Poke Bowl

also called poke bowl · poke · ahi poke · hawaiian poke bowl · tuna poke bowl · tuna rice bowl · raw fish bowl · rice bowl

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Poke Bowl: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
Sushi rice is seasoned hot and fanned cool. Cut the vinegar through rather than stirring it or the grains go to paste.
1 1/2 cups(300 g; washed until the water runs clear)sushi ricesteam 15 min, rest 10 mincut the vinegar through, fan it coolbuild it, fish on one side
1 3/4 cups(415 mL)water
3 Tbs(45 mL)rice vinegar
1 Tbsgranulated sugar
1 tspkosher salt
1 lb(450 g; in 3/4-inch cubes)sushi-grade tunadress, then chill 20 min
3 Tbs(45 mL)soy sauce
2 tsp(10 mL)toasted sesame oil
2(sliced)scallions
1(sliced thin)cucumbermacerate 15 min, squeeze dry
1 Tbs(15 mL)rice vinegar
1/4 tspkosher salt
1(sliced)avocado
1 sheet(cut into strips)nori
2 tsptoasted sesame seeds
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2steam 15 min, rest 10 min

3dress, then chill 20 min

4macerate 15 min, squeeze dry

5cut the vinegar through, fan it cool

goes in with what step 2 made

6build it, fish on one side

goes in with what steps 3, 4 and 5 made

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 25 min2 of 5 steps give no time
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If you get it wrong
Unforgiving — cubed tuna left in soy much past half an hour cures at the edges and turns opaque and firm, and it does not come back
  1. steam 15 min, rest 10 min

    25 minwalk awayfrom the start

  2. dress, then chill 20 min

    20 minwalk awayfrom the start

  3. macerate 15 min, squeeze dry

    15 minwalk awayfrom the start

  4. cut the vinegar through, fan it cool

    not timed25 min in

  5. build it, fish on one side

    not timed25 min in

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>> title: Poke Bowl
>> category: Rice, Beans & Grains
>> tags: tuna, sushi rice, raw fish, hawaiian, stovetop, bowl
>> counters: The Bowl Shop
>> aka: poke bowl, poke, ahi poke, hawaiian poke bowl, tuna poke bowl, tuna rice bowl, raw fish bowl, rice bowl
>> pairs-with: goma-dare, shichimi-togarashi
>> servings: 4
>> time: 55 min
>> slack: unforgiving — cubed tuna left in soy much past half an hour cures at the edges and turns opaque and firm, and it does not come back

>> step: Sushi rice is seasoned hot and fanned cool. Cut the vinegar through rather than stirring it or the grains go to paste.
Sushi rice is seasoned while it is hot and fanned while it cools.

>> step: steam 15 min, rest 10 min
Steam @sushi rice{1 1/2%cups}(300 g; washed until the water runs clear) with @water{1 3/4%cups}(415 mL) in a covered #saucepan{} ~steam{15%min}, then ~rest{10%min} off the heat.

>> step: cut the vinegar through, fan it cool
Fold @rice vinegar{3%Tbs}(45 mL), @granulated sugar{1%Tbs} and @kosher salt{1%tsp} through @&(~1)hot rice{} with a cutting motion, fanning as you go, until it cools to body temperature and shines.

>> step: dress, then chill 20 min
Toss @sushi-grade tuna{1%lb}(450 g; in 3/4-inch cubes) with @soy sauce{3%Tbs}(45 mL), @toasted sesame oil{2%tsp}(10 mL) and @scallions{2}(sliced), then ~chill{20%min}.

>> step: macerate 15 min, squeeze dry
Toss @cucumber{1}(sliced thin) with @rice vinegar{1%Tbs}(15 mL) and @kosher salt{1/4%tsp}, leave it to ~macerate{15%min}, then squeeze it dry.

>> step: build it, fish on one side
Spread @&(~3)seasoned rice{} across four bowls, spoon @&(~2)marinated tuna{} over one side and @&(~1)cucumber{} over the other, and finish with @avocado{1}(sliced), @nori{1%sheet}(cut into strips) and @toasted sesame seeds{2%tsp}.