Jul
17
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.
The first two pictures remind me of “Inception.” Great post, I love your blog!
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?
@JULIA Try Japanese groceries
I died.
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
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.
It looks so good! Your photography makes it even better. xo
What are the little sprouts on the burgers? I LOVE those in Asian restaurants and always forget to ask what they’re called.
@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.
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
Wow. Yum.
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.
Wow , amazing as always!!
Your blog never ceases to amaze me!
<3 Kelly
i seriously LOVE YOU.
I get hungry every time I visit your site. And I love your version of a burger and chips!
You can keep the spicy tuna sushi ‘roll’ posts coming!
A M A Z I N G ! ! !
xx
wow.. i am so in heaven with this blog post.. thanks for “Recipe”!
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!
Oh… food… look so YUMMY!!
Want to eat them…
Incredible culinary creation, as always!
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
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.
Your food posts always leave me craving something delicious, and as usual, the photos are delightful.
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?
Mind-blowing. Love it. I am starving now.. haha
amazing pics! you have a really interesting blog
I want a spicy tuna hamburger now.
Oh yum—that all looks incredible!!
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. =)
you’re the only blogger i ever comment on…. AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! please open up a boutique/ restaurant for all of us!!!
you’re killing me!! this is FANTASTIC!
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?
@Maddy there is no way I baked those brioche rolls! You can get small ones at Whole foods. Hope that helps!
This is an ingenious post! The little “burgers” are amazing and the falafels look delicious!
That looks so good!
Superb!
ji will you marry me? LOL
i swear after this entry and then the dumpling entry following this, i am head over heels!
great ideas and gorgeous photos, as always….
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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!
If you were a contestant on Top Chef, you would win FOR SURE
yummmmmmmmmmmm. tuna is one of my favorite things to eat. i’m dying looking at these photos.
What I would give to be a dinner guest in your home. It’s always amazing.
Your creations are simply genius and the way your photograph them makes anyone reading it drool. Any recommendations besides lotus root?
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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!
Ggaennip makes the world go round.
these are so beautiful and well thought out, but look delicious too. would love to try some one day!
These are incredibly appealing up-close photos, I can almost taste it if I stick out my tongue.
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
The fish shavings are great on top of mayo too (: With Jap food, of course. Wonderful as always!
amazing.
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?
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!
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.
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!
UUUUH!!!!!!!!! it look fantastiiiiic !!
Me encanta tu blog… como haces de lo cotidiano arte.
Saludos!!
I just happened to chance upon your blog from another blog: Hapsical.blogspot.com
I love your blog! Lots of great pictures and this post together with your cured tuna… I’m stuck in office now and looking at the pics are driving me insane! Sooooo hungry…
Love this! So creative and unique – and beautiful photos.