Salamander restaurant's maki rolls

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
=== RICE ===
cupSushi rice
cupWater
cupRice wine vinegar
cupMirin
=== VEGETABLES ===
10Asparagus spears; blanched
1Red pepper; julienned
1Cucumber; seeded, and
Sliced thin lengthwise
1Avocado; pitted, peeled,
And sliced thin
=== SEASONING AND GARNISHES ===
½poundsCrabmeat; picked over
1poundsRaw tuna
1poundsCured or smoked salmon
Spicy mayonnaise
Gari-beni shoga; (pickled ginger)
Wasabi
Toasted coriander
Sesame seeds
Salt
10Nori sheets

Directions

Rinse rice and drain. Soak for ½ hour in water. Cook rice in rice cooker.

Season when hot with rice wine vinegar and mirin. Cool rice. Prepare garnishes: When rice is cooled, roll in nori as tightly as possible using interesting combinations of garnishes inside. Accompany with gari, wasabi, and spicy mayonnaise. This recipe yields 45 to 50 pieces (you should get 8 pieces per roll).

Source: "CHEF DU JOUR - (Show # DJ-9386) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK" S(Formatted for MC5): "07-28-1999 by Joe Comiskey - joecomiskey@..." Yield: "45 to 50 pieces" Recipe by: Stan Frankenthaler

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