How to Grill Fish Steaks

METHOD: Direct grilling

ADVANCE PREPARATION: 30 minutes to 2 hours for marinating the fish

The steak is the easiest cut of fish to grill. Thick and compact, it won’t fall apart the way fragile fish fillets do. Many fish steaks, like salmon and cod, have the added support of a section of backbone, which not only holds the fish together but adds flavor. The shape of a fish steak makes it easy to brand with grill marks, increasing its resemblance to beef even more. You can serve tuna charred on the outside and rare and juicy inside, just like your favorite cut of beef. You might even get that die-hard carnivore in your family—you know, the one whose physician has been urging him to eat less meat and more fish—to put a healthier steak on his plate!