BASIC POKE

Basic Poke image

Poke (pronounced POH-kay), is a Hawaiian raw-fish salad made with marlin and ahi (yellowfin) or aku (skipjack) tuna. I make my own version of poke now, here where I live in Oregon, when the weather is good and hot. I drive over to my local fish market, and pick up some fresh kajiki marlin, which I cut into cubes. I buy my seaweed pickled in a bottle from an Asian food market, and I chop a small bunch with half a white onion, toss the garnish onto the cubed marlin in a stainless-steel bowl, squeeze a teaspoon or two of fresh wasabi onto it and mix in splashes of tamari sauce.

Provided by Garrett Hongo

Categories dinner, lunch, seafood, appetizer, main course, side dish

Time 5m

Yield serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 1/4 pounds best-quality tuna or marlin, cut into large dice
1/4 cup minced white onion
1/4 cup minced scallions
3 tablespoons reddish-brown seaweed, like limu kohu or ogo (see note)
1 tablespoon ground kukui nuts (also known as candlenuts; see note)
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt

Steps:

In a large bowl, combine the fish, onion, scallions, seaweed and ground kukui nuts and toss gently with a wooden spoon to mix.
Drizzle with sesame oil and sprinkle with salt. Toss again and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 194, UnsaturatedFat 3 grams, Carbohydrate 2 grams, Fat 4 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 35 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 302 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams