Tuna Summer Rolls

Name: Tuna Summer Rolls
Ingredients: Rolls:; 1 cup uncooked sushi rice or short-grain rice; 1 1/4 cups water; 2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger; 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet rice wine); 2 teaspoons minced jalapeno pepper; 2 teaspoons minced shallots; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 teaspoon fish sauce; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce; 1 teaspoon sugar; 1 (1/2-pound) tuna steak; 8 (8-inch) round sheets rice paper; 2 cups trimmed watercress; Sauce:; 1/4 cup white vinegar; 1 tablespoon sugar; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 1/2 teaspoons minced shallots; 1 teaspoon minced jalapeno pepper

21 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

Rolls:
1 cup uncooked sushi rice or short-grain rice
1 1/4 cups water
2 tablespoons minced peeled fresh ginger
2 tablespoons mirin (sweet rice wine)
2 teaspoons minced jalapeno pepper
2 teaspoons minced shallots
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon fish sauce
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon low-sodium soy sauce
1 teaspoon sugar
1 (1/2-pound) tuna steak
8 (8-inch) round sheets rice paper
2 cups trimmed watercress
Sauce:
1/4 cup white vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons minced shallots
1 teaspoon minced jalapeno pepper

Directions

1

To prepare rolls, rinse the rice thoroughly in a sieve. Drain well. Bring 1 1/4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan; add rice. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in ginger, mirin, minced jalapeno pepper, shallots, sugar, fish sauce, and salt.
2

Combine soy sauce and 1 teaspoon sugar; brush over tuna. Marinate in refrigerator 10 minutes. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add tuna to pan; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Cut tuna into 8 (1/4-inch-thick) slices.
3

Add hot water to a large, shallow dish to a depth of 1 inch. Place 1 rice paper sheet in dish. Let stand 30 seconds or just until soft.
4

Place sheet on a flat surface. Arrange 1/4 cup watercress to cover half of sheet, leaving a 1/2-inch border. Top with 1/3 cup rice mixture; spread evenly. Arrange 1 tuna slice over rice. Fold sides of sheet over filling; starting with filled side, roll up jelly-roll fashion. Repeat procedure with remaining rice paper sheets, watercress, rice mixture, and tuna. Cut each roll in half diagonally.
5

To prepare sauce, combine vinegar and remaining ingredients. Arrange 2 roll halves on each of 8 plates; serve 2 1/4 teaspoons sauce with each serving.