Bolinhas de sushi de Natal

Ingredientes

• 200g/1cup Uncooked sushi rice
• 220ml/0.9cup of water
• 1 strip 5 cm (2 inch) Konbu kelp
• 30ml/2tbsp Rice vinegar (*2)
• 15g/1tbsp caster sugar
• 5g/1tsp salt
• 4 Inari age (*3)
• 2 raspberries (*4)
• 4 mini pretzels
• 8 drops mayonnaise
• 8 black sesame seeds
• 3 slices smoked salmon
• 3 strips nori seaweeds
• 3 lemon skin cutouts
• 9 silver cachous

Modo de preparo

1. 1

   --- Sushi rice ---

2. 2

   Cook the sushi rice as per your rice cooker instructions or see how to cook rice perfectly. *1

3. 3

   --- Rudolph sushi balls ---

4. 4

   Place one inari age in the centre of a piece of cling wrap.

5. 5

   Place about two tbsp scoops of rice into the inari age pauch, then seal it together with the cling wrap and softly squish and shape it into a ball.

6. 6

   With a small knife, score the sides of the rice balls and insert the pretzel.

7. 7

   Place a small piece of raspberry in the centre of the rice balls for the nose.

8. 8

   Two tiny drop of mayonnaise and place 1 sesame black seeds for both eyes

9. 9

   --- Santa belly sushi balls ---

10. 10

    Cut salmon slices into two and place in the centre of a piece of cling wrap.

11. 11

    Place about two tbsp scoops of rice on to the smoked salmon, then seal it together with the cling wrap and softly squish and shape it into a ball.

12. 12

    wrap it with a nori strp.

13. 13

    Place the lemon cut out buckle over the nori strip.

14. 14

    Put three silver cachous for buttons of Santa's cloths.