Guam “Volcano” Tuna

Pepper-Crusted Tuna with Ginger-Wasabi Dipping Sauce

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Planet Barbecue

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2010

  • About

Guam has a hyperactive barbecue scene, with an annual festival that gives away tens of thousands of dollars in prize money. No family or social event is complete without the firing up of a grill (often half of a 55-gallon drum). Given Guam’s proximity to the Philippines and Japan, it comes as no surprise that soy sauce, ginger, and wasabi should figure prominently in the local grilling. Here’s the Pacific Island version of a grilled blackened tuna from my Guamanian barbecue buddy, Steven Cr