Tuna Sushi Recipes At Home Food

EASY SPICY TUNA SUSHI ROLL RECIPE

Steps:

• Season cooked sushi rice with 3 tablespoons of rice vinegar, sugar and salt, and stir to combine. Cool to room temperature.
• In a medium-sized bowl, mix the mayonnaise, Sriracha sauce, 1/2 teaspoon rice vinegar, sesame oil, and scallions. Add the canned tuna to the mixture, and mix well to combine.
• On a cutting board or flat surface, lay a bamboo sushi rolling mat. Place a piece of nori on the mat, shiny side down.
• Set a small bowl of warm water beside your sushi mat. Wet your hands, and spread approximately 3/4 cup of rice across 2/3 of the nori sheet, leaving about 1/3 of the nori sheet empty on the top.
• Spread a large spoonful of the tuna filling in the middle of the rice and sprinkle sesame seeds, about 1 inch from the bottom of the rice.
• Grab the mat and lightly hold the nori from the bottom. Begin to roll the mat upwards, firmly applying pressure down to keep the roll tight, using your fingers to tuck any errant tuna filling in. Continue rolling tightly until you reach about 1 inch from the top. Wet your fingers, and dab a small amount of water along the edge of the nori, to act as a sealant. Dab a couple of grains of rice in the middle of the moist row (it helps bind the nori together). Finish rolling the tuna roll completely.
• Transfer the spicy tuna roll to a cutting board. With a very sharp chef's knife that's been dipped quickly in water tinged with vinegar, cut the roll in half, and then cut each half into 3 equal portions.
• Repeat with remaining rolls until you run out of ingredients.
• Serve the spicy tuna sushi rolls with soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger, if desired.

SPICY TUNA SALAD SUSHI ROLL

Steps:

• Sumeshi: Rinse the rice thoroughly to drain some of the gluten from the rice.
• Cook the rice, using equal parts rice and water. I use a rice cooker, but you can also cook it on the stove if you don't have a rice cooker.
• Put the rice vinegar and sugar in a small pot over medium heat.
• Stir until the sugar has melted into the rice vinegar.
• Once the rice is finished cooking, take the rice out of the pot and put it in the hangiri (japanese wooden bowl), or a large bowl if you don't have a hangiri.
• Cool the rice and rice vinegar mix, then slowly pour the rice vinegar mix over the rice, using a cutting motion to mix it into the rice with the rice paddle (or wooden spoon). Keep a little leftover to use in the sushi preparation.
• To Prepare the sushi: Drain your tuna and mix all of the tuna salad ingredients together.
• Now take one piece of nori and place it on your sushi roller (recommended for getting tight rolls but in a fix you could use a stiff towel). Wet your fingers with the cooled rice vinegar mixture and press a fairly thin sheet of rice onto the bottom 3/4 of the sheet, leaving room at the top of your roll to seal it.
• Using a spoon, place a generous line of tuna a little lower than the half way point on your rice square. Then add a line of your lettuce leaves on top of the tuna.
• Begin rolling from the bottom, tucking firmly with each roll to tighten it. Be careful not to smoosh it though, it's a delicate balance but you'll get the hang of it after awhile.
• Once you've gotten to the blank top of your roll take a little of the rice vinegar mixture and apply it to the inside, roll it up and use a little more on the closed roll if it's not fully sealed.
• Using a sharp, wet knife cut into bite sized pieces. You can serve this with the traditional wasabi-soy sauce mixture but it's so flavorful it's not necessary.

SPICY TUNA PAN SUSHI (NO ROLLING!)

Steps:

• To make the spicy mayo, mix the mayo, Sriracha sauce, lemon juice and soy sauce. Cover and stir in the fridge until you are ready to use.
• To make the sushi, cook the rice according to package directions. While it is still hot, stir in the rice vinegar, sugar and salt (if using).
• Spray a 9x13 pan VERY WELL with non-stick cooking spray or line it with wax paper (I used cooking spray and it worked well). Try to use a pan that has straight edges on the bottom.
• When the rice is cool enough to handle, measure out 2 1/2 cups and press it evenly in the bottom of the pan.
• Layer 2 sheets of nori over the rice and press to make it stick. Cut the nori so it fits, if necessary.
• Open the tuna and drain.
• Place tuna in a medium bowl and add the spicy mayo until the tuna is creamy. I used all of it in mine but adjust the amount to your liking.
• Spread the tuna/mayo mixture on the nori.
• For the next layer, alternate between scallion and carrot, lying them in rows across the sushi, until the tuna is covered.
• Top the crab meat with 2 more nori sheets and press lightly to compact everything.
• Take the remaining 2 1/2 cups of sticky rice and carefully spread it out over the nori.
• Cover with wax paper and press everything firmly into the pan. I actually used a brick to make sure the edges were pressed, too. A pancake turner would work as long as you really press with all your might.
• Keeping the wax paper over the top of the sushi, place a cutting board on top of the pan.
• Quickly but carefully flip the pan onto the cutting board. If the sushi sticks, tap lightly with a wooden spoon until it releases. If you lined the pan with wax paper, remove the paper now.
• Sprinkle rice with sesame seeds, to taste.
• Cut the sushi into squares with a very sharp knife. If it is still sticking, try wetting the knife in between cuts.
• Serve with soy sauce, pickled ginger and wasabi.