Sushi!

lostkat · 03-10-2009, 22:07

I decided that I was going to make sushi for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix.

I'm glad I started it early this afternoon because it took quite a while to assemble everything, but I really enjoyed myself and it was very relaxing. It was also pretty simple once the rice was made and I'd worked out how to do the rolls properly because it's just making up various combinations of your ingredients. I've even made some for lunch tomorrow, yum!!

Not going to go through all the recipes etc. Buy yourself a book if you're interested in making it. The little one I have is great!

Here are various pics of the process

First we have the rice. Really easy to cook, then you just fold in the rice vinegar/sugar/salt mix and fan it like mad to cool it down quickly. It's not hard, just time consuming. Lovely result though. It was perfect!!

Couldn't find Japanese mayo in Tesco, so I did the next best thing and made my own. Can't beat it. Loads left for tomorrow too, YUM!

Peppered smoked mackeral, avocado and red pepper rolls

Tuna wasabi mayo with avocado and red pepper rolls

All rolled up. You cut off the scruff end (and eat it) to make it look all sharp and pretty

Ta daaaaa

Next I did some tempura prawns (the batter for this was divine!!!) and wrapped them in strips of sushi. They don't look so neat, but they're not supposed to.

You need to skewer them to stop them curling up

Sizzle sizzle.

Draining on some kitchen paper

I also made eggcup sushi (eggcup lined with smoked salmon, filled with sushi rice and a dab of wasabi) and a seared swordfish sashimi salad, which was AMAZING.

Aaaand here's the finished result, served with soy sauce, sushi ginger and wasabi. By this time, we were dying to dig in, so no arty close ups of all the dishes I'm afraid.

03-10-2009, 22:07	#1
lostkat Good Cat Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,550	Sushi! I decided that I was going to make sushi for this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix. I'm glad I started it early this afternoon because it took quite a while to assemble everything, but I really enjoyed myself and it was very relaxing. It was also pretty simple once the rice was made and I'd worked out how to do the rolls properly because it's just making up various combinations of your ingredients. I've even made some for lunch tomorrow, yum!! Not going to go through all the recipes etc. Buy yourself a book if you're interested in making it. The little one I have is great! Here are various pics of the process First we have the rice. Really easy to cook, then you just fold in the rice vinegar/sugar/salt mix and fan it like mad to cool it down quickly. It's not hard, just time consuming. Lovely result though. It was perfect!! Couldn't find Japanese mayo in Tesco, so I did the next best thing and made my own. Can't beat it. Loads left for tomorrow too, YUM! Peppered smoked mackeral, avocado and red pepper rolls Tuna wasabi mayo with avocado and red pepper rolls All rolled up. You cut off the scruff end (and eat it) to make it look all sharp and pretty Ta daaaaa Next I did some tempura prawns (the batter for this was divine!!!) and wrapped them in strips of sushi. They don't look so neat, but they're not supposed to. You need to skewer them to stop them curling up Sizzle sizzle. Draining on some kitchen paper I also made eggcup sushi (eggcup lined with smoked salmon, filled with sushi rice and a dab of wasabi) and a seared swordfish sashimi salad, which was AMAZING. Aaaand here's the finished result, served with soy sauce, sushi ginger and wasabi. By this time, we were dying to dig in, so no arty close ups of all the dishes I'm afraid. __________________ Oooooh Cecil, what have you done? Last edited by lostkat; 03-10-2009 at 22:21.