One of our most popular dishes at Phans55 is SEARED AHI ROLL.  In this Chef Corner, our chef is happy to share with you the recipe and the instruction  on how to prepare and roll one of the best Vietnamese Ahi Roll….It’s fun and it is so fresh, healthy, light and so flavorful with many different kinds of herbs.  It’s so perfect for a springtime or summer time party in office or at home…  Enjoy!

SEARED AHI ROLL

FRESH PRODUCES:

Chopped fresh Purple Mint

Chopped fresh Green Mint

Chopped fresh Cilantro

 Persian Cucumber

Green Leaf Lettuce Salad

Shredded Picked Carrot and Daikon

Avocado

Green Mango

Pea Sprout Leaves for decoration

 

DRY PRODUCES:

 Rice Paper (My Tho Bamboo Brand)

SEAFOOD:

AAA Wild Caught Yellow Fin Tuna

PREP INSTRUCTIONS:

Chop the fresh purple mint, the green mint and the cilantro and mix them together to create a mix green

Julienne the green leaf lettuce salad

Julienne the avocado and the hard green mango

Julienne the Persian cucumber skin

Julienne the carrot and the daikon and then soak them in white vinegar, sugar and salt to make a pickle.

Sprinkle the coarse black pepper on the tuna. Pan sear the tuna on a hot pan two minutes for each side. Slice the tuna in thin slices.

ROLL INSTRUCTIONS:

Dip the dry rice paper quickly into a bowl of warm water to make it soft

Spread the rice paper on a white cutting board. Place another half piece of the softened rice paper on top to make sure that the rice paper will not break when you roll.

Take a handful of julienne lettuce salad, a bit of the mixed green, a bit of julienne carrot and turnip, a slice of the Persian cucumber skin, a slice of avocado and slides of green mango, followed by two to three slices of seared ahi and place them on the softened rice paper. Start to roll, then fold the two ends and tightly roll it like a burrito.

Cut each roll in half diagonally, and serve with Wasabi flavored soy sauce. Sprinkle the plate with pea sprout leaves.

Wasabi Flavored Soy Sauce:

1 cup of low sodium soy sauce

1 cup of water

2 teaspoons of sugar

1 teaspoon of Japanese sesame oil

½ teaspoon of black pepper

½ teaspoon of white rice vinegar

1 teaspoon of wasabi flavored mayo