Tekka Don (Easy Tuna Bowl)

You can buy a block of tuna and slice into thin pieces yourself for this recipe (use a very sharp knife to cut sashimi). For today, I bought pre-cut tuna pieces called Maguro Butsugiri (chopped tuna). Usually this part of tuna doesn’t look pretty enough to be used as sushi or sashimi. However, it’s just as tasty and more economical.

Tekka Don (Tuna Bowl)

Author: Namiko Chen

Serves: Serves 1

Ingredients

• ¼ lb (110 g) sashimi-grade tuna (maguro), thinly sliced or cut into small cubes/chunks 
• 1 – 1 ½ cup cooked rice (preferably short grain rice)
• 1 scallion
• Roasted white sesame seeds
• Thin strips of nori (dried seaweed sheets) (Kizami Nori)
• 5 shiso leaves

Seasonings

• 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 tsp. mirin
• 1 tsp. sake

Instructions

1. In a bowl marinade the tuna with the seasonings for 3-5 minutes.
2. Place the tuna on top of steamed rice that has been cooled down for 2-3 minutes.
3. Sprinkle chopped scallions, shredded nori seaweed, and roasted white sesame seeds. You can put julienned shiso leaves on top (optional). Serve immediately.

http://www.justonecookbook.com/easy-tuna-bowl-tekkadon/