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Poke Bowl #29 · lunch · hawaiian Host: Serious Eats · Tuna Poke → Instagram → web writeups Online recipe (as published / commonly shared) Servings: 4 to 6 servings · Yield: Serves 4 to 6 as an appetizer, or 2 to 3 as a main course with steamed rice · Prep 15 min · Marinating 5 min · Total 20 min We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card. Hawaiian poke of very fresh raw tuna. Use the best fish available. Place in separate small bowls: 2 teaspoons (about 1 g) dried wakame (see note) 1 teaspoon (about 0.5 g) dried hijiki (see note) Cover with boiling water and let rest until rehydrated and tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and press with paper towels. Roughly chop the wakame. Add the wakame and hijiki to a large bowl. Add to the bowl: 12 ounces (340 g) raw sashimi-grade tuna, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 3 ounces (85 g) sweet onion, such as Maui or Vidalia, cut into 1/4-inch dice 1 scallion, thinly sliced 1 teaspoon (about 3 g) white or black sesame seeds, or a mix 4 teaspoons (20 ml) soy sauce, more or less to taste 2 teaspoons (10 ml) toasted sesame oil, more or less to taste 1 teaspoon (5 ml) honey, more or less to taste Crushed red pepper, to taste (optional) Season with a small pinch of: Kosher salt Gently fold to combine. Taste and adjust with more soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, or crushed red pepper as desired. Let sit 5 minutes at room temperature. Then serve on its own or on top of: Steamed rice (if eating as a meal) Source: Serious Eats · Tuna Poke (Hawaiian Raw-Tuna Salad) tags: tuna,rice,soy,avocado · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes	'Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna) Poke Book: Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen by Sam Choy (2002) crumb: cubed raw 'ahi, seasoned Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen includes “'Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna) Poke”. Sam Choy wrote it (2002). Hawaiian chef Sam Choy tours island cooking across Polynesia in this book. It includes classic Hawaiian poke. Differences: Choy's 'ahi poke is the Hawaiian dish itself. He tosses cubes of raw yellowfin tuna with seasonings. The online recipe follows the same pattern. It uses raw tuna cubes, sweet Maui-style onion, scallion, sesame, soy sauce and sesame oil. It also adds soaked dried seaweeds (wakame and hijiki) and a touch of honey.

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Poke Bowl
#29 · lunch · hawaiian
Host: Serious Eats · Tuna Poke → Instagram → web writeups

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Servings: 4 to 6 servings · Yield: Serves 4 to 6 as an appetizer, or 2 to 3 as a main course with steamed rice · Prep 15 min · Marinating 5 min · Total 20 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Hawaiian poke of very fresh raw tuna. Use the best fish available.

Place in separate small bowls:

2 teaspoons (about 1 g) dried wakame (see note)

1 teaspoon (about 0.5 g) dried hijiki (see note)

Cover with boiling water and let rest until rehydrated and tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and press with paper towels. Roughly chop the wakame. Add the wakame and hijiki to a large bowl.

Add to the bowl:

12 ounces (340 g) raw sashimi-grade tuna, cut into 1/2-inch cubes

3 ounces (85 g) sweet onion, such as Maui or Vidalia, cut into 1/4-inch dice

1 scallion, thinly sliced

1 teaspoon (about 3 g) white or black sesame seeds, or a mix

4 teaspoons (20 ml) soy sauce, more or less to taste

2 teaspoons (10 ml) toasted sesame oil, more or less to taste

1 teaspoon (5 ml) honey, more or less to taste

Crushed red pepper, to taste (optional)

Season with a small pinch of:

Kosher salt

Gently fold to combine. Taste and adjust with more soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, or crushed red pepper as desired. Let sit 5 minutes at room temperature. Then serve on its own or on top of:

Steamed rice (if eating as a meal)

Source: Serious Eats · Tuna Poke (Hawaiian Raw-Tuna Salad)

tags: tuna,rice,soy,avocado · popularity: evergreen · meat: yes

'Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna) Poke
Book: Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen by Sam Choy (2002)

crumb: cubed raw 'ahi, seasoned

Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen includes “'Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna) Poke”. Sam Choy wrote it (2002). Hawaiian chef Sam Choy tours island cooking across Polynesia in this book. It includes classic Hawaiian poke.

Differences:

Choy's 'ahi poke is the Hawaiian dish itself. He tosses cubes of raw yellowfin tuna with seasonings. The online recipe follows the same pattern. It uses raw tuna cubes, sweet Maui-style onion, scallion, sesame, soy sauce and sesame oil. It also adds soaked dried seaweeds (wakame and hijiki) and a touch of honey.

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Online recipe

Poke Bowl

Online recipe (as published / commonly shared)
Servings: 4 to 6 servings · Yield: Serves 4 to 6 as an appetizer, or 2 to 3 as a main course with steamed rice · Prep 15 min · Marinating 5 min · Total 20 min

We wrote this recipe in the Joy of Cooking style. Every amount, time and step comes from the source's recipe card.

Hawaiian poke of very fresh raw tuna. Use the best fish available.

Place in separate small bowls:
    2 teaspoons (about 1 g) dried wakame (see note)
    1 teaspoon (about 0.5 g) dried hijiki (see note)

Cover with boiling water and let rest until rehydrated and tender, about 5 minutes. Drain and press with paper towels. Roughly chop the wakame. Add the wakame and hijiki to a large bowl.

Add to the bowl:
    12 ounces (340 g) raw sashimi-grade tuna, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
    3 ounces (85 g) sweet onion, such as Maui or Vidalia, cut into 1/4-inch dice
    1 scallion, thinly sliced
    1 teaspoon (about 3 g) white or black sesame seeds, or a mix
    4 teaspoons (20 ml) soy sauce, more or less to taste
    2 teaspoons (10 ml) toasted sesame oil, more or less to taste
    1 teaspoon (5 ml) honey, more or less to taste
    Crushed red pepper, to taste (optional)

Season with a small pinch of:
    Kosher salt

Gently fold to combine. Taste and adjust with more soy sauce, sesame oil, honey, or crushed red pepper as desired. Let sit 5 minutes at room temperature. Then serve on its own or on top of:
    Steamed rice (if eating as a meal)

Citations
- Serious Eats · Tuna Poke (Hawaiian Raw-Tuna Salad): https://www.seriouseats.com/ahi-poke-hawaiian-raw-tuna-salad-recipe
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/pokebowl/
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Poke+Bowl+recipe

Cookbook ancestor
- Affiliate: buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0786864753?tag=recipeancesto-20
- Reference: Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen by Sam Choy (2002). Publisher: Hyperion, 2002 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-0786864751.

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Dish: Poke Bowl
Match: Somewhat close
Ancestor: 'Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna) Poke
Source: Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen by Sam Choy (2002)
Differences: Choy's 'ahi poke is the Hawaiian dish itself. He tosses cubes of raw yellowfin tuna with seasonings. The online recipe follows the same pattern. It uses raw tuna cubes, sweet Maui-style onion, scallion, sesame, soy sauce and sesame oil. It also adds soaked dried seaweeds (wakame and hijiki) and a touch of honey.
Book recipe: We do not offer this for print or share because it is not public domain. Buy or borrow the book.
Online sources: Serious Eats · Tuna Poke (https://www.seriouseats.com/ahi-poke-hawaiian-raw-tuna-salad-recipe)
Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/pokebowl/)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Poke+Bowl+recipe)
Date: Sep 2026

Source: what this book is
Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen by Sam Choy (2002).
Hawaiian chef Sam Choy tours island cooking across Polynesia in this book. It includes classic Hawaiian poke.

Affiliate: buy the book

Reference: Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen by Sam Choy (2002). Publisher: Hyperion, 2002 edition, hardcover, ISBN 978-0786864751.

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