Sweet Tuna
Tinned Tuna (180 g)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
Drain excess oil or water from can and place tuna in a heated non-stick frying pan. Stir tuna constantly to remove any oil or water and fish odours. To flavour, mix in soy sauce and sugar until sugar is dissolved. Tuna should be slightly moist when done and not dry.
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Spicy Tuna
90 g tuna, chopped
2 tbsp Masago Aioli (recipe follows)
1/8 tsp sambal (Indonesian chile paste)
1 tsp finely chopped spring onions
1/8 tsp sesame oil
Pinch of cayenne pepper
Combine all ingredients, mix well and refrigerate. Recipe makes approximately one cup and may be made a day ahead.
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Masago Aioli
1 cup mayonnaise (whole egg)
3 tbsp fish eggs (smelt roe or masago)
1 tsp finely chopped garlic
* Masago can be found in asian supermarkets.
Combine all ingredients. It may be refrigerated up to 1 week and makes approximately 1 cup.
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Crab Meat Spread
1 cup cooked crab meat (fresh or canned)
1 cup cream cheese
4 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp horseradish
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
Dash of Tobasco Sauce
Combine all ingredients above and use as a filling in sushi rolls with cucumber.
This recipe is also good to use as a spread on crackers.