| First, choose your tuna. | | | | 4 cups ahi (yellowfin tuna, sashimi grade) diced 1 |
| Use yellowfin tuna - ask or look for sashimi-grade | | | | 2 cup onion, minced 1/4 cup green onion, minced |
| tuna. This is typically found in Asian grocery | | | | 1 cup soy sauce 2 tablespoons sesame oil Salt |
| stores. You can also buy them on different | | | | and pepper to taste |
| website stores selling meat or seafood. If the | | | | Season ahi with salt. Add all ingredients together, |
| website sells sashimi-grade tuna, they'll know | | | | mix well then chill and serve with chopsticks. |
| which cut you'll need. If you are at a store, look | | | | Micah's Ahi Tuna Recipe |
| for tuna fillets that are bright in color, not dull, | | | | My 13-year-old is a fabulous chef. Here's her |
| darkened or dry looking. Buy loins or thick fillets | | | | version of Tuna Poke. Delicious! |
| (at least one inch thick is best). | | | | INGREDIENTS: |
| Avoid Ahi tuna that has too many white lines in | | | | 1 pound tuna sashimi, sliced in 1/2 inch squares 2-3 |
| the flesh. This is a soft sinew and has a slight | | | | stalks of green onions, chopped 3 tablespoons of |
| stringy texture, not suitable for sushi. This part of | | | | soy sauce 2 tablespoons of sesame seed oil 1 |
| the fish is fine to cook, or it can be used for roll | | | | ripe avocado, cubed Sprinkle of sesame seeds |
| sushi. When chopped, the sinew will easily pull | | | | salt and pepper to taste sugar to taste (optional) |
| away from the flesh. | | | | Optional: Cherry tomatoes 1 cucumber, sliced |
| Basic Ahi Tuna Poke Recipe | | | | Directions: |
| For beginners, this is a good base to jump off | | | | Add all ingredients together, cover and let this |
| from. Add avocado, tomatoes, sliced cucumbers | | | | marinade in the refrigerator until you're ready to |
| for a delicious and refreshing taste. | | | | serve with chopsticks! |
| Ingredients: | | | | |