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🍽️ Tuna Sushi
385 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings
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Ingredients
- 250 g fresh tuna steak thick slice, (1 fresh tuna steak)
- 1 tbsp Japanese sesame oil
- salt
- pepper (from the mill)
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tsp wasabi paste
- 150 g prepared sushi rice
- 2 roasted nori sheets
- 400 g sushi rice
- 600 ml water
- 1 piece kombu kelp (seaweed, approx. 8 x 8 cm)
- 4 tbsp rice vinegar
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
Instructions
- 1. Place the rice in a sieve.
- 2. Rinse the rice under running water.
- 3. Keep washing until the water runs clear.
- 4. Put the rinsed rice, water, and seaweed into a pot.
- 5. Heat the mixture over high heat until it boils.
- 6. Reduce the heat to the lowest setting.
- 7. Cover the pot.
- 8. Let the rice simmer for about 10 minutes.
- 9. Do not remove the lid during this time.
- 10. Remove the pot from the heat.
- 11. Let the rice steam for another 3 to 5 minutes.
- 12. Heat the rice vinegar in a small container.
- 13. Stir salt and sugar into the warm vinegar.
- 14. Transfer the rice into a large bowl.
- 15. Remove the seaweed from the rice.
- 16. Insert a chopstick crosswise through the rice.
- 17. Slowly pour the vinegar seasoning mixture over the rice.
- 18. Fan air onto the rice.
- 19. Cool the rice down to room temperature as quickly as possible.
- 20. Slice the well-chilled tuna steak diagonally into 8 very thin slices.
- 21. Ensure the slices are about 3 by 5 cm in size.
- 22. Thinly spread wasabi paste on one side of each tuna slice.
- 23. Divide the nori seaweed sheets into 8 equal squares.
- 24. Wet your hands with water.
- 25. Shape the rice into 8 round, flat balls.
- 26. Place the rice balls on the nori squares.
- 27. Place the tuna slices wasabi-side down on the rice.
- 28. Season the remaining tuna with soy sauce, salt, and pepper.
- 29. Heat oil in a frying pan.
- 30. Sear the tuna in the hot pan for about 1 minute per side.
- 31. Remove the pan from the heat.
- 32. Let the tuna rest covered for another 2 minutes.
- 33. Cut the cooked steak into 8 equal pieces.
- 34. Decoratively place the cooked tuna pieces on the prepared sushi bases.
Nutrition per serving
- kcal: 385
- Protein: 29 g · Fett/Fat: 6 g · Carbs: 49 g