Christmas Sushi Balls クリスマス手毬寿司

These cute little Christmas Sushi Balls are fun to make and require little preparation so they're perfect for a last minute Christmas treat!

📝 Ingredients

• 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

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1--- Sushi rice ---
2. 2Cook the sushi rice as per your rice cooker instructions or see how to cook rice perfectly. *1
3. 3--- Rudolph sushi balls ---
4. 4Place one inari age in the centre of a piece of cling wrap.
5. 5Place 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. 6With a small knife, score the sides of the rice balls and insert the pretzel.
7. 7Place a small piece of raspberry in the centre of the rice balls for the nose.
8. 8Two tiny drop of mayonnaise and place 1 sesame black seeds for both eyes
9. 9--- Santa belly sushi balls ---
10. 10Cut salmon slices into two and place in the centre of a piece of cling wrap.
11. 11Place 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. 12wrap it with a nori strp.
13. 13Place the lemon cut out buckle over the nori strip.
14. 14Put three silver cachous for buttons of Santa's cloths.