How To Make Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice
Nibble on this savory spicy tuna crispy rice. Spicy tuna, creamy avocado, on a crispy rice base and sprinkled with sesame seeds. This is a posh appetizer for any party.
Ingredients
Spicy Tuna:
- 4 oz sushi-grade ahi tuna
- 1 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tsp chili crisp
- ½ tsp honey
- salt, to taste
For Avocado:
- 1 large avocado
- 1 tsp lime juice
- salt, to taste
For Crispy Rice:
- 1 cup uncooked short or medium grain white rice
- 6 tbsp oil, any high heat oil is preferred
- salt, to taste
For Garnish:
- 1 tsp black and/or white sesame seeds
- ½ tsp sesame oil, optional
Instructions
Spicy Tuna:
- Slice tuna into small cubes. In a small mixing bowl, add tuna, mayo, chili crisp, and honey. Mix until well combined. Season with salt to taste and chill in the fridge.
Avocado:
- Slice avocado into small cubes. Squeeze with lime juice and season with salt to taste. Use a fork to mash avocado.
Crispy Rice:
- Wash rice twice thoroughly. Cook as preferred.
- Cover a baking sheet pan with a sheet of parchment paper. Spread rice over parchment for 5 minutes to cool down. Season rice with salt to taste. Once rice is cool enough to touch and with wet hands roll rice into 8 uniform balls smaller than a golf ball.
- Once balls are formed, pat rice into flat circular patties.
- In a large frying pan, heat 4 tablespoons of oil on high heat for 30 seconds. Place rice patties into pan carefully. Cook for 4 minutes or until golden brown. Flip on the other side and repeat cooking process. Add more oil if needed.
- Remove rice from pan and place on plate lined with paper towel to absorb any excess oil.
To Assemble:
- Place a rice patty on a plate. Add spicy tuna on top. Place 1 to 1½ teaspoon avocado mixture on tuna. Top with 1 to 1½ teaspoon of tuna mixture. Sprinkle with sesame seeds for garnish and drizzle with sesame oil if preferred. Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
- Sugar: 1g
- :
- Calcium: 9mg
- Calories: 260kcal
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Cholesterol: 6mg
- Fat: 17g
- Fiber: 2g
- Iron: 1mg
- Monounsaturated Fat: 10g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g
- Potassium: 178mg
- Protein: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Sodium: 20mg
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Vitamin A: 348IU
- Vitamin C: 3mg
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