Poke Bowl recipes: discover the food trend of summer 2019!
If you love sushi, but when you try to make it at home, it's always too expensive and complicated, then you should definitely try the Poke Bowls. Here, all the sushi ingredients go into one large bowl. This saves you all the complicated manual skills necessary to make sushi without sacrificing taste!
In short, the best of Asia in a bowl.
The word Poke (pronounced Poh-kay) is Hawaiian and means "small cut", as well as the secret of the preparation of these tasty bowls.
In fact, next to the rice and fish cubes, there are a lot of chopped vegetables. This makes the bowls filled with colors wonderfully light, fresh and healthy, perfect for summer!
Poke Bowl: Mix the ingredients
Poke Bowls are even more versatile than regular sushi, as you aren't bound to any specific shape when mixing. So you can simply swap the rice for potatoes or couscous and give your bowl an oriental touch. Even with the vegetarian components you are freer. That's why Poke Bowls aren't just a "sushi alternative."
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Here are the most popular basic ingredients for your summer poke bowls:
- Carbohydrates: sushi rice, basmati rice, jasmine rice, brown rice, quinoa, millet
- Proteins: Salmon, tuna, shrimp, mussels or alternatively tofu or tempeh
- Fresh vegetables: edamame, seaweed, spring onions, avocado, red cabbage, cucumbers, carrots
- Spicy topping: sesame, nori leaves, kimchi, ginger, coriander leaves, walnuts
- Sauces: soy sauce, sesame oil, mayonnaise, sriracha, chili sauce, wasabi, lime juice
Tip: The fatter the fish, the more delicate the flavor will be. In addition, it contains omega 3 fatty acids, which are healthier than other fats, which among other things improve brain performance.
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If you are already a seasoned fan of this food trend, here is a book that is right for you:
Poke: Hawaiian-Inspired Sushi Bowls at 11.76 € on Amazon
If, on the other hand, you are curious to try them, you absolutely need special bowls. "Bowl"in English, it means bowl, aren't you thinking of putting a Poke Bowl on a plate?
> Buy a set of 4 bamboo bowls on Amazon for € 22.40
1. Classic Poke Bowl
You need these ingredients:
FOR 4 PORTIONS
- 250 g of sushi rice
- 500 g sashimi ahi filleted
- 2 tablespoons of soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon of sesame oil
- 3 spring onions, cut into thin slices
- 1 piece of fresh grated ginger
TO ADD
- 2 tablespoons of pickled ginger
- 2 red chillies, cut into rings
- 2 spring onions, cut into rings
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 1 tablespoon of edamame beans
- 2 tablespoons of Tobiko
- 2 tablespoons of Wakame seaweed (buy it on Amazon)
- 1 tablespoon of macadamia nuts
- 2 tablespoons of sautéed shallots
- Pineapple and chilli sauce
- 1 pinch of Sriracha sauce
- mixed sesame seeds
- Edible flowers as a decoration
Here's how it's done:
Make the sushi rice. Cut the tuna into cubes and marinate it in a bowl with soy sauce, sesame oil, spring onions and ginger. Let it sit for 15 minutes. Plate the rice and add the marinated tuna and garnish with all the ingredients.
Here's how to prepare the sauces:
SRIRACHA mayonnaise
2 tablespoons of Sriracha sauce, 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt and the juice of 1 lemon in a mixing bowl.
WASABI CREAM
mix 125 g of sour cream, 1 tsp wasabi, 1 tsp light soy sauce and fresh lemon juice.
FOR THOSE WHO LOVE SPICY
Take 2 jalapenos and 2 red chillies and fry them in a pan on all sides. Turn off the heat and let them cool. In the same pan add 1 tablespoon of coriander seeds and mash everything with a mortar. Measure the hot sauce into the bowl, based on your courage
2. Vegetarian Poke Bowl
You need these ingredients:
FOR 4 PORTIONS
- 250 g of sushi rice
- 125 g of whole cane sugar
- 900 g of aubergines cut into 2 cm cubes
- 4 shallots, cut into rings
- 2 finely chopped garlic cloves
- 1 ½ teaspoon of green pepper, crushed
- 75 ml of soy sauce
- 1 handful of cabbage, chopped
- 1 handful of cilantro, chopped
- 1 spring onion cut into thin slices
- mixed sesame seeds to sprinkle
- edible flowers to decorate as you wish
TO ADD
- 3 spring onions, cut diagonally
- 200 g carrots, finely grated
- 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
- ¼ teaspoon of salt
- 1 tablespoon of boiling water
- freshly squeezed juice of 1 large lime
- 1 teaspoon of rice vinegar
Here's how the preparation works:
Stir in the spring onions and grated carrots. Dissolve the sugar and salt in a bowl in boiling water. Stir in the lime juice and vinegar and mix the dressing with the carrot and onion mixture. Set aside. Make the sushi rice.
Candy the sugar in a large wok on a high heat for about 5 minutes. When the sugar on the edges turns amber and smells of caramel, add aubergines and shallots and simmer for 2 minutes. Then reduce the heat, add the garlic and green pepper and roast them for 2 minutes. Add the soy sauce, cover everything with aluminum foil and simmer for about 7 minutes until the sauce thickens.
To serve, spread the carrot salad, eggplant mixture, cabbage and rice into bowls and sprinkle with coriander, spring onion and sesame seeds. Decorate with flowers as you like.
Tip: For an even more oriental touch, add 1 teaspoon of white miso paste to the wok before adding the soy sauce.
3. Poke Bowl with Grilled Salmon
You need these ingredients:
FOR 4 PORTIONS
- 450 g of fish fillet (e.g. salmon or halibut)
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 1 bunch of spring onions, the green cut into thin slices
- 1 teaspoon of toasted sesame seeds
FOR MARINATING
- 1 tablespoon of finely chopped ginger
- 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons of honey
- 2 tablespoons of shoyu (soy sauce)
- freshly ground black pepper
TO IMPACT
- pickled ginger
- green steamed vegetables
- steamed white rice
Here's how it works:
For the marinade, mix all the ingredients in a small bowl. Generously season the fish with the marinade. Oil a grill or pan with vegetable oil. Place the fish fillets on top and cook them.
Sprinkle with toasted scallions and sesame seeds. Serve immediately with pickled ginger, steamed green vegetables, and white rice.
