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Hawaiian Tuna Poki Roll
Submitted by:Terry Lee May


Ingredients
  1. 1/2 cup cucumber, sliced thin
  2. 1 teaspoon Thai chili paste
  3. 1/2 cup soy sauce
  4. 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
  5. 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  6. 4 scallions sliced thin
  7. 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  8. 1/4 bunch cilantro shredded
  9. 1/4 cup water
  10. 1/4 cup pickled ginger, shredded
  11. 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
  12. 1 pound yellowfin Ahi tuna, cut in julienne strips (best to use sushi grade tuna - OR - substitute VERY fresh local yellowtail)

    For garnish:
  13. 1 cup warm seasoned sushi rice
  14. 2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  15. 1/4 cup pickled ginger
  16. 1 tablespoon wasabi

Instructions
Combine all the ingredients except for the fish and garnish and let set in the refrigerator for one hour. Add tuna and marinate for 15 minutes. Slightly drain tuna mixture and mold inside sushi rice. Roll in sesame seeds to "crust" the rice. Slice to serve. Garnish with pickled ginger and wasabi.
Comments
I kinda stole this one from Roy's Kahana Grill. His restaurant is on the highway down the road from our Kahana Sunset condo on Maui. I've had this dish so many times there that I tried quite successfully recreating it at home. It's not really a main dish, but one batch with a green salad is a nice fresh light meal - otherwise it feeds 4 as an appetizer.