Baked Tuna steaks With Spice Rub

My experiments with spice rubs, especially for seafood is a never ending saga. I made a wonderful spice rub for tuna, the other day. I marinated the tuna steaks in olive oil, crushed garlic, lime juice along with the spice rub and then baked them. The result was a wonderfully smelling baked tuna. My hubby dear liked it a lot.

Ingredients:

Tuna Steaks - 2, 4 oz portions

Garlic - 1 large clove, crushed

Lime juice - 1/2 tsp

Olive oil - 2 tbsp

For the Spice Rub:

Oregano - 3/4 tsp

Marjoram - 3/4 tsp

Paprika/Chilli Powder - 1/2 tsp

Peppercorns - 10

Salt - 1/8 tsp

Method of Preparation:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a baking tray with aluminium foil and grease it lightly.

2. Add the ingredients for the spice rub to a mortar and grind them all using a pestle to a fine powder.(If you like eating spicy, then add whole arbor chillies and grind them, as I did :))

3. Place the tuna steaks in a glass or non reactive bowl. Add the spice mix, olive oil, crushed garlic, lime juice and mix well using your hands or alternatively, you can add all the ingredients to a ziploc bag and mix well.

4. Cover the bowl with a lid or plastic wrap and marinate the fish for 2 hours.

5. Place the marinated fish on the baking tray, and bake for 14-15 minutes or until you can easily flake the fish  using a fork.

6. Enjoy the baked tuna steaks with spice rub while it is warm.