Not another spicy tuna sushi ‘roll’…
Waiting for the oil to get hot…
Spicy Tuna mixture, I think I’ve shared this recipe before but I take ground toro (you can use lean tuna), kewpie mayo, sriracha sauce and diced scallions. I mixed these ingredients and shaped them into balls, then I dipped them into some panko breadcrumbs.
I thought maybe instead of spicy tuna rolls, fried spicy tuna would be delicious, but fried for a very short period of time so the interior is almost rare.
Garnish = strips of SHISO leaf.
The sauce that it is sitting on is derived from a Bonito soup base..bonito comes from dried fish shavings…
This *looks* like a piece of wood right? It’s not, its the flesh of a dried fish.
Bonito Shaver
This is the end result, you get these dried fish shavings which create delicious broths, using dried fish or dried seafood for soup bases is very common in asia.
Bonito broth, soy sauce, and mirin (japanese cooking wine) were mixed together for the liquid component. Steep the bonito shavings in hot water to get the flavor.
The tuna is medium rare, but its hard to see because I used a very fatty toro which is pink in its raw state, not red..
Next up? Spicy tuna patties for mini BURGERS now sitting on a mound of japanese breadcrumbs. The patty is the same exact mixture I used for the dish above.
Patties have been panfried, here is how I like to stack it. Shiso leaf, avocado, pickled ginger, pickled radish, cucumber, salmon eggs, and scallion.
Instead of fries, I sliced some lotus root (japanese vegetable) and decided to fry these instead..they are really delicious! High in fiber.
Again, trying to not fry these too much so that you don’t overcook the inside, its good to freeze them for 10 minutes ahead of time so that when you fry it the least amount of heat penetrates the meat.
It doesn’t really have to stop there. You can also make a falafel version of these spicy tuna rolls….Take the same patties and turn them into little balls.
I made some fresh yogurt sauce for these ‘falafels’ with the ingredients below.
Easy easy easy, you can get these mini pitas from whole foods or anywhere…but I added shiso leaf (you can substitute lettuce), red onion, and the yogurt sauce to stuff these.
The end! Three different ways to do spicy tuna rolls differently, Japanese style, American style, and Greek style.
Category: Food 57 comments »
July 17th, 2010 at 12:26 am
The first two pictures remind me of “Inception.” Great post, I love your blog!
July 17th, 2010 at 12:29 am
Wow all of it looked delicious!!
I am definitely going to try the lotus root fries, they are clearly a much healthier version to french fries. What grocery stores would you find lotus root at?
July 17th, 2010 at 12:49 am
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July 17th, 2010 at 12:49 am
I died.
July 17th, 2010 at 12:57 am
They look like arancini!
And yes, to quote what Josh said: “I died “. If you are planning to open a personal kitchen, I will definitely be there!!!
Ahhhhhhhh
July 17th, 2010 at 1:00 am
I find all your posts so inspiring, thanks for the idea of deep frying the lotus roots!I think they would taste better than in tempura batter.
July 17th, 2010 at 1:00 am
It looks so good! Your photography makes it even better. xo
July 17th, 2010 at 1:25 am
What are the little sprouts on the burgers? I LOVE those in Asian restaurants and always forget to ask what they’re called.
July 17th, 2010 at 1:51 am
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July 17th, 2010 at 2:00 am
Mmm lotus root! It never dawned on me that they would be awesome when deep-fried but now that you’ve brought it up…!
You didn’t make your own buns, did you? I tried to make brioche slider buns a couple weeks ago and it wasn’t pretty
July 17th, 2010 at 2:10 am
Wow. Yum.
July 17th, 2010 at 2:16 am
lovely take on a traditional. never had lotus root before, i shold try it soon. the one thing im not sure about is the yogurt w the fish. the combo just doesnt work in my brain.lol.
July 17th, 2010 at 2:54 am
Wow , amazing as always!!
Your blog never ceases to amaze me!
<3 Kelly
July 17th, 2010 at 3:04 am
i seriously LOVE YOU.
July 17th, 2010 at 3:39 am
I get hungry every time I visit your site. And I love your version of a burger and chips!
July 17th, 2010 at 3:52 am
You can keep the spicy tuna sushi ‘roll’ posts coming!
A M A Z I N G ! ! !
xx
July 17th, 2010 at 3:57 am
wow.. i am so in heaven with this blog post.. thanks for “Recipe”!
July 17th, 2010 at 5:25 am
I wouldn’t be able to do that, but it’s amazing, have to find someone capable of doing it, it looks so delicious and the presentation is great, simply great!
July 17th, 2010 at 5:30 am
Oh… food… look so YUMMY!!
Want to eat them…
July 17th, 2010 at 7:34 am
Incredible culinary creation, as always!
July 17th, 2010 at 7:34 am
Can I be more hungry at 11:35pm at night? If you ever opened up a restaurant I’d fly over to try it!
x
July 17th, 2010 at 8:59 am
@JULIA Try Japanese groceries
July 17th, 2010 at 9:00 am
@Kristina
Bean sprouts? They are just regular Bean sprouts you can find them at any supermarket. Oops sorry actually they are radish seed sprouts!!! Only at Japanese supermarkets.
July 17th, 2010 at 9:16 am
There’s something wrong about being hungry for these at 9:13am.
I don’t have the patience to prepare a roast chicken, much less these beautiful delicacies. I admire your commitment to detail.
July 17th, 2010 at 9:39 am
Your food posts always leave me craving something delicious, and as usual, the photos are delightful.
July 17th, 2010 at 10:26 am
Wow you never cease to please! Love your creative creations!
Dreaming about a Luxirare Restaurant where we can savour your delicacies! You should really consider it as a future future future project?
Yes/No?
July 17th, 2010 at 11:04 am
Mind-blowing. Love it. I am starving now.. haha
July 17th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
amazing pics! you have a really interesting blog
July 17th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
I want a spicy tuna hamburger now.
July 17th, 2010 at 2:29 pm
Oh yum—that all looks incredible!!
July 17th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Lordie. As mentioned a million bazillion times before. Could you please open a restaurant someplace? I’d be a frequenter. Every time there’s a food post I immediately get hungry.
The “greek style” spicy tuna with the uni tempura…probably a little slice of heaven. I love your work. Thanks for sharing. =)
July 17th, 2010 at 4:26 pm
you’re the only blogger i ever comment on…. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please open up a boutique/ restaurant for all of us!!!
July 17th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
you’re killing me!! this is FANTASTIC!
July 17th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Yum. You just made my craving for roe even bigger. By the way, what type of buns did you use? Did you bake them or did you buy them somewhere?
July 17th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
@Maddy there is no way I baked those brioche rolls! You can get small ones at Whole foods. Hope that helps!
July 17th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
This is an ingenious post! The little “burgers” are amazing and the falafels look delicious!
July 18th, 2010 at 4:21 am
That looks so good!
July 18th, 2010 at 8:31 am
Superb!
July 18th, 2010 at 9:12 am
ji will you marry me? LOL
i swear after this entry and then the dumpling entry following this, i am head over heels!
July 18th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
great ideas and gorgeous photos, as always….
- http://legiterally.blogspot.com
July 18th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
this is the first time I am commenting after reading your posts for a year. Excellent work, really inspiring posts recently. I love tuna so much, although restaurants nowadays are overusing the product, resulting in much wastage and overfishing. What you’ve done is a perfect way of enjoying it.
My favourite has to be Japanese style, simple yet with depth and wonderful contrast of flavours and texture. Where do you get your whole slab of bonito and the shaver from?
Keep up the good work!
July 18th, 2010 at 6:26 pm
If you were a contestant on Top Chef, you would win FOR SURE
July 19th, 2010 at 1:13 am
yummmmmmmmmmmm. tuna is one of my favorite things to eat. i’m dying looking at these photos.
July 19th, 2010 at 2:16 am
What I would give to be a dinner guest in your home. It’s always amazing.
July 19th, 2010 at 4:40 am
Your creations are simply genius and the way your photograph them makes anyone reading it drool. Any recommendations besides lotus root?
xoxo, http://heelsandwedges.blogspot.com
July 19th, 2010 at 4:48 am
I must say, though I was astounded by your prior food posts, this one has to be my favorite.
Also, lotus roots, prepared Korean-style, in that sweet-ish sticky brown sauce and with a slightly crunchy texture, is pretty amazing, too. But I can’t wait to try them like this!
July 19th, 2010 at 1:14 pm
Ggaennip makes the world go round.
July 19th, 2010 at 4:52 pm
these are so beautiful and well thought out, but look delicious too. would love to try some one day!
July 20th, 2010 at 5:50 am
These are incredibly appealing up-close photos, I can almost taste it if I stick out my tongue.
July 20th, 2010 at 7:58 am
My once delicious sandwich sitting infront of me now seems dull and unappetising compared with all those delicous looking treats you have posted in this blog…But on the plus I now feel inspired, thankyou!x
July 22nd, 2010 at 1:33 pm
The fish shavings are great on top of mayo too (: With Jap food, of course. Wonderful as always!
July 22nd, 2010 at 10:28 pm
amazing.
July 26th, 2010 at 5:10 am
Hello Luxirare! I am a faithful reader. Your words, photo perspectives, productions are truly genius and have never disappointed me. This toro post, especially, has me dying with desires to try. Therefore I came up with a question, have you ever tried creating something exquisite with the cheapest ingredients?
July 27th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Pretty nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say that I have really enjoyed browsing your blog posts. In any case I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!
August 11th, 2010 at 3:09 pm
I’ve had to give up the tuna myself in favor of more plentiful oily fishes but that was a proper extrapolation of amazingness in tuna form. I need to quit the nonsense and start shaving my own bonito flakes.
August 16th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
Wow, great job here. Awesome picture too! You should really consider submitting this to Recipe4Living’s Juiciest Burger Contest – http://www.recipe4living.com/articles/the_juiciest_burger_recipe_contest.htm – It looks delicious!
August 18th, 2010 at 11:22 am
UUUUH!!!!!!!!! it look fantastiiiiic !!