This delicious Spicy Tuna Hand Roll (Temaki) is easy to assemble. Made from seasoned sushi rice, avocados, cucumber, tuna and spicy mayo sauce, all wrapped up in nori (or roasted seaweed).
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What Is Temaki?
Temaki is a hand roll sushi made by rolling up sushi rice, vegetables, and raw fish or shellfish in a sheet of nori (aka roasted seaweed). It’s an easier version of making your own sushi at home without the need of using a bamboo mat, and the process is very forgiving!
It makes for a great home party or gathering dish, as you can prepare the ingredients needed for your guests and have them pick and choose their fillings as they please. Just like a taco bar! Or in this case, a temaki sushi bar.
Spicy Tuna Hand Roll Recipe
For this recipe, we’re going down the non-traditional route by using canned tuna for the protein. It’s mixed together with some flavorful spicy mayo sauce, before assembled with seasoned sushi rice, sliced avocado, and cucumber, then rolled into a cone shape.
It’s typically served with a side of soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger.
If you’re looking for party food ideas, you can also try this Salmon Crab Stick Sushi Bake recipe for an easy deconstructed sushi dish!
Ingredients You’ll Need
(For full ingredient measurements, please proceed to the recipe card below.)
Spicy Tuna
- Can tuna in water
- Japanese mayo
- Sriracha
- Sesame oil (optional)
Seasoned Rice
- Short grain white rice
- Rice vinegar
- Salt
- Hot oil (optional)
- Furikake (optional)
Other Ingredients
- Dried laver seaweed (nori)
- Avocado sliced
- Persian cucumber
how to make spicy tuna hand roll (temaki)
Spicy Tuna
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until well combined and keep it in the fridge until it’s ready to be used.
Rice
- Season hot short grain rice with rice vinegar, salt, furikake and hot oil (optional). Mix it well until well combined.
Hand Roll (Temaki)
- Slice the avocado and cucumber julienned. Cut the seaweed sheets in half.
- Place a piece of seaweed on a dry surface (shiny side down) and make sure your hands are dry.
- Place a thin layer of rice on the first 1/3rd of the seaweed and a layer of the spicy tuna on top, followed by a slice of avocado and some julienned cucumber.
- Fold the bottom corner of the hand roll and began rolling to form a cone. Place a few pieces of rice at the bottom corner to act as a “glue” to seal the hand roll.
- Serve with soy sauce and/or wasabi. Enjoy!
Notes for Spicy Tuna Hand Roll (Temaki)
- Filling substitutions: Feel free to use fresh sushi grade tuna or salmon instead.
- Furikake and hot oil: I like seasoning my rice with furikake and hot oil for extra flavor and a bit of heat. This is optional.
More Canned Tuna Recipes
- Spicy Tuna Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)
- Open Faced Tunacado Sandwich (15 minutes)
- Chili Oil Tuna Melt
More Japanese Recipes
- Ebi Fry (Fried Shrimp Japanese-style)
- Easy Miso Soup (15 minutes)
- Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) – No Mirin or Sake
- Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry
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Spicy Tuna Hand Roll (Temaki)
Ingredients
Spicy Tuna
- 1 can tuna in water drained
- 2 tbsp Japanese mayo
- 2 tbsp Sriracha
- 1 tsp sesame oil optional
Seasoned Rice
- 2 cups hot short grain white rice
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tbsp hot oil optional
- 3 tbsp furikake optional
Other Ingredients
- 3 sheets dried laver seaweed (nori) cut in half
- 1/2 avocado sliced
- 1 Persian cucumber julienned
Instructions
Spicy Tuna
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until well combined and keep it in the fridge until it's ready to be used.
Rice
- Season hot short grain rice with rice vinegar, salt, furikake and hot oil (optional). Mix it well until well combined.
Hand Roll (Temaki)
- Slice the avocado and cucumber julienned. Cut the seaweed sheets in half.
- Place a piece of seaweed on a dry surface (shiny side down) and make sure your hands are dry.
- Place a thin layer of rice on the first 1/3rd of the seaweed and a layer of the spicy tuna on top, followed by a slice of avocado and some julienned cucumber.
- Fold the bottom corner of the hand roll and began rolling to form a cone. Place a few pieces of rice at the bottom corner to act as a "glue" to seal the hand roll.
- Serve with soy sauce and/or wasabi. Enjoy!
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