Tuna steaks on charcoal grill

[Gilligan]

You know, for a county surrounded by water, I have a hard time finding decent seafood

That's a real shame, isn't it? I still get some good stuff from the local watermen and from a couple friends who are in to the offshore fishing in a big way...but it's sad how hard it is to reliably find and buy good seafood. I miss the days when we could buy fresh..never frozen..shrimp almost the size of small lobsters in 20 lb bags for 5 bucks a pound... ;-(

Chief's (Dent's) always has some decent shrimp, scallops and fish.

 

[acommondisaster]

I'm wondering how the fish turned out. I think that anything other than 20ish minutes in marinade (especially one that's acidic) breaks down the meat fibers too much and makes it kind of mushy, but I'm uber sensitive about texture. I like to bring my tuna steaks to room temp, coat them in some nice blackening seasoning and grill them the way stated earlier. Really good with a mango salsa on the side to take away some of the heat from the blackening. It's hard to beat tuna grilled on a charcoal grill, for sure.

 

[luvmygdaughters]

Thompsons Seafood in Mechanicsville usually has pretty good fresh seafood. I've gotten rock and perch from them before. Somebody said Copseys in Mechanicsville is good too. The tuna was FANTASTIC!!!!! Cooked it for about 8 minutes on each side, indirect heat. They were firm (texture of a rare steak) and slightly pink inside and great flavor. Definitely going to try that recipe again. Served with baked potato and fresh broccoli.