Temari sushi de Halloween

Ingredientes

• 2 cups Uncooked sushi rice
• 1 tsp Konbu dashi powder (or 5cm Kelp piece)
• 1/2 cup Rice vinegar
• 1.5 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 slice smoked salmon (thinly sliced)
• 1 egg fried flat
• 1/4 small cucmber (thinly sliced)
• 1 small radish (thinly sliced)
• 1 tsp fish roe (for toppings)

Modo de preparo

1. 1

   Cook the sushi rice as per your rice cooker instructions or in a pot. Before adding the water to cook the rice, mix in the dashi powder or about 5cm of kelp over the rice. *1

2. 2

   While the rice is cooking, in a small pot, heat the rice vinegar, sugar, and salt together to make the sushi vinegar on medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Set aside.

3. 3

   Prepare the Jack-O-Lantern face, by cutting up the nori sheets and using 6.5cm diameter cookie cutter, cut out 2 round nori sheets for cat face.

4. 4

   Crack the egg and fry it flat in a frying pan. When it is cooled down, cut out 2 rounds using the 6.5cm diameter cookie cutter.

5. 5

   Wash and thinly slice the radish and cucumber.

6. 6

   Once the rice is cooked, pour the sushi vinegar over it and mix to flavour the rice.

7. 7

   Once the rice has cooled down a little, place your favourite topping in the centre of a piece of cling wrap.

8. 8

   Place a scoop of rice on top of the topping by using a 1/3 cup then seal it together with the cling wrap and softly squish and shape it into a ball.

9. 9

   Continue to make sushi balls with various toppings.

10. 10

    Remove the cling wrap and place them on a serving plate.

11. 11

    Using a pair of chopstick or a tweezers, decorate the jack-o-lantern’s face, with pre-cut nori.

12. 12

    Pipe mayonnaise out to draw cat face. *2

13. 13

    Top with fish roe on radish and cucumber sushi balls.

14. 14

    Serve with soy sauce, mayo, and wasabi (optional).