Mac's Kitchen - Sushi Rolls Recipe

Sushi Rolls

Description:
Ehomaki is a thick sushi roll filled with seven delicious ingredients and eaten on Setsubun (February 3rd) every year to bring good luck! Celebrate this unique Japanese holiday with delicious homemade ehomaki!

The word “eho” (恵方) means “lucky direction” and “maki” (巻き) means roll. The name “ehomaki” supposedly came from Hiroshima Prefecture


Date Added:	November 11, 2023
Category:	Seafood
Serves:	4
Prep. Time:	45min

Ingredients:

Sushi Rice:
150 g uncooked Japanese short-grain white rice (1 rice cooker cups; 180 ml)
1 rice cooker cup water (180 ml)
1 piece kombu (dried kelp) (5 g per piece; 2 x 2 inches, 5 x 5 cm; optional, for a nice
aroma!)

Homemade Sushi Vinegar
2 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned)
1 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp Diamond Crystal kosher salt

California Rolls:
nori sheets of paper
8 pieces imitation crab
1 small cucumber, cut into matchsticks
1 avocado, thinly slices
Lattice, cut into slices
Japanese Mayonnaise

Directions:

Wash Japanese short-grain rice till water runs clear
Leave it soaking for 30min
Start rice cooker
After the 10 minutes are up, the rice is ready and can be transferred to a large mixing bowl. Wet the bowl slightly before putting the rice in, this will help stop it from sticking too much.
Mix all Homemade Rice vinegar ingredients.
Add Homemade Rice vinegar and mix using cutting motion as not to crush the rice.
Spread the rice in a thin layer. The thinner the layer, the quicker it will cool down, so it helps to use a large bowl and spread the rice up the edges. (Be careful not to crush the rice.) Keep covered with damp towel in between use.
Place the nori seaweed sheet on a bamboo rolling mat with the rough side facing up. Spread the sushi rice (approx 50-60g or about 1cm thick) evenly over the surface. (You can use a rice paddle) Make sure to leave a 1-2cm gap along the top edge (furthest away from you) so that you can seal the sushi roll.
Lay your cut ingredients over the bottom edge of the rice and sprinkle with ikura (cod roe).
Carefully lift the edge of the bamboo mat closest to you and fold it over the top of the fillings.
Wet the far edge of nori with fingers dipped in water. Continue to roll until the far edge comes into contact and seals your sushi roll.
Repeat steps until you have rolled all of your ehomaki.
Face the lucky direction for the year and enjoy!

Rating: (1)

Added On: November 11, 2023