Tuna Poki Food

TUNA POKE BOWLS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, vegetable oil, sesame oil, honey, sambal oelek, ginger, and scallions. Add the tuna and toss. Let the mixture sit in the fridge for at least 15 minutes or up to 1 hour.
• To serve, scoop rice into bowls, top with tuna poke and desired toppings. You will have extra sauce for drizzling over the toppings; serve on the side.
• Note: Sambal Oelek can be found in the Asian section of most supermarkets. It is sometimes labeled Chile Garlic Sauce.

TUNA POKE BOWLS

Steps:

• Rinse the rice in a strainer until the water runs clear. Bring 2 cups water, the rice and 1/2 teaspoon salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the rice is tender and the water is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Let sit, covered, 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the vinegar, sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in a small microwave-safe bowl and microwave until the sugar is dissolved, 30 seconds to 1 minute; stir. Transfer the rice to a large bowl. Add the vinegar mixture and stir with a rubber spatula until the rice is fluffy but still sticky, 2 to 3 minutes; let cool completely.
• Bring a small saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the edamame and cook until tender and bright green, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water until cool.
• Combine the scallions, lime juice, orange juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, ginger and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large bowl. Add the tuna and edamame and stir to coat; season with salt. Divide the rice among bowls and top with the tuna mixture and cucumber. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

TUNA POKE

Steps:

• Combine 1 pound diced sushi-grade tuna, 1 cup diced cucumber and 1/4 cup chopped scallions in a bowl. Add 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, 1 teaspoon each lemon juice, sesame oil and rice vinegar, and 1/2 teaspoon each red pepper flakes and kosher salt; toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes. Serve in Bibb lettuce leaves with root vegetable chips.

TUNA POKE

Steps:

• Make the poke: Trim and cut the tuna into a 1/4-inch dice. Place in a large bowl. Add the scallions, shallot, sesame oil, soy sauce, bean paste, and mirin; stir to combine. Refrigerate while you prepare the rest of the recipe.
• Next, make your crunch topping: Place a small skillet over medium heat. Add the nuts, chiles, dried seaweed, sesame seeds, dried shrimp and salt. Toast, shaking the skillet occasionally, until the ingredients start to brown, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool slightly in the skillet. Transfer to a mortar and add the sugar. Crush with the pestle until coarse crumbs form.
• Next, make the seaweed and edamame salad: Combine the hijiki seaweed, edamame, olive oil and lime juice in a medium bowl; stir together and season with salt.
• For serving: Place the cooked rice in individual serving bowls. Top each bowl with the chilled poke, seaweed salad, avocado slices and a tablespoon of crunch topping. Garnish with scallions and a slice of lime.

TUNA POKE

Steps:

• Carefully cut the tuna, against the grain, into thick planks of 3/4 inch, and then into 3/4-inch cubes. Place cubes into a large bowl, and add to them the onion and scallions.
• Combine the soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin and chile-garlic sauce in a small bowl. Whisk together, and adjust seasonings to taste.
• Pour the sauce mixture over the fish, and toss gently to combine. Sprinkle the furikake or sesame seeds over the fish, toss again gently, then cover and place in the refrigerator for an hour or two to chill. Serve with the macadamia nuts, if using, scattered over the top.

TUNA POKI

Steps:

• Combine all the ingredients. Let set for one hour. Marinate tuna for 15 minutes. Slightly drain tuna and mold with sushi rice. Roll in sesame seeds to "crust" the rice. Garnish with pickled ginger and wasabi.

TUNA POKE

Steps:

• Make the poke: Mix the tuna, onion, cucumber and jalapeño in a large bowl.
• Puree the soy sauce, vinegar, ginger, sambal, sesame oil and brown sugar in a blender, scraping down the sides, 1 minute. Add to the tuna; toss. Refrigerate 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, make the wonton chips: Heat 2 inches of vegetable oil in a Dutch oven until a deep-fry thermometer registers 350 degrees F. Working in batches, fry the wonton wrappers until golden, about 2 minutes. Drain on paper towels; sprinkle with salt.
• Divide the poke among glasses or bowls. Top with the scallions and wonton chips.

TUNA POKE

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, mirin, sesame seeds, shallot, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, and sriracha sauce in a medium bowl. Whisk well. Add tuna and avocado; stir gently to coat with marinade.

AHI TUNA POKE

Steps:

• Whisk together the white soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine vinegar, and yuzu juice in a medium bowl.
• Add the scallions and macadamia nuts, followed by the tuna, and fold together. Marinate for 15 minutes at room temperature before serving.

AHI POKE BASIC

Steps:

• In a medium size non-reactive bowl, combine Ahi, soy sauce, green onions, sesame oil, sesame seeds, chili pepper, and macadamia nuts; mix well. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.

HAWAIIAN RED TUNA POKE

Steps:

• Cube your tuna and dry it with a clean towel or paper towel. You don't want lots of water on your fish when you're about to make poke because you don't want the water to dilute the flavor of your seasonings and sauces. Once it's drained, put it in a mixing bowl and prepare your other ingredients.
• Finely chop your green onions. You don't want huge pieces of green onions because it's inconvenient to eat and gets in the way of the smooth and cool consistency of this dish. Next, cut your onions so that they're long, and not diced. You can dice them, but I think it adds more to the dish to chop the onions in a different shape than your green onions and tuna. Think about it, the tuna is cubed, the green onions are sorta cubed shaped, so why do you have to also put onions in that are cubed? Make this dish interesting visually and tastefully with julienned onions.
• Combine your soy sauce, sesame oil and chili flakes into the bowl. Fold until well mixed. Since you're already adding soy sauce, you don't need to add a lot of Hawaiian Salt. Then garnish with whatever else you have (sesame seeds, seaweed, kukui nuts, etc.).

POKI

Steps:

• Blend all ingredients EXCEPT the tuna in a non-reactive bowl.
• Mix well, taste and season, adding salt as necessary.
• Use as much of the sesame oil and the red chili sauce as you like-- or can stand.
• Cut tuna into small, uniform bits approximately 1/2 inch square or so.
• (I like my morsels on the small side.) Gently toss the tuna in the dressing and let sit in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Serve as an appetizer with shrimp chips (the kind that you get at the Asian grocery store and fry yourself) or fried wonton chips.
• Serve as an"entree" dish with steamed short grain rice.
• Serve as a salad over seaweed or lettuce.
• A note on the ingredients-- this is a raw fish dish, so it's very important to get sushi/sashimi grade#1 tuna from a reputable seafood supplier.
• Any tuna will work, but I've used Ahi and Big Eye (Yellowtail) most often.
• As you prepare the fish, make sure that your utensils are very clean and cool or cold.
• The roasted sesame oil should be the Asian kind.
• If you can't find the Vietnamese red chili sauce, crushed red pepper or wasabi paste would be great substitutes.
• Poki doesn't keep well, so make only as much as you're sure to eat in one sitting.
• If you're putting this on a buffett, stick the bowl on a bed of ice or else it'll start looking a bit gray.