Tuna Poke Bowl – Poke means ‘to slice or cut’ in Hawaiian and is basically deconstructed sushi, with raw, fresh fish, like ahi tuna or salmon, and served with rice, veggies, and soy sauce. #pokebowl
Tuna Poke Bowl
A great poke bowl should look as good as it tastes. It’s all about balancing the flavors and texture. So, make sure you include something creamy, crunchy, fresh, salty, and sweet! These essentials will have you poke bowl-ing like an expert.
How to make a great Tuna Poke Bowl
Pick your base – usually Jasmine white rice, white sushi rice, brown rice, or soba noodles.
Rice in the BowlAvocado and Tuna
Pick a protein – For a classic poke bowl, choose fresh raw fish, like ahi tuna, salmon, kingfish, or trout.
Make sure that your fish is fresh and sushi-grade, and appropriate to eat raw. Either cut it into fillets and then into cubes, or thinly slice it. Whatever you decide, always cut with the grain of the fish.
Sushi Grade TunaTuna Cut in Cubes
Go for sushi grade. (That is if it’s available) Not all grocery stores carry sushi-grade (also called sashimi-grade) seafood, but if they do, go for it! This means it’s meant to be eaten raw, so you know the quality is good for your Tuna Poke Bowl.
Look for pieces without white streaks. When choosing your tuna, you might notice that some pieces have long white streaks running through the steaks. Those white streaks are connective tissue, and they’re very chewy. Pick tuna steaks with as little connective tissue as possible. Use a paring knife to remove as much of it as you can before chopping your tuna into bite-size pieces. This will make for a great Tuna Poke Bowl.
Pick a dressing – The dressing should complement and not overpower the Tuna poke bowl’s ingredients.
Sauce IngredientsAloha HoneyAdding the dressing
Pick your garnishes and veggies – So many choices!!
Putting Poke Bowl TogetherBlack Sesame Seeds
Tuna Poke Bowl
Poke means ‘to slice or cut’ in Hawaiian and is basically deconstructed sushi, with raw, fresh fish, like ahi tuna or salmon, and served with rice, veggies, and soy sauce.
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Tasty to eat, fun to make
That’s what I mainly eat when in Hawaii! You can’t get tuna much fresher than there. Or, grilled mahi mahi.
I can’t remember this from when I was in Hawaii. How did I miss this? I need to make this now. All those fresh fishy flavours. Yum!
THanks Mimi
Thanks, Neil, Have a great week!