Poke has become popular all over the country. Â But what exactly is poke? Â Pronounced Po-Kay, it is a raw fish dish that originated in Hawaii. Â The word poke means “to section” or “to slice”. Â It is typically made with soy sauce, seaweed, sesame oil and chili peppers. Â I had heard a lot about it, but never tried it. Â I’m a sushi fan, so I’m not sure why I avoided poke – and then I had some! Â Oh my – I’m hooked!
Here is the recipe for two different versions of the dish – one for a spicy salmon and one with ahi tuna. Â Both are made with ingredients that can be found at almost any grocery store and both are delicious!
Note: Â Make sure the fish you buy is high quality – either sushi quality or a good, flash frozen piece that you know will be extremely fresh!
What you need:
Ahi Poke
- 5 oz. Sushi grade Ahi steak
- The white of two green onions
- A sheet of baked seaweed
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- ½ teaspoon flaked sea salt
- 1 Tablespoon mirin (a sweet, Asian cooking wine)
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Spicy Salmon Poke
- 5 oz. Sushi grade salmon steak
- The white of two green onions
- A sheet of baked seaweed
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 Tablespoon ponzu sauce
- ½ teaspoon flaked sea salt
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds
- 1 Tablespoon mirin (a sweet, Asian cooking wine)
- ½ of a large Serrano chili, minced
- 1 Tablespoons soy sauce
How to Do it:
Cut the fish into equal sized bite sized pieces.
Cut the green onion whites into thin strips, length-wise.
Slice the baked seaweed sheet into strips.Â
Mix everything together (except one of the green onion whites – save that out for garish), cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours, but not more than 8.
Serve cold with more whites of green onions for garnish.
Makes 1 serving each.
Serve it alone, with sticky rice or on top of a fresh, green salad!
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Oh yes! I have been seeing poke everywhere and have never tried it myself. It always looks so good but I haven’t seen a good recipe for it. You just solved my problem. I want to try both but I think I will try they ahi tuna one first because I love ahi! this looks so bright, fresh and a fun summer dish.
My husband liked the ahi best – I liked the salmon – But both were really easy!
I love that they are so delicious yet so easy to make:)
They were delicious!! Thanks for stopping by Pamela!
Sounds interesting, I’ve never tried this before. Thank you for sharing the recipe at The Really crafty Link Party. Pinned!
It’s easy and delicious!! You’ll be hooked!
I’ve heard of this but I’ve never actually tried it. It looks really good though! Might be time to be a bit adventurous :D #FridayFrivolity
It is so good!! I love it – and it’s so easy to make!
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Yeah!! Thank you – I’m honored!
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We really love a good poke bowl in our house. I can’t wait to try this.
tasty spicy salmon poke – making this for the 3rd time this week!
Wow! This salmon dish looks absolutely delicious! An instant favorite for me as salmon is my favorite fish dish to eat! Loved it!
this poke turned out so good! the directions were so easy and it turned out delicious!
What a delicious recipe. Thank you for sharing!
Salmon poke looks delicious my favorite dish.
Great recipe!
I love salmon, and this spicy salmon poke was incredible! Already can’t wait to make it again!
My family loved this. Just enough spicy on the salmon.