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Local Cuisine of Shima Region: Tuna Tekone-Zushi - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Local Cuisine of Shima Region: Tuna Tekone-Zushi.
Tekone-zushi is a dish that has been handed down from ancient times to Ama divers (female divers) and fishermen in the Shima region of Mie Prefecture. The origin of the dish is said to be on a boat, when the fish were cut into chunks and served on rice. Sashimi of a red-fleshed fish such as bonito are often used. This time we used tuna, but of course you can use other fish of your choice! The tuna which has absorbed the seasonings goes very well with sushi rice. Please cook as a welcoming dish!
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Cook time

30 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Tuna
    100 g
  • Marinade
  • Soy sauce
    1 tbsp
  • Japanese sweet cooking wine (Mirin)
    1 tbsp
  • Ginger
    10 g
  • Green shiso leaves
    4 sheets
  • Sushi Rice
  • Rice
    300 g
  • (A)Vinegar
    1 tbsp
  • (A)Sugar
    1 tsp
  • (A)Salt
    1/4 tsp

How to make

  1. Prepare. Heat the Japanese sweet cooking wine (mirin) and burn off the alcohol, then have it cooled.
  2. 1. Mix ingredient (A) in a bowl and dissolve the sugar and salt thoroughly.
  3. 2. Pour the vinegar mix from Step 1 over the rice, mix in a cutting motion, and let it cool.
  4. 3. Cut the tuna into 5 mm wide pieces to make it easier to eat.
  5. 4. Combine the dipping sauce seasonings into the bowl, add the tuna from Step 3 and marinate for 15 minutes.
  6. 5. Remove the stem from the green shiso leaves and cut into strips
  7. 6. Peel the ginger and cut it into strips.
  8. 7. Pour the marinating sauce from step 4 over the rice from Step 2 and mix.
  9. 8. Put the rice made in Step 7 on a plate, top with the tuna, shiso leaves and ginger from Step 4, 5 and 6, then it's done!

Tips for cooking

When you mix sushi vinegar, the taste will be uneven unless the sugar and salt are thoroughly dissolved. If it is difficult to dissolve, heat it in the microwave for 30 seconds or less to melt it easily. If you are using warm rice, the sashimi will spoil quickly, so please eat them as soon as you can.

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