creative sushi?
whats the most creative sushi fillings you’ve experienced? i need some good recipes for unique sushi fillings. i already know how to make sushi, so just the fillings recipes or combinations would be much appreciated. unique, quirky, scary, inventive, whatever….
Southern Style Sushi
Ingredients
4 cups short-grain rice (not sticky or glutinous)
1/2 cup rice vinegar
5 Tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
Approximately 6 sheets toasted nori
for Futo-mac-and-cheese roll:
1 box macaroni and cheese dinner
milk and butter as required for macaroni and cheese dinner preparation
for Arkansas roll:
1 can of spam or similar tinned meat
small pickles
mayonnaise
mustard
for the KFC roll:
KFC Crispy Fingers or similar Deep fried chicken fingers
coleslaw
honey mustard or other appropiate sauce
The Process
Preparing the rice
Cook rice as directed on packaging; different types of rice cook slightly differently. I prefer to use Tamaki “Hiaga” rice.
When rice is cooked, remove from heat and leave to steam for 10 minutes with lid on.
Mix the vinegar, sugar and salt together
Moisten a large bowl with part of the vinegar mixture, pour in the rice and pour the rest of the vinegar mixture over
Allow to stand for a while. With vertical cutting movements mix thoroughly. Fan while mixing. Be careful not to mash rice.
When rice is cool enough to handle and fillings have been prepared, you are reading to start rolling.
Fan the rice while mixing in the vinegar mixture.
Rolling
To roll the sushi you will need a bamboo mat. These mats are available at many grocery and asian food stores. I have a fancy one that cost $2 and is made of half-round strips of bamboo. I cover my mat with a piece of plastic wrap to make clean up easier.
Lay down the mat, place one sheet of nori (seaweed sheet) on it, shiny-side down. Place a handful-sized ball of rice on the nori and smooth it out so that it is even and reaches to all but one edge of the nori. On this edge there should be about 1/2 inch of nori exposed. This edge should be parallel to the strips of the bamboo map. The rice spreading operation may be easier if your hands are slightly moistened.
Lay out the fillings on top of the rice, starting about 1 inch in from the edge opposite to the exposed edge. Start by laying out strips of any sauces to be used (such as mustard or coleslaw), then lay down the solid fillings.
Apply the sauces first
Then lay down the solid fillings
Using your finger tips to hold the fillings in place, use the mat to roll up the sushi. When the mat is rolled up around the sushi use gentle pressure from the sides into the center to tighten up the roll. Unroll the mat.
Using your finger tips to hold the fillings in place, use the mat to roll up the sushi.
It is now time to slice the sushi. For this you will need a sharp knife. Wetting the knife will help it slide better through the sushi. First slice the roll in half at the center. Then slice each of these pieces in two. Then slice each of those pieces in two. Do not slice single pieces off the roll one by one or you will end up with “Chinese Sushi” which is not desireable.
Arkansas roll
The fillings must be prepared before the rice is cooked or the rice will become cold and hard while the fillings are being prepared. For the Arkansas roll, slice the SPAM or equivalent thinly and fry until slightly crispy then allow to cool. When the SPAM or equivalent is cooled, slice into strips. Slice the pickles into quarters lengthwise.
MMMMmmmmmm crispy SPAM
When appyling the fillings to the roll, first apply the mayonaise and mustard to the rice, then top with the SPAM strips and pickle slivers. Now it is time to roll sushi!
KFC roll
Slice the chicken fingers into strips. Apply sauce and coleslaw to rice. Top with sliced chicken fingers. Now it is time to roll sushi!
Futo-mac-and-cheese roll
For the Futo-mac-and-cheese roll prepare the macaroni dinner according to the directions on the box, however only make half the recommended sauce (use only 1/2 of the yellow cheese powder and 1/2 of butter and milk). Reserve the remaining cheese powder.
As the Futo-mac-and-cheese is an inside out roll, the rolling directions are slightly different than for the first two rolls. When you are spreading the rice on the nori, spread the rice right to the edge on all sides of the nori. Next, flip the rice covered nori over. You will definitely want a plastic wrap covered bamboo mat for this! Now spread the macaroni and cheese in a line about one inch in from one side of the nori. Roll the sushi. When the roll is completed sprinkle the reserved cheese powder over the roll before slicing. You may find that spreading a bit of mayonnaise on the roll will help the cheese powder to stick.
Now that you have completed your rolling, you are ready to enjoy some very nice japanese-american food. An excellent and traditional accompaniment to this sushi is whiskey, preferably bourbon style. Enjoy!
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