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Grilled Tuna Belly

Tuna belly is perfect for grilling. This grilled tuna belly recipe is easy to follow and the result is great. Enjoy it with warm rice.

Difficulty Easy
Time 18 min
Servings 6
Ingredients 5
Steps 5
Grilled Tuna Belly
Filipino Updated 7/25/2019

Ingredients

Measured from the catalog payload.

  • 4 lbs tuna belly
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 pieces calamansi juiced
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper ground

Instructions

5 cooking steps

  1. Prepare the marinade by combining soy sauce, calamansi, ground black pepper, and sugar in a bowl. Stir until well blended.
  2. Place the tuna in a Ziploc bag. Pour the soy sauce marinade. Let the air out of the bag, seal, and marinate in the fridge for at least 3 hours.
  3. Heat up the grill. Arrange the tuna belly on the grate. Brush a generous amount of marinade mixture on the tuna. Grill for 3 to 5 minutes.
  4. Turn the tuna belly over and grill the opposite side for another 5 minutes, basting the top and sides. Continue grilling and basting until the tuna is completely cooked.
  5. Serve with a dipping sauce composed of soy sauce, calamansi, and chili pepper. Share and enjoy!

Catalog details

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Main Course, Fish grilled fish, inihaw na isda, tuna Public recipe Revision 1