The Red Perch Ahi Poke Bowl

Chef Cameron Payne of The Red Perch in the Sylvan Supply on Charlotte Pike, makes this fresh Poke Bowl in addition to their signature fish and chips. Ponzu Dressing is a Japanese condiment made of soy sauce, citrus and sugar, available at most supermarkets. 

 

Photography By | October 14, 2018

Ingredients

Ahi Poke
  • 1 pound Yellow-Fin Ahi Tuna
  • 1/4 white onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon black sesame seeds
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Poke Dressing
  • 6 ounces edamame
  • 6 ounces wake (seaweed salad)
  • 4 ounces Pickled Cucumber
  • white rice
Poke Dressing
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons Ponzu dressing
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
Pickled Cucumbers
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup fish sauce
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 limes

Instructions

Pickled Cucumbers

  1. Slice the cucumber lengthways, deseed and slice thinly.
  2. In a sauce pan combine sugar, garlic and rice wine vinegar. Bring to the boil.
  3. Remove liquid from heat and add fish sauce and juice of limes once the pickle has cooled.
  4. Pour pickling liquid over cucumbers and let sit for 2 hours

 

Ahi Poke

  1. Mix all of the Poke dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.
  2. Slice the Ahi into ½ inch cubes and combine with the green onion, black sesame, slice onion and poke dressing.
  3. Place 1 cup of cooked rice into a serving bowl and arrange the dressed Ahi, edamame and wakame over the rice.
  4. Place a large pinch of pickled cucumbers on top.
  5. Add fudakaki if desired.

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Ingredients

Ahi Poke
  • 1 pound Yellow-Fin Ahi Tuna
  • 1/4 white onion, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 teaspoon black sesame seeds
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Poke Dressing
  • 6 ounces edamame
  • 6 ounces wake (seaweed salad)
  • 4 ounces Pickled Cucumber
  • white rice
Poke Dressing
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons Ponzu dressing
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
Pickled Cucumbers
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup fish sauce
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 limes

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