Marinated Tuna With Cherry Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    Marinade
    6 tuna steaks (4 oz)
    1/2 cup dry red wine
    1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
    Sauce
    1 tablespoon canola oil
    1 shallot, chopped
    1 cup chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth
    1/2 cup dry red wine
    1/2 cup dried cherries
    1/2 teaspoon sugar or 1/2 teaspoon sugar substitute
    salt
    black pepper
Preparation
    Marinade.
    Place the tuna in an 8 x 8 baking dish.
    Pour the wine and vinegar over the tuna.
    Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
    Sauce:
    Warm the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat.
    Add the shallots and cook for 1 minute.
    Stir in the broth, wine, cherries and sugar.
    Drain the marinade from the fish and add to the sauce.
    Bring the sauce to a boil.
    Reduce the heat to medium-low.
    Cook for 20 minutes, until the sauce is reduced by half.
    Season with salt and pepper.
    Meanwhile preheat the broiler.
    Coat a broiler pan with non-stick spray.
    Place the tuna on the pan and broil 4\" from the heat for about 10 minutes per 1\" thickness of fish, or until slightly pink in the center.
    Turn the fish over halfway through cooking time.
    Serve wit the sauce.

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