Recipe

Save Your Cash and Make Your Own Poke Bowl at Home

Poke (pronounced poh-kay) is a Hawaiian dish made of marinated raw fish. Gabe Kennedy, chef and winner of ABC's The Taste, showed us his recipe for a poke bowl. Note that you should cook your sushi rice before you marinate your raw fish. This poke bowl recipe is extremely versatile and can easily be adapted to include your favorite ingredients.

#SpoonTip: Wash and rinse your rice until it runs clear.

Poke Bowl

Prep Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 25 mins
Servings: 1

Ingredients

1 lb salmon
1 onion
1 tbsp scallions
1 tsp sambal
1 tsp chili oil
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp olive oil
1 lime
salt
sushi rice
mirin
rice wine vinegar
Tobiko fish roe
pickled ginger
sesame seeds

Step 1

Cut your fresh, raw salmon into small cubes.

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Step 2

Put your salmon cubes into a bowl.

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Step 3

Finely dice the onion.

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Step 4

Take the white end of your scallions and chop into thin slices.

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Step 5

Do the same with the green end of your scallions.

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Step 6

Put the salmon and veggies into a bowl.

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Step 7

Add a splash of sambal into your bowl.

#SpoonTip: Sambal is crushed chili and garlic.

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Step 8

Add a touch of chili oil.

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Step 9

Add a touch of sesame oil.

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Step 10

Add the soy sauce.

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Step 11

Add a pinch of salt.

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Step 12

Add some olive oil.

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Step 13

Juice your lime.

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Step 14

Mix well. Let your poke marinate for 5 minutes.

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Step 15

While your fish is marinating, pour the mirin and rice wine vinegar into your bowl of rice.

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Step 16

Mix your rice.

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Step 17

Place your marinated poke on top of your rice.

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Step 18

Make a nest of scallions on top of your poke.

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Step 19

Add the tobiko (fish roe).

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Step 20

Add some pickled ginger.

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Step 21

Sprinkle on some sesame seeds.

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Step 22

Zest your lime on top of the poke bowl.

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Step 23

Admire your finished poke bowl.

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Step 24

And the best part, EAT!

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