Soy-marinated Tuna Sashimi Don

Name: Soy-marinated Tuna Sashimi Don (Maguro Zuke Don)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Grain vinegar (kokumotsu su) 1 Tbsp; Fresh raw tuna (maguro sashimi) 200–250 g (7–9 oz), thinly sliced; Sashimi soy sauce (optional) for seasoning; Shiso leaves 2; Hot steamed rice 400 g (14 oz); Wasabi to taste; Sea salt ⅛ tsp; Toasted white sesame seeds (iri goma) 2 Tbsp; Sweet pickled ginger (gari) for garnishing; Sake 20 ml (⅔ fl oz); Koikuchi soy sauce 150 ml (5 fl oz); Mirin 75 ml (2⅓ fl oz); Johakuto sugar 2 tsp; Shredded nori seaweed (kizaminori) for garnishing

Maguro Zuke Don

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Donburi

By Aki Watanabe

Published 2022

About

If you have leftover tuna sashimi from the day before, it’ll be great for this dish. The soy marinade will revive and enhance the taste of tuna sashimi. Do not use fatty toro tuna for this dish, as it will be too greasy.

Ingredients

Hot steamed rice 400 g (14 oz)
Toasted white sesame seeds (iri goma) 2

Asia
Japan
Fish course
Lunch
Pescatarian
Microwave
Leftovers

Method

Stir together all ingredients for sushi vinegar in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in a microwave for 20 seconds, until salt and sugar have dissolved. Alternatively, heat over a stove. Pour over hot steamed rice. Scatter over sesame seeds and mix well. Leave to cool to room temperature.
Mix soy marinade ingredients in a shallow tray. Coat tuna slices evenly in marinad