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Grilled Tuna Steaks: Meal Guide

Type	Informal Meal
Food	Tuna Steaks, with New Potatoes and Green Beans
Booze	Dry white wine
Serves	Four diners; Starting 7.00pm
Sources	Tuna bit from http://www.cooks.com
Note	Need to defrost tuna overnight if you use frozen steaks

Stuff to have or buy:

*Ingredient*	*Already have*	*To buy*
Lemon (one; medium)
Garlic (one clove)
Potatoes (2lb/900g; small, new)
Tuna steaks (four; c.150g/5oz each; frozen)
Soy sauce (light; 2 tablespoons)
Olive oil (3 tablespoons)
Green beans (200g/7oz; frozen)
Kitchen foil
Black pepper
Dry white wine

When?: Timeline minus one day (i.e. the day before)

How long?: Pre-preparation takes about 2 minutes

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	1	If you're using frozen tuna steaks, then take from freezer, lay out individually on large plate – cover if necessary and put in fridge overnight
	2	Put wine in fridge

When?: Timeline minus c.half an hour e.g. c.5.30pm)

How long?: Preparation takes about 5 minutes

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	1	Ensure tuna steaks are fully defrosted (but keep in fridge)

Note: Keep food fresh in containers; Any dairy/fish/meat in fridge

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	1	Get cooking implements ready:	One large and one medium saucepan; Spatula to turn tuna steaks on grill; Grater; Fruit squeezer/juicer; Large cup; Large shallow glass dish with lid or cover for marinading tuna
	2	Get serving implements ready:	One large serving bowl for potatoes; One medium serving bowl for beans; Colander for draining veg; Three serving spoons
	3	Get eating implements ready:	Large plates; Wine glasses; Cutlery
	4	Make sure ingredients are all to hand:	Lemon; Black pepper; Olive oil; Soy sauce; Garlic clove; Tuna; Potatoes; Green beans; Kitchen foil
	5	Get changed for dinner

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	6.04	0		Grate half the rind of the lemon; Keep rind aside
	6.06	+2		Halve the lemon; Squeeze juice out of both halves; Keep juice aside
	6.08	+4		In a cup mix together the lemon juice and lemon rind
	6.09	+5		Into the cup add: A couple of grinds of black pepper; 3 tablespoons of olive oil; 2 teaspoons of light soy sauce; 1 clove of crushed garlic
	6.13	+9		Thoroughly mix together the ingredients in the cup and then pour into a large shallow glass dish (big enough for the for steaks to all sit flat)
	6.14	+10		Dredge the steaks on one side and then the other in the marinade a few times
	6.16	+12		Cover the tuna steaks and put into the fridge
	6.17	+13		Put 3 pints (1½l) fresh water into the large saucepan to boil
	6.26	+22		Wash and scrub 900g (2lb) potatoes, and cut up any larger ones
	6.29	+25		Turn over tuna steaks to marinade other side and re-cover in fridge
	6.34	+30		Put potatoes into large saucepan to cook
	6.36	+32		Put 2 pints (1l) fresh water into the medium saucepan to boil
	6.37	+33		Remove from fridge, and wrap each tuna steak in kitchen foil (shiny side inward: spoon marinade into each packet before wrapping)
	6.40	+36		Turn grill on to medium-high
	6.42	+38		Put tuna steaks onto grill to cook
	6.50	+46		Put 200g (7oz) frozen green beans into medium saucepan to cook
	6.50	+46		Turn tuna steaks foil packets over on grill to cook other side
	6.58	+54		Drain vegetables in colander and put into serving bowls
	6.59	+55		Open tuna foil packets and ensure tuna is cooked right through
	7.00	+56		Serve fish, beans and potatoes