Tuna is one of the foods that has very good nutritional value for health. Dishes with tuna are delicious and easy to prepare, let’s get cooking with TasteVN right away to make Thai-style tuna spring rolls with quinoa for your family!
1. Thai-style Tuna Spring Rolls
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Thai-style Tuna Spring Rolls Serves 4
Canned tuna 120 gr Oyster sauce 1 tablespoon Olive oil 1 tablespoon Onion 2 tablespoons (diced) Sesame oil 1 tablespoon Carrot 100 gr Tomato 1 piece Baby cucumber 2 pieces Rice paper 10 gr Basil leaves 20 gr Cilantro 50 gr Chili 2 pieces Lemon juice 3 tablespoons Fish sauce 1.5 tablespoons Seasoning a little (Salt/pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious ingredients
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- You should choose tomatoes with smooth, shiny skin, plump and juicy, bright red color, and with green stems.
- Do not choose those that have black spots or small black dots, or those with uneven colors of both green and red.
- If you touch them and they feel too soft or too hard, or if juice comes out, then do not buy them, as they may be spoiled.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Choose carrots that are bright orange in color, have smooth skin, green tops, and are not bruised.
- Additionally, choose those that are still firm and of medium size.
- Avoid choosing those that have wilted tops, cracks on the body, or spots, and those that have green tops.
How to choose fresh and delicious cucumbers
- Choose cucumbers that are bright green, fairly uniform in color, without blemishes or yellowing, as these are signs that the cucumber has been stored for too long and is starting to spoil.
- Cucumbers should be straight, not or slightly bent. Cucumbers that are long and uniformly sized are the type that are crunchy and tastier than short, round cucumbers.
- Choose those that feel heavy, soft, have smooth skin, and do not have bumps, and choose smaller ones as they tend to be sweeter than larger cucumbers.
- Avoid buying cucumbers that bulge out, are large in the middle or have a large head and small tail (and vice versa) as these are old cucumbers with lots of seeds, hard, and not tasty.
- If you accidentally buy a bitter cucumber, you can peel it to remove the bitter taste.
How to make Thai-style Tuna Spring Rolls
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Mix the tuna
Add 120g of drained canned tuna into a bowl, then add 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 2 tablespoons of diced onion, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 tablespoon of sesame oil. Mix well to let the tuna absorb the seasonings.
Tip: If you don’t like the strong taste of onion, you can soak the diced onion in cold water right after cutting.
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Prepare the vegetables
Clean the bean sprouts and rinse them several times with water, then drain in a basket.
Wash the tomatoes, remove the seeds, and slice them into strips. For basil, pick the leaves, wash them clean, and let them drain.
Peel the carrots, wash them with clean water, and drain in a basket. Then cut them into strips.
For cucumbers, peel off the dirty or old skin, cut off both ends, and wash thoroughly with clean water. Like the carrots, you should also cut the cucumbers into strips.
How to prepare cucumbers without bitterness: Cut off both ends of the cucumber and rub them together vigorously in a circular motion until a white froth appears. Remove this white froth, and the bitterness will be gone.Add 500 ml of water to the pot, season with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, place the pot on the stove, and bring to a boil. Once the water is boiling, add the carrots and cucumbers to blanch for about 1 minute, then remove the vegetables and place them in a bowl of ice water for about 10 minutes, then take them out to drain.
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Roll the spring rolls
Take a bowl of water and dip the rice paper in for about 5 seconds until it becomes soft and pliable. Place the rice paper on a clean plate or cutting board. Add a suitable amount of the mixture of bean sprouts, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, and tuna in the center of the rice paper.
Next, place 2 basil leaves upside down, close to the edge of the rice paper. Fold the two ends of the rice paper over, then slowly roll it up.
Tip: You shouldn’t soak the rice paper in water for too long as it will become mushy, making it difficult to roll and the final product won’t be aesthetically pleasing. -
Making dipping sauce
Add 2 cloves of garlic, 50g of cilantro, 2 chili peppers, 3 tablespoons of lemon juice, 1.5 tablespoons of good fish sauce into a blender, cover it, and blend until you get a smooth mixture.
Tip for you: You check the thickness of the mixture, if it is too thin, you can add more cilantro to blend for a thicker mixture. -
Final product
You cut the spring rolls into bite-sized pieces and enjoy. The chewy rice paper, fresh vegetables, along with the sweet and fragrant tuna, combined with the special flavor of the dipping sauce is truly a dish worth making, isn’t it!
2. Quinoa Tuna Spring Rolls
Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Quinoa Tuna Spring Rolls Serves 4
Tuna fillet 150 gr Sesame oil 1 tablespoon Carrot 1 piece Cooked quinoa 40 gr Chopped green onion 10 gr Chili powder 1 teaspoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Rice paper 5 gr Mirin 2 tablespoons Chili sauce 1 tablespoon Panko breadcrumbs 2 tablespoons Crispy seaweed 50 gr Fresh mint leaves 50 gr Lemon juice 4 tablespoons Seasoning a little (Sugar/salt)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh tuna
For fresh tuna
- Choose fish with shiny, clear eyes, showing the pupil inside clearly.
- If the fish’s eyes are sunken, it indicates that the fish has been frozen for a long time and transported a lot, and the meat will no longer be fresh.
- Check the gills; if the fish is fresh, the gills will be bright red, while a spoiled fish will have dark red or even blackish gills.
- Press your hand on the skin (especially on the belly) of the fish; if the skin has good elasticity and does not sink, then it is fresh fish.
- The method of selecting tuna with fresh, red or not red meat is by using a needle. The redder and firmer the fish meat, the better; the clearer the fish meat, the lower the quality.
- When puncturing the fish, take a sample of the meat and rub it on the palm of your hand; if you see a lot of water flowing and the meat is soft and flaky, this fish will not taste good.
For frozen tuna
- When buying frozen tuna, you need to check the expiration date; frozen sea fish should ideally be used within 1 month from the date of catching.
Check if the packaging is torn or opened anywhere and observe the fish inside. You should not choose pieces of fish with a thick layer of frost because they may have been preserved for too long or have been thawed and refrozen.
How to choose good avocados
- You should choose avocados with small, fresh stems as this indicates that the fruit is ripe but not artificially ripened.
- Additionally, you should select avocados that feel firm in your hand. The outer skin should be plump, without any unusual marks, dents, or damage. If you need to buy avocados for immediate consumption, avoid those that feel soft and mushy, as they are likely to be spoiled inside. Moreover, you just need to gently squeeze to find the flesh inside is soft but firm.
How to make Tuna Quinoa Spring Rolls
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Prepare the tuna
You soak the tuna in diluted salt water for 15 minutes, rinse it clean with water, and use a paper towel to dry the tuna. Then, cut the tuna into pieces about 2 finger widths long.
How to prepare tuna without fishy smell- After cleaning, you can soak the tuna in diluted salt water or rice washing water for about 15 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
- Dilute lemon juice, soak the tuna in it for about 5 minutes, then clean the tuna as usual.
- Use diluted white wine to marinate the fish for about 2 minutes and then dry it; this will significantly reduce the fishy smell.
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Marinate the fish
You place the tuna in a bowl and marinate with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, 1 tablespoon of chili sauce, 1 teaspoon of chili powder, 10g of finely chopped green onions, 2 tablespoons of mirin, and 2 tablespoons of panko breadcrumbs, mixing well to allow the fish to absorb the seasoning.
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Prepare the other ingredients
The carrot you bought should be peeled and washed with clean water, then left in a strainer to drain. After that, cut it into thin strips.
The avocado should be peeled and sliced thinly. The mint leaves should be washed and drained.
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Roll the spring rolls
You use a clean cloth and moisten it with water, then place the rice paper in the center of the cloth and wrap it for about 20 seconds. You take the rice paper out onto a plate, add 1 tablespoon of tuna, a moderate amount of carrot, mint, seaweed, and quinoa, then fold the two ends of the rice paper and roll it up tightly.
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Making the dipping sauce
You put 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 4 tablespoons of lemon juice, 30ml of water, and 2 tablespoons of sugar in a bowl and mix well until the sugar dissolves completely.
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Final product
You dip the spring rolls in the dipping sauce and enjoy, the chewy rice paper, the sweet tuna fish combined with the creamy flavor of avocado, and the crunchy carrots with the rich taste of the dipping sauce is truly wonderful, isn’t it?
It’s really simple to make 2 dishes of tuna spring rolls in Thai style and quinoa, isn’t it? Let’s get into the kitchen and make them right away! Wishing you success.
