Spicy Tuna Soy Roll Recipes

SPICY TUNA ROLLS

Steps:

• Chop the scallions, reserving some of the greens for garnish.
• Slice the tuna into thin strips and then turn the strips 90 degrees and chop it up. If you want your spicy tuna chunky, you can stop here, or you can continue to chop the tuna up with your knife until the pieces are smaller. I usually add the scallion stems in here and chop them up together with the tuna.
• Transfer the chopped tuna to a bowl, and add the sriracha, soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and tobiko, and stir everything together until mixed. Cover and keep the mixture refrigerated until you're ready to use it.
• Make some Tezu by adding a few tablespoons of rice vinegar to a small bowl of water.
• For the Gunkan, you want to cut the nori according to the diagram in the headnotes above.
• Wet your hands with the tezu and grab about 2 tablespoons of rice. Gently press it into a rectangle with your fingers, but don't smash the individual grains of rice.
• Wrap each rectangle of rice with the strips of nori you cut for the gunkan.
• Press the center of the rice to make the rice fill out the nori wrapper.
• Spoon some spicy tuna into each cup of nori. Garnish with scallion greens.
• For Hosomaki, the full sheets of nori should be cut in half according to the diagram above.
• Place the nori at the bottom edge of a sushi mat with the shiny side down.
• Wet your hands in the Tezu and grab a small handful of rice. Place the rice in a line along the nori's top edge working from one side to the other. Be sure to leave a thin margin of nori at the top.
• Wet your hands again if needed and spread the rice to the bottom edge of the nori sheet using a picking and pressing motion. Don't smash or smear the rice.
• Spread a thin line of spicy tuna in the lower half of the rice from one side to the other.
• To roll the spicy tuna hosomaki, use the mat to flip the bottom edge up and over the filling and make sure this edge meets the rice's top edge.
• Pull the edge of the mat away from the nori and push the back of the mat forward, so the seam rolls to the bottom.
• Use your fingers to press 3 sides of the roll against the cutting board to give the roll its shape.
• See the headnotes or watch the video for instruction on cutting a roll.
• For Uramaki, the size of the nori and process is similar, but you need to use a sushi mat that is lined with plastic wrap, or the rice will stick to the mat.
• Place a sheet of nori at the bottom edge of the mat and spread a handful of rice along the nori's top edge. There is no need to leave a border for uramaki, so you will need to use a little more rice than for hosomaki.
• Spread the rice down to the nori's bottom edge in a thin uniform layer, being careful not to smash the rice.
• Sprinkle some black sesame seeds onto the rice.
• Flip the rice over so the nori sheet is facing up, and lay a cucumber strip in the bottom half of the nori.
• Spread a line of spicy tuna from one side to the other.
• Flip the bottom edge of the mat up and over the filling until the rice makes contact with the nori on the other side.
• Pull the edge of the mat away from the rice and press the back of the mat to roll the seam to the bottom.
• Press the top, sides, and bottom of the roll using the mat to give the roll its shape, but do not squeeze it too hard.
• Check the headnotes for instructions on cutting the spicy tuna roll.

SPICY TUNA SUSHI ROLL

Steps:

• Bring the rice, water, and vinegar to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until the rice is tender, and the liquid has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes. Let stand, covered, for about 10 minutes to absorb any excess water. Set rice aside to cool.
• Lightly mix together the tuna, mayonnaise, chili powder, and wasabi paste in a bowl, breaking the tuna apart but not mashing it into a paste.
• To roll the sushi, cover a bamboo sushi rolling mat with plastic wrap. Lay a sheet of nori, rough side up, on the plastic wrap. With wet fingers, firmly pat a thick, even layer of prepared rice over the nori, covering it completely. Place about 1 tablespoon each of diced cucumber, carrot, and avocado in a line along the bottom edge of the sheet, and spread a line of tuna mixture alongside the vegetables.
• Pick up the edge of the bamboo rolling sheet, fold the bottom edge of the sheet up, enclosing the filling, and tightly roll the sushi into a thick cylinder. Once the sushi is rolled, wrap it in the mat and gently squeeze to compact it tightly. Cut each roll into 6 pieces, and refrigerate until served.

SPICY TUNA ROLLS

Steps:

• Cook two cups of sushi rice and add vinegar and sugar mixture.
• In a bowl, mix together the tuna, Kewpie, and sriracha. Add more hot sauce or Kewpie if needed.
• Cover your sushi mat with cling wrap to keep your mat clean.
• Take your one sheet of nori and place it with the shiny side face down.
• Take ¼ cup of rice, and using your hands, layer the rice evenly on the sheet. Dip your hands in the water bowl to keep your hands from sticking to the rice. I try to make a horizontal indent on the rice to make room for the spicy tuna mix.
• Add one scoop of the spicy tuna mix horizontally on the bed of rice, leaving about half an inch of room from the bottom of the nori. The key is to add less fish than you think.
• Take the bottom edge of the sushi mat and slowly move the nori sheet over the filling, completely wrapping the spicy tuna and rice in the sheet. Use an upwards motions with the sushi mat to guide your spicy tuna roll upwards. Try to keep the roll tight by applying even and gentle pressure while rolling upwards. Be gentle to prevent your nori from breaking or having rice or fish from coming out the sides.
• Continue this motion until your roll comes away from the mat. You may need to cut the additional nori at the end.
• Using a very sharp knife, cut the roll in quick and steady slices. Wipe down the knife in between cuts to prevent mangling your roll.
• Serve immediately and enjoy!

SPICY TUNA ROLL WITH CUCUMBER

Steps:

• With a sharp knife, cut tuna fillet crosswise at a slight angle and into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Wrap in a clean kitchen towel and set aside. Cut the cucumber into narrow strips about 4 inches long. Mix the sushi rice with the sesame seeds.
• Just before rolling sushi, toast the nori by passing the shiny side over a high flame. The color of the nori will change from brownish black to dark green. (Without toasting, the nori will be gummy and hard to chew.) Cut toasted nori sheets in half crosswise.
• Lay a 1/2 a sheet of the nori, shiny side down, on a bamboo rolling mat. Combine the rice vinegar and water in a mixing bowl, and moisten your hands with this hand vinegar to keep the rice from sticking to your hands as you work. Spread about 1 cup of the sushi rice on 3/4 of the nori closest to you, in a layer about 1/4 inch thick, spreading it to the edges. Smear a thin line of the wasabi across the center of the rice, and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon of chili oil. Lay 1/4 of the cucumber strips and 1/4 of the tuna slices evenly along the wasabi.
• To roll, hold the line of ingredients in place with fingertips, and use thumbs to push up and turn the end of the bamboo mat so that the edge of the nori is lifted up and meets the far edge of the sheet. Correct the shape by gently but firmly pressing the bamboo mat around the roll for about 30 seconds to shape it. Make 3 more rolls.
• Use a wet knife to cut each roll into 1-inch rounds. Arrange sushi on a platter or individual plates and garnish with the vinegared ginger.

SPICY TUNA SOY ROLL

Steps:

• Cut tuna into 1-inch cubes and place them in a bowl with Spicy Mayo. Mix well. Place soy paper on sushi mat. Lay ohba shiso mint to cover the middle section of soy paper and out both ends for a decorative effect. Layer avocado, tuna mix, seedless cucumber and shredded carrot in that order. Wet the top edge of the soy paper with water. Roll firmly with a gentle pressure over the sushi mat. Take the roll out of the sushi mat and cut into 4 pieces. Serve with soy sauce and wasabi paste.
• In a bowl, whisk all ingredients together.