a99kitten's Musings

I am pretty sure I could eat this a few times a week. When I go to Hawaii, I eat this and pineapple ALL the time. You cannot get better fish or pineapple than in Hawaii. Just tastes best there. I think it’s possible that I could survive solely on poke, spicy tuna hand rolls and pineapple! I don’t think the huskies would mind :)

Ingredients:

1lb. Sushi grade ahi – make sure very good fish.
Toasted sesame oil (1 tablespoon of sesame oil per 1 lb of fish – adjust accordingly if you use more fish)
Low sodium Soy Sauce
Crushed red pepper flakes
Pine nuts (You can also substitute chopped/crushed macadamia nuts for the pine nuts. Both are really good.)
Sesame seeds

The important thing about this recipe is cubing the fish in small pieces. This way it soaks the flavor. I put the fish in the freezer for about 30 minutes so that it firms up a bit. Then it’s easier to cut in little cubes. Rinse off the fish and pat dry.

Put the cubed fish in a medium to large bowl. Pour in the sesame oil and mix very well so it gets all over the fish. Even using your hands to do it is a good idea. Then flatten it out so it’s level, but not squish it down.

Slowly pour in enough soy sauce so it seeps down in the fish and monitor as your pour as you want it all over the fish and just at the level of the “fish line”, not soupy or drowning the fish. If too much, then you have to pour it out. Then mix the fish again and cover it and put in fridge. The best thing is to be able to let it marinate for hours. I left mine in yesterday for over 7 hours. The longer the better!

When you are ready to eat, take it out and add the pine nuts, sesame seeds and crushed red pepper. All of these things are added by taste and preference. I like a lot of pine nuts so I added 1.5 oz of pine nuts and a fair amount of sesame seeds. Mixing it a few times as I added to make sure it was getting in there but so you can judge if it’s enough/too much. I added the red pepper last. I am a baby when it comes to spicy so I only added a few shakes. But if you love spice – you can add more :) But not too much so it overpowers the flavor of the fish.

Now you are ready! I eat it with either baked pita chips or over some sticky rice. Either way is awesome in my opinion.

I’ve seen other recipes, and very typically in restaurants, that add onions (I hate onions) and other stuff. I do not. This is a simple recipe and should be kept simple. My husband perfected it to my tastes. Yesterday was the first time I made it myself! And now that I know, I think I will make it for myself a LOT!