While everybody is busy planning and making vacation foods and baked goods, I decided to get a head bounce on Japanese New Year different meals.
I comprehend it sounds loopy since it’s no longer even Christmas yet! But in Japan we don’t normally get collectively with household and relatives for Christmas, but rather we get collectively on New Years Day or the primary few days of New Years.
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi on a white lengthy plate.
I was truly stunned to acquire many requests for normal New Years foods recipes from the readers simply due to the fact I was by no means been a enormous fan of Osechi Ryori (Traditional Japanese New Years Meal, お節料理) whereas rising up in Japan. I only have a number of favourite dishes like Sweet Rolled Omelet (Datemaki 伊達巻) and Mashed Sweet Potatoes with Candied Chestnuts (Kurikinton 栗きんとん) but I largely seem to be ahead to my mom’s Saikyo Miso O-zoni (Kyoto-style shiro miso soup for New Years 西京味噌のお雑煮).
Since Christmas or New Year’s Eve isn't proper the following yet, I decided to share those Cucumber Wrapped Sushi that may be served as appetizer in your vacation celebration or any get together. This form of sushi is referred to as Gunkan or Gunkan Maki in Japanese.
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi on a white plate.
Gunkan (軍艦) meas “battleship” in Japanese, and the title comes from its oval shape. Typically, gunkan sushi are wrapped circular with nori seaweed and has toppings like salmon roe (ikura), sea urchin (uni), and broiled eel (unagi) on them. But as we speak I used thinly sliced cucumber to wrap around.
Once rice (or sushi rice) is cooked, you'll be able to quick gather the sushi proper earlier than you serve. If you don’t consume uncooked fish, you'll be able to change with smoked salmon or merely create your own!
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi on a white plate.
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CUCUMBER WRAPPED SUSHI
INGREDIENTS:
2 Persian/Japanese cucumbers (or English cucumbers)
3-4 cups sushi rice (Recipe) (or normal Japanese steamed rice)
Toppings of your choice:
4 oz Sashimi grade salmon
4 oz Sashimi grade yellowtail
4 ozsalmon roe Sashimi grade tuna
4 Tbsp Ikura (salmon roe)
10 Sashimi grade shrimp (amaebi)
Garnish:
10 Shiso leaves (Ooba)
1 inexperienced onion/scallion
1 lemon
Kaiware radish sprouts (for garnish)
INSTRUCTIONS:
Gather all of the ingredients.
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi Ingredients
Slice the cucumber with peeler to make lengthy thin strips.
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi 1
Place shiso leaves on a serving platter and positioned the cookie cutter on ideal of a shiso leaf. Stuff sushi rice into the cookie cutter about half method and take away the cutter gently. Roll the sushi cylinder with one strip of cucumber slice to degree the circumference of the circle.
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi 2
Make slits on the give up of cucumber slice with knife as you spot below. Now you'll be able to interlock the strip circular the rice.
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi 3
Fill within the cucumber wrapped sushi along with your favourite toppings. Here I diced tuna and flippantly marinade the tuna with scallion, soy sauce and sesame oil. Place the tuna combination within the cucumber cup.
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi 4
For shrimp (amaebi), I region a pair items from outer edges to middle within the cucumber cup, so it appears like a flower.
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi 5
Slice the sashimi-grade fish perpendicular to the muscle (the white line you spot within the fish) and region a number of slices within the cucumber cup.
Cucumber Wrapped Sushi 6
Garnish with lemon and Daikon radish sprouts. Serve immediately.
RECIPE NOTES
Please recognize the quantity of ingredients are tough estimate.
All the sashimi-grade fish and seafood are from a native Japanese supermarket.
Equipment you'll need:
1 spherical cookie cutter (I used one with 1¾ inch (4.5 cm) diameter)