Yani's Summer Delight...Hey Tony, You like??

[kayakfisherman]

Didn't want to spill the beans, but there's
Bonito and Yellowtail out there now.

Here's a summertime dish that I learned
while living and working in Hawaii. It's
called Poke (Poo-Key). I remember shopping in
Honolulu at my favorite fresh fish market,
always buying a different type of Poke to
try. They had squid poke, crab poke, octopus
poke and of course, tuna poke.

I learned that Poke is simply a salad with raw
fish. It's insane. Here's one of my versions,
Bonito, Yellowtail, red onions, cucumbers, red
pepper flakes and green onions. The Poke dressing
is comprised of lemon, soy sauce and sesame oil.
Talk about good and loaded with tons of protein.

By the way, while in Honolulu, I ate Poke everyday
and lost 20lbs in 5 months.

[ful-rac]

Ahh love it yani!

[makobob]

Does it work well with avacado? and do you let sit like chiviche? Thanks sounds wonderful in this heat.

[kayakfisherman]

Bob, funny you mention avocado. I forgot
to mention there's avocado in my Poke too.

And, no, Poke doesn't need to sit. Unlike ceviche,
the fish doesn't get a chance to cook in lemon. Most
Hawaiian Pokes don't include lemon. Many
used Sriracha/Mayo combo, or rice wine
and soy. Youtube has many hawaiian pokes
to ck out.

[dmrides]

Yani, that looks insane! Nice work!


I have been eating a ton of YT and YFT poke this summer. Awesome with some chips as an appetizer. Not to take anything away from Yani's, but this recipe is pretty damn good start if you are looking for one...
http://www.bdoutdoors.com/article/yellowtail-poke/

[makobob]

Thanks guys, I think I will try it out on our next Baja trip, I am sure buddha could whip up a batch when we go to Asuncion in November. But I will try some on our Gonzaga on the fly trip in October............ cool!

[619-SWIM-DOG]

Poke makes me miss my days in Maui.....looks yum

[ful-rac]

Originally Posted by makobob

Thanks guys, I think I will try it out on our next Baja trip, I am sure buddha could whip up a batch when we go to Asuncion in November. But I will try some on our Gonzaga on the fly trip in October............ cool!

Why not have a yani vs buddha cook off down in gonzaga...? Eveybody wins!!!

[driftwood]

Originally Posted by ful-rac

Ahh love it yani!

I vote for Yani because that Greek smells Fishy, fishy, all the time.

[Saba Slayer]

I love Poke...it's so versatile...you can add a bunch of different things to it, to change it up!
This is a recipe I learned from the skippers in the East Cape...I call it "Mexican Poke". I guess it's a kind of a ceviche really.
They squeeze some limes into a zip-lock 1gal bag then add the fish chunks (tuna usually) and let it sit on ice for at least 15 minutes...Drain the lime juice then add soy sauce and chopped green onions and wasabi...let it sit a few minutes and dig in.
Really simple and usually a crowd pleaser especially with some sticky rice and cold BEER!
Of all of the recipes the Sirachi/Mayo "Spicy Tuna" is my favorite...add some black sesame seeds and some masago...As a matter of fact that's todays leftover lunch with the last of my Bluefin !!!!

[bwana]

Yani, you always have a way of making me hungry.