Spicy Tuna Rolls
These homemade spicy tuna rolls make creating sushi at home doable. These can be ready in under a half hour and taste amazing.
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Servings: 4 rolls
Calories: 531kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked rice
- 2 cups water plus extra to dip your fingers later
- 5 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 five ounce cans albacore tuna
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon chili oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced as finely as possible
- 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated ginger
- 1/2 cucumber seeded and sliced as thinly as possible
Instructions
- Make your sushi rice. Rinse rice until water runs clear. Cook rice and water in a rice cooker. If you don't have one, add rice and water to a heavy pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook for 20 minutes.1 1/2 cups uncooked rice, 2 cups water
- While the rice cooks, bring rice vinegar and sugar to a boil in a saucepan. Once the sugar dissolves, remove from heat and let cool. Once the rice finishes cooking, pour the vinegar mixture into the rice. Use a rice paddle or wooden spoon, use a cutting motion to mix the vinegar into the rice. Stir until the rice absorbs the vinegar.5 tablespoons rice vinegar, 3 tablespoons sugar
- Prepare the filling. Drain albacore tuna well to eliminate as much moisture as possible. Add mayonnaise, chili powder, minced garlic (really mince it - pulverized almost), fresh ginger, and chili oil. Carefully stir until ingredients are evenly dispersed.2 five ounce cans albacore tuna, 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 teaspoon chili powder, 2 cloves garlic, 1/2 teaspoon fresh grated ginger, 1 teaspoon chili oil
- Fold a heavy kitchen towel in half. Place a sheet of nori, rough side up, on the towel. Spread the sushi rice in an even layer, leaving a half inch clear at the top. Add thinly sliced cucumber about a third of the way up the nori. Add a quarter of the tuna mixture over the cucumber and ensure it's an even layer.1/2 cucumber
- Dip your finger in water and lightly run it along the empty top of the nori, to allow it to seal once you have your homemade spicy tuna rolls all rolled up.
- Using the towel to guide you and provide pressure, roll from the bottom, tucking the nori firmly with each turn to ensure it's tight. Place roll seam side up. Slice the roll in half, then each half into three pieces to make a total of six pieces.
- Repeat with remaining ingredients to make four rolls.
Notes
- Use a serrated knife to make cutting rolls easier. Dip the knife in water between cuts to avoid sticking.
- For more tips and tricks, be sure to read the full article above.
Nutrition
Serving: 1roll | Calories: 531kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 39mg | Sodium: 452mg | Sugar: 10g
This site uses an online source to provide nutrition estimates as a courtesy. If you need exact values, please calculate yourself.