Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less but requires additional unattended time.

　　

Ingredients

Makes 10 satés

　　1 cup mayonnaise

　　4 teaspoons soy sauce

　　1 1/2 teaspoons sugar

　　2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice

　　2 teaspoons wasabi paste (green horseradish paste), or to taste

　　a 12-ounce tuna steak, cut into twenty 1-inch cubes

　　ten 8-inch bamboo skewers, soaked in water 30 minutes

　　

Step 1

In a bowl stir together mayonnaise, soy sauce, sugar, and lemon juice. Transfer 2/3 cup soy mayonnaise to a small bowl and stir in wasabi paste. Stir tuna into remaining 1/3 cup soy mayonnaise. Chill wasabi mayonnaise, covered, at least 1 hour and up to 24. Marinate tuna, covered and chilled, at least 1 hour and up to 24.

　　

Step 2

Prepare grill.

　　

Step 3

Thread 2 tuna cubes onto each skewer and grill on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until just cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes on each side. Serve tuna satés with chilled wasabi mayonnaise.