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Teriyaki Tuna Steaks

Name: Teriyaki Tuna Steaks
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 tuna or swordfish steaks (5 oz. each); 1 can (8 oz.) pineapple chunks in juice, dained; 2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce; 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables for stir fry

Teriyaki Tuna Steaks reads sweetness 7.5, fruity 6.8 and umami 5.7 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Japanese main, about 35 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 6.5 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 9.5 / 10
Sour & Bright — 4.3 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.0 / 10
Rich & Fat — 3.2 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 2.9 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Sweetness 7.5 · Fruity 6.8 · Umami 5.7 · Salinity 4.8 · Marine & Briny 3.8 · Citrus 3.4 · Richness 3.1 · Sourness 3.0 · Allium 2.6 · Floral 2.1 · Warm Spice 1.8 · Herbaceous 0.9 · Earthy 0.8 · Bitterness 0.7

What's in it (6)

2 tuna or swordfish steaks (5 oz. each)
1 can (8 oz.) pineapple chunks in juice, dained
2 tablespoons teriyaki sauce
1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables for stir fry

Time & effort: about 35 min (15 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 77.7 kcal, 9.4 g protein, 0.6 g fat, 8.3 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (9 steps)

1.Preheat oven to 450 degrees F or grill to medium-high.
2.Center one tuna steak on each sheet of Reynolds Wrap Non-Stick Foil with non-stick (dull) side toward food; top with pineapple chunks.
Combine teriyaki sauce, ginger and salt; spoon over tuna and pineapple.
Arrange vegetables beside tuna.
3.Bring up foil sides.
Double fold top and ends to seal packet, leaving room for heat circulation inside.
Repeat to make two packets.
4.Bake 16 to 18 minutes on a cookie sheet in oven.
5.OR Grill 8 to 10 minutes in covered grill.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.