ABOUT THE AUTHOR
ZACHERY DYKE
Spearo, fisherman, and passionate home cook. I enjoy harvesting my food from the ocean and sharing it with my friends and family. Follow along as I use species local to Florida to make incredible meals you can make at home.
Blackfin Tuna Sushi Roll
Can You Make Sushi With Blackfin Tuna?
Yes, Blackfin Tuna makes absolutely delicious sushi rolls! This is a recipe I’ve been very excited to write about for a long time, because it truly is one of my favorites. Although I’ve never speared a Blackfin Tuna, I’ve been catching them on rod and reel for many years. Every once in awhile I do hear about someone shooting one, but it’s definitely not something super common, at least in South Florida. The other day, I saw KeyWestWaterman spear one on YouTube and it made me think about putting this recipe up.
If you’ve seen any of my other recipes, you know I love making sushi! This recipe is actually a combination of a few I found many years ago. Spicy Tuna Rolls were always my favorite when Brittany and I used to go out for sushi, so when I started catching my own tuna I knew I had to figure out how to make them at home! Through some trial and error, I eventually settled with this recipe.
Components Of Blackfin Tuna Sushi
The first component, as I stated in my Spicy Black Grouper Sushi Roll recipe, is the sushi rice. You want to make sure you use a good quality rice. I’ve always used some sort of rice that is suitable for sushi, for this particular recipe I used this Nishiki Medium Grain Rice. Making sure you season your rice properly, is also a major factor and will have a major impact on the final product.
The second component is the nori. You want to find nice dark green sheets. If you buy them from an Asian market they will probably have a good selection. Sometimes big box stores don’t have huge selections and the nori sheets they do have aren’t great quality.
The third component is what we are going to be using to make our Spicy Tuna Roll. In this case sriracha, soy sauce, white sugar, sesame oil, and green onions. The sriracha is going to add a flavorful heat. The soy sauce is going to add some saltiness and help balance out the sweetness of the white sugar. The sesame oil is going to add a little bit of nutty flavor to the roll, but not too much. The green onion is going to give the tuna roll a little bit of a fresh crunch, especially if you use the stems of your green onion.
The final component is the tuna itself. As stated above, we’re using Blackfin Tuna for this particular recipe, but just about any type of fresh tuna will do. I have also made this recipe with Mutton Snapper, Yellow Jack, and Wahoo before, with similar results. One note I will make about the tuna is to make sure there are no gristly parts in the fillets you will be using.
I hope you enjoy this Blackfin Tuna Sushi Roll recipe:
My all time favorite!