Marinated Tuna With Cherry Sauce

• Marinade
• tuna steaks (4 oz)↗6
• dry red wine↗1⁄2 cup
• balsamic vinegar↗1⁄2 cup
• Sauce
• canola oil↗1 tablespoon
• shallot, chopped↗1
• chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth↗1 cup
• dry red wine↗1⁄2 cup
• dried cherries↗1⁄2 cup
• sugar or 1/2 teaspoon sugar substitute↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• salt↗
• black pepper↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Marinade.

2. 2

   Place the tuna in an 8 x 8 baking dish.

3. 3

   Pour the wine and vinegar over the tuna.

4. 4

   Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

5. 5

   Warm the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat.

6. 6

   Add the shallots and cook for 1 minute.

7. 7

   Stir in the broth, wine, cherries and sugar.

8. 8

   Drain the marinade from the fish and add to the sauce.

9. 9

   Bring the sauce to a boil.

10. 10

    Reduce the heat to medium-low.

11. 11

    Cook for 20 minutes, until the sauce is reduced by half.

12. 12

    Season with salt and pepper.

13. 13

    Meanwhile preheat the broiler.

14. 14

    Coat a broiler pan with non-stick spray.

15. 15

    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.

16. 16

    Turn the fish over halfway through cooking time.

17. 17

    Serve wit the sauce.