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Tekka Donburi Tuna Sushi Bowl

Name: Tekka Donburi Tuna Sushi Bowl
Total time: 2 h 11 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 500 g Japanese short-grain rice (makes about 7 cups sushi rice); 550 ml water; 1 piece kombu, 5 cm square; 100 ml rice vinegar; 2½ tbsp sugar; 2½ tsp sea salt; 450 g lean red tuna (akami), sashimi grade, sold for raw use or previously frozen, in one block; 60 ml dark (koikuchi) soy sauce, for marinating; 1 tbsp finely grated wasabi; 4 tbsp soy sauce, for dipping

Deep bowls of vinegared sushi rice crowned with a rose of soy-marinated lean tuna and a dab of wasabi; the brief soy bath firms and seasons the fish so the bowl needs nothing more.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on55 min
Total2 h 11 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

sushi rice

500 gJapanese short-grain rice (makes about 7 cups sushi rice)
550 mlwater
1 piecekombu, 5 cm square
100 mlrice vinegar
2½ tbspsugar
2½ tspsea salt

tuna

450 glean red tuna (akami), sashimi grade, sold for raw use or previously frozen, in one block
60 mldark (koikuchi) soy sauce, for marinating

to serve

1 tbspfinely grated wasabi
4 tbspsoy sauce, for dipping

Diet

Pescatarian

Contains

Gluten
Soy
Fish
Mustard
Tuna
Legumes (any)
Wheat
Rice
Cabbage family (any)
Horseradish
Wasabi
Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
Seaweed (any)
Kelp
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Heat
Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Aromatic spice

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: low
Fiber: low
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: high

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