How to make: Chirashi sushi, which is a delicious seafood on rice dish that you can make at home! Although it is called “sushi”, it is probably very different from what you are imagining. But, when making this sushi, you don’t need to be skilled with a knife and raw fish. Let’s try it out!
Ingredients
| Japanese | English |
|---|---|
| 米 ２合 | Rice 2 cups |
| ■ 合わせ酢 | ■ Seasoned vinegar (How to make) |
| 穀物酢 大さじ3.5 | Grain vinegar 3.5 tablespoons |
| 砂糖 大さじ1.5強 | Sugar slightly more than 1.5 tablespoons |
| 塩 小さじ１ | Salt 1 teaspoon |
| ■ 具材 | ■ Ingredients (Main Dish) |
| 竹輪 １本 | Chikuwa (tube-shaped fish cake) 1 piece |
| 蓮根 ５〜６cm(75g) | Lotus root 5-6 cm (75g) |
| 人参 1/2本(75g) | Carrot 1/2 piece (75g) |
| 干椎茸 ２〜３枚 | Dried shiitake mushrooms 2-3 pieces |
| ■ 煮汁 | ■ Broth (How to make) |
| 干椎茸戻し汁 大さじ６〜 | Rehydrated dried shiitake mushroom soaking liquid 6- tablespoons |
| みりん 小さじ３ | Mirin 3 teaspoons |
| 砂糖 小さじ６〜 | Sugar 6- teaspoons |
| 醤油 小さじ２ | Soy sauce 2 teaspoons |
| ■ 飾り具材 | ■ Garnish ingredients |
| 錦糸卵 お好み量 | Shredded omelet As desired |
| 大葉千切り お好み量 | Julienned shiso leaves As desired |
| きざみのり お好み量 | Shredded nori seaweed As desired |
| 紅生姜 お好み量 | Pickled ginger As desired |
Steps
- Mix vinegar, sugar, and salt, and heat in the microwave for 1 minute (600W) to make the seasoned vinegar. Let it cool. Rehydrate the dried shiitake mushrooms in water.
- Finely chop the carrot and mushrooms, quarter the lotus root, and slice the chikuwa. Cook them in the broth until the liquid evaporates and the ingredients become soft. Let them cool.
- Mix the seasoned vinegar into the freshly cooked rice, cooling the rice as you mix.
- Mix the cooled rice with the prepared ingredients from step 2. Garnish with shredded omelet, julienned shiso leaves, pickled ginger, and shredded nori to serve.
Recipe is from here and translated by me:
https://cookpad.com/recipe/2291761
