5 from 2 votes
Negitoro Don (Mashed Tuna Sashimi Bowl)
Bring something special to the table with this well-loved recipe.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings:
2
servings
Calories:
462 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
Sauce
- 2 tbsp sake
- 1 tbsp mirin
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tbsp dashi stock
- 1 tsp sesame oil toasted
Negitoro don
- 3 perilla leaves ooba leaves, thinly sliced, shiso
- 2 tbsp nori seaweed kizami nori, shredded, sushi, kizami nori
- 1 tsp wasabi paste according to preference
- 2 tbsp green onion finely chopped
- 30 g cucumber diagonally sliced, Japanese or Persian varieties
- 150 g tuna sashimi-grade
- 50 g salmon sashimi-grade
- 2 portions Japanese short-grain rice cooked
- 1 tsp sesame seeds toasted
Instructions
- Add 2 tbsp sake and 1 tbsp mirin to a small sauce pan and heat on medium. Bring to boil and allow to bubble for 30 seconds.
- Turn heat down to low and add 1 tsp sugar and ½ tbsp dashi stock. Mix over the heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Once the sugar is dissolved, turn off the heat and add 1 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tsp toasted sesame oil. Mix and remove from the stove. Leave to cool for about 10 minutes.
- Using sharp knife, cut 150 g sashimi-grade tuna and 50 g sashimi-grade salmon into thin strips.
- Finely dice the tuna and salmon using a rocking motion with your knife. As the tuna and salmon spreads out, scrape it back to the centre and repeat, cutting in different directions each time until a "mince" is formed.
- Divide 2 portions cooked Japanese short-grain rice into portions and make a bed of 3 perilla (shiso) leaves and 2 tbsp shredded sushi nori seaweed "kizami nori".
- Place the mashed tuna and salmon on top and sprinkle with 2 tbsp green onion and 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds. Arrange 30 g Japanese or Persian cucumber on the side with 1 tsp wasabi paste to taste and pour the sauce over the top.
- Mix well before eating and enjoy!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
462kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
64.8g
(22%)
Protein
30.3g
(61%)
Fat
8.8g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
1.4g
(7%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2.6g
(15%)
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
736.5mg
(31%)
Fiber
3.2g
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 462
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 462kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 64.8g | 22% |
| Protein | 30.3g | 61% |
| Fat | 8.8g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1.4g | 7% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2.6g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 736.5mg | 31% |
| Fiber | 3.2g | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.