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First Attempt at Poke

Updated: Oct 1

Hello! And welcome to the 21st post of Pizza Rat's Paradise.


 

June 6, 2024

Serves: About 1 person.


Recipe:


Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of Rice

  • 1-2 servings (~1/2 cup) of fish (I used smoked salmon as that was available, but I recommend anything else: see note below)

  • 1/4 cup of Raw sweet white onion

  • 1/2 tsp of Sesame oil

  • 2 Tbsp of Green onion

  • A sprinkle of Sesame seeds

  • Any other mix-ins (soy sauce, salt, for example)


Directions:

  1. Wash hands thoroughly.

  2. Prepare rice as you prefer -- I just prepared white rice, plain and simple.

  3. Chop fish into bite-sized pieces.

  4. Pour a dollop of sesame oil to taste into bowl containing fish. Rub in gently with fingers.

  5. Add green onion, chopped finely.

  6. Add chopped white onion - I prefer to have it as slivers, as shown in the picture above, rather than choppy squares, as it lends sweetness into the dish, and one doesn't have to bite into a huge chunk of surprise spicy onion.

  7. Add sesame seeds, and any other garnishes or mix-ins.

  8. Mix by hand.

  9. Add desired rice amount into the best serving dish you got ('cause you know you deserve it! ;) ) and top with poke mix.

  10. Enjoy!



 

Note:

This was my first attempt at making poke -- I was pretty pleased with the results, if I do say so myself!


I used smoked salmon as that was what I had on hand in the fridge in a pinch, but I highly recommend using fresh raw sashimi-grade fish instead -- the smoked salmon was a bit too salty. If one wanted to do a cooked version, they could torch the salmon, use baked salmon instead, or do many other kinds of substitutes, like the one brilliantly described here:




 

Source/Instructional vid:


I watched this instructional video of 2 teachers to learn how -- the background had a fun Hawaiian theme:




 

If you have made it this far, thank you for reading! 💚


Appreciate any suggestions on what I should do next. If you would like to collaborate or support, feel free to comment, share, like below.


Accompanying Song:

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