Spicy Tuna Tartar (Maki Sushi)

As our Japanese sale just started this week, we wanted to spice things up with something we learned from France this past April and incorporating most of the ingredients we have in store!

Tuna Tartar but a little kick using sesame chili oil ;)

Ingredients:


1 package frozen Fat Belly Maguro (tuna)
3 tbsp olive oil
Sirachi sauce
3 stalks green onions
pinch salt
LaYu sesame chilli oil
masago (japanese caviar)
4 ripe avocado
half a lime
fried shallots


round or square mould


1. Let the maguro thaw for 20 mins, the trick is to have it still frozen in order to cut the tuna into 1/2 inch slices. After slicing it, chop it up into mini cubes.
2. Add 3 tbsp olive oil, so the tuna doesn't oxidate and turn brown or grey... Add a pinch of salt. Add sirachi sauce -- depending how spicy you want it to be ;)



3. Scoop out the avocado and diced it into mini cubes.
4. Squeeze the lime juice directly onto the diced avocado and mix slightly.
5. Fold in finely chopped green onions.



Use the plate you want to set your tuna tartar on. Use a mould like this one

6. Set the mould onto the plate. There should be two layers. I like to layer it with the avocado on the bottom and then the tuna on top.

7. Dish in about 2 tbsp of avocado mix into the mould and press it firm so it sets so it doesn't fall apart when you lift the mould up.

8. Dish in 2 tbsp of the maguro mix into the mould and press it firm so it sets and doesn't fall apart when you life the mould up.

8. Lift the mould up. It should be round shapes of avocodo on the bottom and tuna on top.

Now, we will decorate it the other ingredients...

9. Squirt about 3 drops of chilli oil onto of the tuna

10. Top off with masago onto of the tuna

11. Place fried shallots on top

12. Drizzle chilli oil around plate

Voila... a great Fusion appetizer made from all ingredients at the Asian Supermarket.

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Korean Ricecake Snack Dish- Dukbocki

Seafood Dukbocki

Well I fell in love with dukbocki after spending a lot of time in K-Town aka Korean Town in Toronto this past summer. It can sometimes be very spicy - just make sure you don't use too much gojuchang (red pepper paste) ;)

I like the pan-fried one..there is also a soupy-style dukbocki but here is the recipe for the pan-fried one!

Ingredients
1 package rice cake
3 tbsp red pepper paste
3 tbsp dashi (fish stock)
5 cups water
1 bunch green onions
1 package seafood mix
Preparation

1. Bring water to a boil in a pan, add the dashi and red pepper paste. Stir until the red pepper paste is fully mixed into the water.

2. Divide the rice cakes and add into the soup. Stir often and turn heat down to medium low.

3. Continue stirring until the water thickens. Let cook and cover for 8 mins.
4. Cut green onions in 4 inches
5. Add cut onions into the pan and mix.
6. Add seafood mix in.

7. Stir and cover until the pan forms a thick consistency

8. Serve on plate

Enjoy!

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Homemade Wonton Soup

The weather in Lethbridge, Alberta has been fluctuating so much, and this week's forecast is SNOW SNOW SNOW. So what better yet than to stay at home and enjoy a nice hot WONTON SOUP!

We have homemade wontons readily available - all you need is the perfect broth and fresh veggies.



Our Asian Supermarket recipe:



Ingredients


1 package Asian Supermarket wontons

6 cups water
3 slices ginger root
1 can chicken broth
1 tsp salt
1tsp sugar
4 drops sesame oil
3 stalks green onion


1 bunch fresh cut and cleaned veggies
- we prefer a nice bok choy or even yu choy to make it authentic ;)


Preparation:

1. Bring a pot of water to a boil. Put the wontons (as is from package) into pot of boiling water. The wontons should float and that means they are cooked and ready for you to drain the water out. Place the wontons in soup bowls.

2. Bring 6 cups of water to a boil and add can of chicken broth. Add sugar and salt to season. When it comes to a medium boil, add chopped green onions and 3 drops of sesame oil.

3. Lightly blanch the veggies, drain the water and toss in with 1 drop of sesame oil.

4. Top the soup bowl with wontons on bottom with veggies.


5. Pour hot soup over and serve.



Voila- a wonderful wonton soup for this week's Lethbridge snowy forecast.



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