Introduction
When we started selling local bluefin tuna on our online shop, we reached out to our friends who help run our shacks in Japan, Hide and Yu, to see what they would make with this beautiful fish. They came up with a super simple and straightforward recipe. In their own words: “Maguro zuke don is a simple yet umami-packed meal. ‘Zuke’ means to marinate and ‘don’ is short for donburi, which means rice bowl. The soy sauce, mirin, sake and dashi broth combination used in the marinade provides a rich umami flavor to the tuna for a distinctive Japanese taste that is sure to impress your family and friends.”
Ingredients
Tuna Bowl Ingredients:
- 5 to 10 pieces (about 2 lb) of Gulf of Maine bluefin tuna toro
- 5-6 oz. sushi rice
- 1 large piece of nori seaweed
- Wasabi
- Scallions
- Sesame seeds
- Lemon, sliced
- White radish sprouts
Seasoning Ingredients:
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp mirin
- 4 Tbsp sake
- 4 Tbsp dashi broth