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Less fat than you think, tuna contains 4 to 6 g fat, when the salmon for example shows 10 g on average. This is a low calorie diet (150 kcal/100 g), and even less in the case of canned tuna in brine. By cons beware of canned in oil, which doubles the fat intake.

Anyway, it is important not to deprive themselves of these fatty acids that are largely the famous omega 3. Present primarily in fatty fish, they play an important role in preventing cardiovascular disease and some cancers.

Tuna is also an indispensable source of high-quality protein. Indeed it provides amino acids called “essential”, particularly for growth. It also provides a significant amount of niacin, which contributes to the smooth functioning of the nervous system.

Finally, with a high iron content, as well as magnesium and calcium, this tasty fish can fill all the essential nutrients our bodies too often lacking.

Onigiri with tuna

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Ingredients :

  • 2 cups of Japanese rice
  • 2 cups ½ of water
  • 160 g of tuna in brine (1box 1/2)
  • 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise
  • a sheet of nori seaweed
  • ½ teaspoon of salt

Preparation

Cook rice with water in a rice-cooker, transvase when cooked it in a bowl and let cool for 10 minutes at room temperature.

Drain tuna and crumble then put it in a bowl, add the mayonnaise and salt, mix well carefully.

Moisten your hands with some water, take rice and made ​​a small hollow in the middle, put a teaspoon inside of tuna and closed the rice then give a triangular or round shape.

Cut rectangles of approximately 3×6 cm in the nori, moisten them with a little water and then paste them in the bottom or top of each onigiri.

Astuces : They are usually filled with a very salty dried plum (umeboshi), but they may also containother ingredients such as tuna here.