# Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice (Nobu Copycat)

Spicy Tuna Crispy Rice (Nobu Copycat) is a delicious dish with crispy rice, spicy tuna, and eel sauce.

- Servings: 6 servings
- Total time: 36 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Category: Appetizer
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.25 cup sushi rice
- 1.67 cup water
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 0.5 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp potato starch
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 kombu strip
- 0.33 cup tamari
- 0.33 cup cane sugar
- 0.33 cup mirin
- 10 oz ahi tuna
- 3 tbsp Japanese mayo
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp chives
- 12 serrano or jalapeño slices
- 12 avocado triangles
- 1 avocado or olive oil

## Instructions

1. Season sushi rice with rice vinegar, sugar, potato starch and salt. Press rice into a thin layer, refrigerate for 4-8 hrs, and freeze for 30 min.
2. Make eel sauce by simmering tamari, cane sugar, and mirin until it coats the back of a spoon. Let cool.
3. Finely chop tuna and mix it with Japanese mayo, sriracha, sugar, chives, and tamari.
4. Cut the rice into little circles.
5. Fry the rice until golden brown.
6. Assemble by piping tuna onto the fried rice, topping with chives, avocado, serrano, and eel sauce.

## Equipment

- rice cooker
- baking sheet
- plastic wrap
- cookie cutter
- saucepan
- knife
- spatula
- pastry bag
- frying pan
- tongs

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1WGwukHJ5W/?mibextid=UalRPS
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/87901ae8-a668-4c67-9e8a-0b13779c6452
- Extracted: 2025-01-28

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