Tuna poke with jasmine rice recipe
Traditionally, this Hawaiian speciality, pronounced poh-kay, was a local, street-side snack, but here we enjoy it as a simple, flavour-packed supper. Served with chopped mango and a sweet and sour lime dressing, this recipe will take you to the tropics without leaving the comfort of your home.
See method- Serves 4
- 18 mins to prepare and 12 mins to cook
- 669 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 300g jasmine rice
- 2 avocados, roughly chopped
- ½ cucumber, deseeded, finely sliced
- 200g sweet baby plum tomatoes, quartered
- 4 spring onions, shredded
- handful coriander leaves, roughly chopped
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tuna steaks (or 2 tins tuna in sunflower oil)
- 1 mango, peeled and diced
- 2 tsp sesame seeds, toasted
For the dressing
- 2 limes, juiced (about 6 tbsp)
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 3 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 2820kJ 669.0kcal
- Fat
- 26g
- Saturates
- 5g
- Salt
- 2.4g
- Sugars
- 11g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 75.2gProtein 38.8gFibre 1.8g
Method
- Wash the rice in a sieve until the water runs clear. Place in a saucepan, cover with 600ml cold water and add½tsp salt. Bring the rice to the boil, reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and cook for 12-13 mins until fluffy. Remove from the heat and leave to steam with the lid on for 5 mins. In a bowl, whisk all the dressing ingredients together and set half aside. Toss the avocado, cucumber, tomato, spring onion and coriander in the other half.
- Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a frying pan or wok over a medium heat. Once the oil is hot, add the tuna and fry for 6 mins, turning halfway through. Remove from the pan and cut into 1cm cubes. (Skip this step if you’re using tinned tuna.)
- Serve the rice in bowls, topped with the tuna pieces, salad and mango. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and add a sprinkle of sesame seeds.
- Tip: This dish can also be made with tinned tuna. Follow the recipe as usual but top the rice and salad with cold tinned tuna at the end instead.
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