Kanaka Poke Recipes

HAWAIIAN AHI POKE

Steps:

• Add tuna and sesame oil to a large mixing bowl. Gently mix until all the fish is coated in oil. Sprinkle salt evenly across the fish. Add the cucumber, onion, ogo, inamona, chile flakes, garlic and hot sauce and thoroughly mix until ingredients are evenly dispersed. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Divide into portions and serve.

KEALIA POKE PLATE

Steps:

• For the fish: Put the fish in a bowl and toss with the salt. Keep cold.
• For the rice: Rinse rice 3 times, then let soak in 2 cups water for 15 minutes.
• Cook rice in a rice cooker.
• Pour vinegar in a bowl and add sugar. Mix until sugar is dissolved.
• Pour rice into a big bowl and carefully pour sushi vinegar over the rice, spreading it evenly on the rice. Thoroughly mix rice and vinegar, then let cool.
• For the salad: Chop lettuce to desired size and toss in a bowl with clover sprouts and tomatoes.
• For the spicy sesame sauce: Stir together sesame oil and sriracha in a bowl to taste.
• For the chile pepper shoyu: Stir together the soy sauce, cane sugar and Hawaiian chile peppers in a bowl.
• Prepare four plates with half sushi rice and half salad. Add 1/4 cup pickled ginger to each.
• For the Kealia poke: Add the avocado, mango, watermelon, limu, macadamias, sweet onion, green onion, red onion, inamona, crushed red pepper, basil, cilantro and mint to a large bowl. Add 3 ounces spicy sesame sauce. Add fish and mix thoroughly, but gently.
• Position the finished poke in the center of your prepared plates. Add 1/2 ounce chile pepper shoyu to the rice on each plate. Add 1/2 ounce ponzu to the salad on each plate.

CHEF JOHN'S HAWAIIAN-STYLE AHI POKE

Steps:

• Whisk soy sauce, sesame oil, grated ginger, sliced onions, macadamia nuts, seaweed, pepper flakes, and salt together in a bowl.
• Place cubed tuna into bowl. Pour in marinade and stir to distribute evenly. Cover and refrigerate 2 hours. Mix again.
• Serve topped with toasted sesame seeds, sliced green onions, and a sprinkle of lemon or lime juice, or seasoned rice vinegar.

LOCAL STYLE AHI POKE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a stainless steel bowl and gently mix. Make this on the day of use.

ONAGA POKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, mix onaga with the remaining ingredients. Serve cold.