Whenever I got hit with a craving for spicy tuna handroll, I used to run out to my nearest sushi bar. But now I can make this at home with just a few ingredients. You can use this spicy tuna to top on crispy rice, in a handroll, in a maki roll or even in a poké bowl.
I also happened to LOVE shrimp so I add shrimp in mine, but you don't have to.
Here's all you need to for this dish:
1/4 lb of raw, sushi grade tuna (I used ahi, but you can also you yellowfin)
1 dozen poached shrimp
1 tablespoon of mayo
sambal oloeck chili paste or sriracha chili sauce
green onion
sesame oil
That's it!
Okay. Let's get started. So I like to poach my own shrimp. You can just buy your shrimp already cooked. But I think poaching your own tastes so much better and it's not very hard. I start with frozen, raw shrimp that I get from Costco.
I bring some salted water to boil and throw in the shrimp.
Then I immediately turn off the heat.
After about 2 minutes, I take the poached shrimp out of the water and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. It's very easy to over cook shrimp. So take care to rinse them with cold water.
mmmmm. Gorgeous! Don't forget to pull off the tails or shell from your shrimp.
Try not to eat them all right there and then.
Then I prep my raw tuna. I got this nice piece of ahi tuna at ralph's.
It cost me $3.12! And it comes in this really nice brown, wax paper. Like a present!
(So if you're doing the math, making at home is way more cost efficient than paying a lot more at a sushi bar!)
So pretty!
I cut into thin slices with a very sharp knife with the brown paper on top of my cutting board.
And then cube into small pieces.
Like this:
Then I take out some aggression I might have and mince and finely chop all the tiny cubes.
Turn your brown paper and mince in the other direction.
Scrape all your finely minced tuna into a bowl and violá! Clean up is a cinch! Just ball up your brown paper and throw in the trash.
Remember your poached shrimp?
Dice into bite sized pieces.
And add shrimp to your minced tuna.
It's a party of shrimp and tuna
Then I grab some mayo and sambal oelek chili paste. You can also use srirracha sauce and even chili oil if that's more up your alley. I LOVE sambal oelek and use it for everything, but you decide what works for you.
I add about a tablespoon to my shrimp and tuna. Start with less and then add as you go. You might not want it to be too creamy. You can always add more as you go.
Depending on how spicy you like it, add your hot sauce. I do a tablespoon (MORE) to start.
My name is Sarah and I am a spice addict.
Grab your sesame oil. I use this kind:
Just a drizzle for flavor....
I like to add chopped green onion in because I like the color it adds and the flavor, but this is optional:
Mix, mix, mix!
That's it!
Eat! Eat! Eat!
I like to make Spicy Tuna and Shrimp bowls and they look like this:
Enjoy!
