Fish · Ternate, North Maluku, Indonesia
Gohu ikan
Ternate's raw tuna salad: calamansi, shallots, chili, and lemon basil. Fresh, sour, and fiery.
- 15 min
- Beginner
- Serves 2
Ingredients
- 300 g sashimi-fresh tuna (cakalang or tuna), cubed
- Juice of 5 calamansi (jeruk cui) or 2 limes
- 4 shallots, thinly sliced
- 3–5 bird's eye chilies, sliced
- A handful of lemon basil (kemangi)
- 2 tbsp cold-pressed coconut oil
Method
- 1
Toss the tuna cubes with the citrus juice and rest 5–10 minutes.
- 2
Add the shallots, chilies, and kemangi.
- 3
Drizzle with the coconut oil and toss gently.
- 4
Serve right away while cold.
