First things first: Who, or What, is a “BRD”? Well, “BRD” stands for “Big Red Dog”! And he is a Man, and a good friend. BRD actually is a graduate of USC, where – I think – he studied culinary arts. At least that’s what his boss Stoneman claims. Isn’t USC famous for Culinary Arts? Or is it something else? I just can’t recall. So BRD contributed this recipe to OCEANBRZ – Kind Of. Well he contributed it to me, and if it’s really great, it goes on OCEANBRZ. Here is a pic of the BRD prepping something on one of our many nights cooking:
It was on a fishing trip with BRD, Stoneman, and The Rock, that I caught my first Bluefin Tuna as you can see. In fact, with some good optics you can see where we caught our Tuna from the OceanBrz headquarters. This was without doubt the tastiest tuna I’ve ever had, and it is what was used for this recipe. Stoneman caught a Yellowfin Tuna also and it was just as delicious. Enough backstory, on to the recipe: This is a super easy and exceptionally delicious recipe. It also plates beautifully. I recommend it when you want to impress that someone special, or a group.
Ingredients
Directions
We will assume this is for a meal for 2, which is what is seen in the picture.
1 LB. Sashimi Grade Tuna, which is the Loin
(Note: The amount you need depends on how many people and if this is a full meal or an appetizer. 1/2 Lb. per person is plenty for a meal, 1/4 Lb. per person is plenty for an appetizer).
1/2 Medium Jalapeno Sliced and cut into quarters, or as desired
1/2 Small Red Serrano Pepper, Sliced, No Seeds. This is as desired based upon your heat profile.
1/3 cup Edamame Beans, cooked and removed from shell
1/4 Medium Avocado Diced into small pieces
Black and White Whole Sesame Seeds to Spread
1-2 Green Onion Shoots Sliced
Ponzu Sauce (If desired, but recommended) for Dipping
Soy Sauce For Dipping
Wasabi Paste Dollop for Mixing with Soy Sauce
1 – Sharpen Your Best Knife
2 – While Tuna Is Still Cold/Chilled, lay the loin out lengthwise and slice off slices of Tuna from one end. These are typically slices which are approximately 1/4 inch or to your desired thickness
3 – Plate the slices on a chilled plate in any decorative fashion that you like
4 – Spread Jalapeno Pieces, Serrano Pepper Pieces, Diced Avocado, Green Onion Sliced Shoots, and Edamame Beans evenly over Sashimi as seen in Picture
5 – Shake White and Black Sesame Seeds in a “Salt and Pepper” fashion
6 – Place Soy Sauce, Wasabi in dipping plates. Also place Ponzu in it’s own dipping plate
7 – Serve immediately
8 – Add your favorite beverage. My personal favorite is a wonderful Italian La Ginestraia Pigato for this dish! Also, if this is for a Meal, it would be good to add a few items. My favorites would be Jasmine Rice and Japanese Seaweed Salad.
I will admit I went fishing for Bluefin three times before landing my first. I was a bit stressed about letting “Love” down on that third trip. But me and the Boyz came through!
Also on this one, there was zero concern on the part of “Love’s” scrutiny of this dish as healthy eating and especially fish scores points. I believe she “Loved it”. Being that we still have probably 15 lbs. in the freezer, she will be getting this one again. In fact, another recipe is likely…
Compliments to BRD on this one!
Bon Appetit! , and Thank You for Reading.
2 Responses
Looks delicious!
Looking forward to seeing a recipe for Blackfish someday! 😉