Ahi Tuna Poke
Poke is a Hawaiian seafood salad or marinated sashimi of tuna or other fresh, uncooked fish. Great as the main dish or a starter.
Ingredients
- 2 lb Ahi Tuna sushi grade
- ½ cup soy sauce, regular sodium
- ½ cup soy sauce, low sodium
- ¾ cup green onions, sliced thin
- 1 cup white or yellow onion, diced
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
- 1 tbsp crushed red pepper flakes optional, reduce for less spice
- 8 oz Nori (dried seaweed), sliced or crushed optional
- 1 tsp wasabi powder optional, reduce for less spice
Instructions
- Cube tuna into ½" pieces.
- In a medium size glass bowl, combine onions, sesame oil, red pepper flakes, Nori, and wasabi powder and mix well.
- Toast sesame seeds in a small skillet over medium heat until they start to brown and become fragrant. Add to marinade.
- Add tuna to the marinade, cover and refrigerate 2-4 hours
Notes
A portion of the fish can be substituted with sushi grade salmon, another type of tuna, and/or octopus.
Serve with sticky rice, seaweed salad, and/or cucumber salad with additional soy and wasabi.