Tekka Don: The Comeback Story of Discount Tuna!
Tekka Don: The Comeback Story of Discount Tuna!
Ingredients
For the Tekka Don
- 400 g tuna, sushi-grade, sliced into bite-sized pieces
- 4 bowls cooked rice, warm
- 10 leaves shiso, fresh, finely chopped
- 2 sheets nori, shredded
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
For the Marinade
- 4 tablespoons mirin
- 4 tablespoons sake
- 6 tablespoons soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Unwrap the tuna and place it on a clean cutting board. Slice the tuna into strips, then further slice those strips into bite-sized pieces or desired shapes.
⏱️ 5 min
- 2
In a small microwave-safe dish, combine the mirin and sake.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Microwave the mirin and sake mixture for 30-60 seconds, or until it comes to a gentle simmer, to burn off the alcohol. Be careful not to let it boil over. Let it cool slightly.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Place the sliced tuna into a mixing bowl. Pour the microwaved (and slightly cooled) mirin and sake mixture over the tuna in the bowl.
⏱️ 2 min
- 5
Add the soy sauce to the tuna and mirin/sake mixture. Use chopsticks or a spoon to gently mix the tuna thoroughly with the marinade until well combined.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Finely chop the fresh shiso leaves.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
Let the tuna marinate at room temperature for at least 10 minutes. While the tuna marinates, prepare your rice bowls.
⏱️ 10 min
- 8
For each serving, prepare a bowl of warm cooked rice. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of the tuna marinade sauce over the cooked rice.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Add shredded nori on top of the sauced rice.
⏱️ 1 min
- 10
Carefully arrange the marinated tuna slices over the rice and nori in each bowl.
⏱️ 2 min
- 11
Drizzle a little more of the marinade sauce over the arranged tuna in each bowl.
⏱️ 1 min
- 12
Sprinkle sesame seeds over the tuna. Garnish each dish with the finely chopped shiso.
⏱️ 1 min
- 13
The Tekka Don is now ready to serve. Enjoy immediately!
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Tekka Don: The Comeback Story of Discount Tuna!
For the Tekka Don
- 400 g tuna, sushi-grade, sliced into bite-sized pieces
- 4 bowls cooked rice, warm
- 10 leaves shiso, fresh, finely chopped
- 2 sheets nori, shredded
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
For the Marinade
- 4 tablespoons mirin
- 4 tablespoons sake
- 6 tablespoons soy sauce
Instructions
- 1
Unwrap the tuna and place it on a clean cutting board. Slice the tuna into strips, then further slice those strips into bite-sized pieces or desired shapes.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
In a small microwave-safe dish, combine the mirin and sake.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Microwave the mirin and sake mixture for 30-60 seconds, or until it comes to a gentle simmer, to burn off the alcohol. Be careful not to let it boil over. Let it cool slightly.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Place the sliced tuna into a mixing bowl. Pour the microwaved (and slightly cooled) mirin and sake mixture over the tuna in the bowl.
⏱️ 2 min - 5
Add the soy sauce to the tuna and mirin/sake mixture. Use chopsticks or a spoon to gently mix the tuna thoroughly with the marinade until well combined.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Finely chop the fresh shiso leaves.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
Let the tuna marinate at room temperature for at least 10 minutes. While the tuna marinates, prepare your rice bowls.
⏱️ 10 min - 8
For each serving, prepare a bowl of warm cooked rice. Drizzle about 1 tablespoon of the tuna marinade sauce over the cooked rice.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Add shredded nori on top of the sauced rice.
⏱️ 1 min - 10
Carefully arrange the marinated tuna slices over the rice and nori in each bowl.
⏱️ 2 min - 11
Drizzle a little more of the marinade sauce over the arranged tuna in each bowl.
⏱️ 1 min - 12
Sprinkle sesame seeds over the tuna. Garnish each dish with the finely chopped shiso.
⏱️ 1 min - 13
The Tekka Don is now ready to serve. Enjoy immediately!