Poke Bowls | Basics with Babish

Blue Wednesday - 90s Kid, Murmuration

My playlist of preferred cooking tunes, Bangers with Babish!

[newbsandwich]

As a hawaiian, I'm so happy that Babish constantly tries to stay true to the traditional methods for his recipes as well as the modern stuff. It's just nice to see it being shared.

[northstarjakobs]

I'll say, the best poke I had when I went to Oahu was from a convenience store, it had a mayonnaise-based dressing I believe, just a whole bunch of tuna and rice in one of those deli containers you can get macaroni or potato salad in. The secret was how fresh the fish was— I'm pretty sure they sourced it from a local fisherman that morning.

[LittleRabbit]

Hey Babish, I know that I'm in the extreme minority here, but I'd love to see some high altitude cooking. I live in the Rockies at above 7, 000ft. A lot of recipes just work different up here. An episode of Basics covering high altitude cooking would be awesome!

[wolfnerd]

If you want to zest the rice up, think about heading down to your local Asian grocer and picking up some furikake. It’s a seasame, seaweed, and salt mix that goes well on poke

[xICEx]

Noom costs 100$s of dollars btw. Trial period is 15 minutes. 18$ minimum payment to extend it.

[TheBurtatron]

Out here in Hawaii we use kukui nut. Those are “candlenuts” because we made torches from it.

[nbdywarlock]

So hey, I know people like to come on and be like "Hey I'm a professional X" with regards to the video, but I promise Seafood has been my profession for the last 5 years of my life.

ANY FISH that your local fishmonger says has been flash frozen to -40°F (or °C because this where they intersect) is safe to consume RAW and in Poke Bowls.

Freezing to this temperature, rapidly, kills off bacteria or any parasite that may exist in the fish.

Happy Snacking Folks ^__^

[PixelBytesPixelArtist]

I cant stress how important it is to wash your rice when eating it on the side. Washing white rice improves the texture 200x and is required for sushi rice

[pkrdy]

"Go to your local fishmonger . . . "

*crying softly in your Indiana apartment*

[kidney]

OK this is probably my favorite recipe ever. A restaurant I go makes a version of this but I never dared trying to copy it. Maybe this is the time?

[haydes]

It’s almost like the rice cooker was specifically built for that purpose

[wizrdtower]

Why is raw fish so appetizing i want to eat raw salmon out of a river like a bear

[andrewgreanias]

Hmm yes the three kind of poke bowls: +mana, +stamina and +health.

[peachmelba]

Weird that Noom's standalone ads are explicitly about weight loss, but here they're a "health and activity" service. I do appreciate how short the ad was however.

[Boonicat]

Thanks for distinguishing Hawaiian poke vs Mainland “Americanized” poke 🤙🏾 You had a great opportunity to not use kosher salt and use Hawaiian sea salt instead 😅

[Uldihaa]

Babish: ~makes unagi sauce~

Me: And now I want to see Babish make grilled eel.

[APRLmusic]

I remember visiting my mom in Hilo and running over to the KTA to get like 3 pounds of poke and just sit there with some chopsticks eating it. sometimes I wouldn't even bother cooking up the rice. I don't think anything can beat the authentic thing from Hawai'i, since the fish they get is so fresh. (People will literally sell their catches on the side of the road every day.) but being able to get pretty close here on the mainland has really helped me relive those memories.

[reedmorelli]

Candle nuts are kukui nuts. They have a very high oil content and we're traditionally used to make torches.

[CultureStress]

You should have adjusted the water amounts for the pressure cooker--since it's a sealed vessel, you don't have to add extra water to account for evaporation

[jacobbass]

I was in Hawaii this summer and got to enjoy so much of the local food. I love the mix between Japanese and Hawaiian cuisine. It’s also delicious.