watching was talking about tuna casseroles and sandwiches. I like tuna in sushi and sashimi (she won't touch uncooked fish), but that's about it. We haven't had a can of tuna, or any tuna, in this house in decades. Lots of chicken though, just not the kind that swims.

BTW, I lived on cans of tuna my last year at university. Cheap protein.

 

[S-met]

Looks good, pass me one of those and some crinkle-cut kettle chips. I usually use albacore instead of ahi for sammies. I have a hard time cooking ahi any more than a sear. I seem to have that issue with lots of meats, lol.

 

[Steve H]

Looks good, pass me one of those and some crinkle-cut kettle chips. I usually use albacore instead of ahi for sammies. I have a hard time cooking ahi any more than a sear. I seem to have that issue with lots of meats, lol.

Thanks! I've been saving that Ahi for something else. But I got the bug to give this a try. I'm thinking about getting some Albacore for this or another idea floating around in my head.

 

[forktender]

Yup, same here until today. This tastes a bit different from canned. Fresh and has a courser texture.

It's WAY better than canned tuna, when we get fresh albacore or yellow fin I love the sandwiches.
Last night a friend brought me a few fresh bluefin steaks man they were the best tuna I have ever ate, and I grew up on fresh tuna. I just crusted them in S&P with sesame seeds and quick seared them in evoo. Damn they were good, they didn't have one bit of a fishy taste to them at all, they taste very meaty.

Even home canned Albacore taste way better than the stuff we ate as kids from the store. I didn't get into them this year and I only have 2 cans left.....bummer.

 

[tropics]

Steve at least one of them steaks would have to disappear looking like this.

Richie

 

[Steve H]

When I get canned tuna I get

Steve at least one of them steaks would have to disappear looking like this.
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Richie

That was my original plan. I just got to thinking about those sammies!

 

[SmokinAl]

I love fresh tuna, but you have to make it rare, seared on the outside & red in the middle.
Good stuff!!!
Al

 

[pushok2018]

love fresh tuna, but you have to make it rare, seared on the outside & red in the middle.
Good stuff!!!

Ditto on what Al said. Years ago, when I didn't know how to cook tuna, I just fried tuna stakes to "well done". Tuna was extremely dry, absolutely tasteless and I ended up throwing it away... Never happened again...

 

[Bearcarver]

I love fresh tuna, but you have to make it rare, seared on the outside & red in the middle.
Good stuff!!!
Al

I love it like that, Al, but I haven't had it that way, since Bear Jr got rid of his infra-red grill.
I don't have anything that gets hot enough to do that, and the whole thing gets cooked, by the time I get the outside seared. Can't get the awesome Rare inside with charred outside!

Bear

So here is another thing that sounded interesting. Homemade tuna fish sandwiches. And I just happened to have a few tuna steaks in the freezer. So here we go.

12 ounces of tuna. Thawed. And drizzled with olive oil and pepper. Let set for 20 minutes.
Grilled until done. Around 150 IT
After it was cooled. I shredded it. And added salt and pepper. Then sprinkled with lemon juice. Then tasted....and tasted......and tasted. This is fantastic!
I figured one of the steaks ended up in my belly.
View attachment 424496

Then mixed with Miracle Whip, minced pickle, and a touch of pickle juice. Tomorrow I'll build the sandwiches.

Looks Awesome, Steve!!
I know I'd love that---It even has my Miracle Whip in it.
Nice Job!
Like.

Bear

 

[gmc2003]

I always see tuna steaks at the fish counter, but I've always been hesitant to buy it. I love tuna fish and will have to give this a go. Thanks!!!!

Point for sure
Chris

 

[Steve H]

I love it like that, Al, but I haven't had it that way, since Bear Jr got rid of his infra-red grill.
I don't have anything that gets hot enough to do that, and the whole thing gets cooked, by the time I get the outside seared. Can't get the awesome Rare inside with charred outside!

Bear





Looks Awesome, Steve!!
I know I'd love that---It even has my Miracle Whip in it.
Nice Job!
Like.

Bear

Thanks Bear! It was very good. Didn't take pictures of the sandwiches. I'm sure the folks at work would wonder what in the heck I'm doing!