Tuna

[BuckeyeSteve]

Sashimi or Nigiri
Hawaiian Poke
Ruby Rare Crusted with Spices/Sesame

I love tuna in all of those. I had Hawaiian Poke for the first time a few months ago and I’m hooked.
I usually eat spicy tuna rolls.

 

[chilerelleno]

I love tuna in all of those. I had Hawaiian Poke for the first time a few months ago and I’m hooked.
I usually eat spicy tuna rolls.

Spicy tuna Maki is good, but I prefer hand rolls because I like the taste/texture of the extra Nori (seaweed wrap).

 

[chilerelleno]

You couldn’t pay me to eat canned tuna. Used to mix up canned tuna, hard boiled eggs, and cottage cheese for maximum protein when I played college football. Stuff was gross.

It's not horrible if you buy the expensive fancy, white Albacore packed in spring water.
But the cheap stuff, especially packed in oil.... Ugggh! Yeah, I can feel ya there.

 

[cmayna]

Wife and I just got back from a Albacore fishing trip in the waters up in very NorCal (40 miles west of Eureka, CA). Each came home with 5 fish at around 18# each. Yes, we now have lots of Albacore in our freezers.

 

[cmayna]

We get fresh albacore out here. I enjoy marinating in hoisin sauce then smoking on maple wood.

Hi,
Can you elaborate on your recipe? Dying to find a way to consume some of our Albacore.

 

[daspyknows]

Hi,
Can you elaborate on your recipe? Dying to find a way to consume some of our Albacore.

I buy albacore "filets" or "quarters" (not sure the terminology) from the local fish market and either use hoisin sauce (which I thin a bit) or Yoshida's gourmet sauce and let marinate for an hour. Put on smoker skin side down and smoke at 200-225 to an IT of 125. I smoke over maple, apple or cherry.

 

[cmayna]

Thank you VERY much. This gives me more ideas indeed.

 

[daspyknows]

Are those commercial fishing trips? Would love to catch 80lbs of albacore.

 

[cmayna]

Private charter trips out of Eureka, Fort Bragg, etc. Where ever the fish are. All our
Albacore is without skin, so I will need to act accordingly. Might do very low temp to start out (like I do with our Salmon) and bump up.
Again, thanks for sharing your smoking procedures.

 

[Inscrutable]

Love tuna steaks very rare!

Alton Browns ‘Chimney Tuna Loin’ is the best I’ve made. The extreme heat of the chimney starter releases the sesame seed oils and much deeper flavor. A pan doesn’t get hot enough.