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Recipe courtesy of Baron Skorish

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Yield:: 4 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

1/2 cup cucumber, sliced
1 teaspoon Thai chili paste
1/2 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
4 scallions
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1/4 bunch cilantro, shredded
1/4 cup water
1/4 cup pickled ginger, shredded
2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
1 pound yellowfin tuna, cut in julienne strips (best to use #1 sushi grade tuna)

For garnish:

1 cup warm sushi rice
2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
1/4 cup pickled ginger
1 tablespoon wasabi

Directions

Combine all the ingredients. Let set for one hour. Marinate tuna for 15 minutes. Slightly drain tuna and mold with sushi rice. Roll in sesame seeds to "crust" the rice. Garnish with pickled ginger and wasabi.

Recipe courtesy of Baron Skorish and Bryce Statham, The Blue Moon Fish Company, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL

My Private Notes

Name: Tuna Poki
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup cucumber, sliced; 1 teaspoon Thai chili paste; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger; 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil; 4 scallions; 1/4 cup rice vinegar; 1/4 bunch cilantro, shredded; 1/4 cup water; 1/4 cup pickled ginger, shredded; 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds; 1 pound yellowfin tuna, cut in julienne strips (best to use #1 sushi grade tuna); 1 cup warm sushi rice; 2 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds; 1/4 cup pickled ginger; 1 tablespoon wasabi