The secret to marinating and basting is to
let the food marinate long enough to eliminate
the need to baste. This applies to meat as
well as fish. A few years ago for the Dolphins
versus Bills game at Rich Stadium, I had
to settle for swordfish since I couldn't
find any dolphin. I have eaten the latter
before and it is delicious. By the way, I
don't cook horse when the Bills play the
Colts!
The marinade for the swordfish smelled so
heavenly and the fire was just right, so
I put the steaks on the grill. They cooked
beautifully and were ready to be removed
when my friend Bill suggested I pour the
remaining marinade onto the fish just before
taking them off the grill. It added a trifle
amount of flavor to the swordfish. The big
bonus was how the outdoors was permeated
with the brilliant marinade aroma.
The recipe for the swordfish is on the web
site (go back a page) and you can also find
it in the cookbook. What follows is what
I did with a recipe in my cookbook for tuna
macaroni salad to make it better. My sister
and aunt raved over it a few months ago.
| grilled tuna pasta salad | xxxxxx | serves 8 |
| x | ||
| 2 medium tuna steaks | 1 tsp. grated orange peel | |
| 1/2 cup olive oil | 1 lb. elbow macaroni | |
| 6 tbsp. soy sauce | 1 cucumber, chopped | |
| 1/2 cup Sherry | 1 small onion, chopped | |
| 2 Tbsp. snipped dill | freshly ground pepper | |
| freshly grated ginger | 1/2 cup mayonnaise | |
| x | ||
| Place the tuna into a medium bowl. In a small bowl mix the olive | ||
| oil, 4 tbsp. of soy sauce, Sherry, dill relish, ginger and orange peel | ||
| and pour over the tuna. Let marinate overnight. | ||
| x | ||
| The next day, cook macaroni according to the package directions. | ||
| Drain and cool. Grill the tuna over a medium fire for five minutes per | ||
| side, or until cooked through. Cool the tuna and flake it. Place the | ||
| macaroni into a large bowl, add the tuna, the remaining soy sauce, | ||
| cucumber, onion, groundpepper and mayonnaise. Mix and, if | ||
| necessary, add more mayo. Refrigerate. Serve with Basil Tomatoes. | ||
If you're wondering who won the game, let
me just say that it was Kelly against Marino
in the 90s. You can figure out the rest.