Tuna Mayo Deopbap (Korean Tuna Rice Bowl)

Ingredients

• 1/2 Cucumber ((1/4 cucumber per bowl))
• 1 Avocado ((1/2 avocado per bowl))
• 3 cups Cooked Rice ((1 1/2 cups per bowl))
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 3 tablespoons Salted Butter
• 1 can Tuna ((170g))
• 1 1/2 tablespoons Japanese Kewpie Mayonnaise
• Salt ((to taste))
• 1 tablespoon Unagi (Eel) Sauce ((Thin out with 1 tablespoon of water. *See Notes for Substitutions))
• Sriracha Chili Sauce ((Optional))
• Japanese Kewpie Mayonnaise
• Green Onions
• Toasted Sesame Seeds
• Furikake ((Homemade Furikake Recipe))
• Roasted Seaweed Snacks ((Crushed into small flakes))

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Make the Garlic Butter Tuna ---

2. 2

   Peel and finely mince the garlic cloves.

3. 3

   Melt butter on medium-low heat in a pan. Add minced garlic and brown it for 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Do not overcook, it's still cooking when you turn off the stove. Set aside to cool.

4. 4

   Open a can of tuna and drain it. Set it into a bowl.

5. 5

   Add the cooled garlic butter, mayonnaise and, a dash of salt to the tuna and mix well. Set aside (Make sure the butter has cooled before mixing it with the tuna else the heat will bring out the fishiness of the fish.)

6. 6

   --- Prepare the Vegetables ---

7. 7

   Remove the seed from the avocado and chop it into small pieces.

8. 8

   Cut the cucumber into small pieces and set aside

9. 9

   (Optional) If you are using green onions, finely chop them and set it aside

10. 10

    --- Make the Eel Sauce ---

11. 11

    In a small bowl, mix the eel sauce with water to thin it out. Set it aside

12. 12

    --- Assemble the Rice Bowl ---

13. 13

    Add approximately 1½ cups of cooked rice into a bowl. If you are using leftover rice from the fridge, microwave it first and let it cool a bit before adding ingredients on top.

14. 14

    Put some avocadoes and cucumbers on top of the rice

15. 15

    Scoop some garlic butter tuna and place it on top of the vegetables

16. 16

    Drizzle everything with eel sauce, mayonnaise

17. 17

    Pick a few toppings (green onions, sesame seeds, furikake, crushed seaweed snacks) and sprinkle them on top of the sauce

18. 18

    Enjoy!