Rice Cookers Recipes

Temari-sushi

Zojirushi Recipe – <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i>

Time to get creative! This small ball shaped sushi is easy and fun to make. Call your friends over and make a dish full of colorful inspirations!


            	<i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i>  Ingredients

Ingredients (makes 20 pieces):
For Sushi Rice:

  • 2 cups* cooked sushi rice (see here)
  • 3 Tbsp. rice vinegar
  • 1-1/2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Other Ingredients:

  • 10 edamame beans, frozen and shelled
  • 5 medium shrimp, deveined and precooked 
  • 1 Tbsp. rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp. water
  • 1/8 tsp. salt
  • 5 slices smoked salmon (about 5 oz.)
  • 1 green onion

Garnish and Condiments:

  • Soy sauce
  • Wasabi paste
  • Gari (pickled ginger)

*2 cups raw rice, about 1 lb. 7 oz. cooked rice


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 1
1

Prepare sushi rice using the ingredients listed. For steps to making sushi rice, see here.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 2
2

Preheat other ingredients. Blanch edamame and place in cold water. Remove tails of shrimp and slice in half lengthwise.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 3
3

Mix rice vinegar, water and salt in a bowl. Place drained edamame and sliced shrimp in the bowl and soak for 15 minutes to up to 6 hours in the refrigerator.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 4
4

Cut smoked salmon slices in halves and mince green onion. Set aside.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 5
5

Divide prepared sushi rice in half for the shrimp temari and smoked salmon temari.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 6
6

Cut a large square of plastic wrap and place on a flat surface.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 7
7

Place one piece of salmon at the center of the plastic wrap.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 8
8

Place a bite sized scoop of sushi rice on top of the salmon. Gather the plastic wrap up around the rice ball, then twist the plastic wrap and make a ball shape.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 9
9

Make a small indentation on top and place on the serving plate, rice side down. Then remove wrap.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 10
10

Repeat steps 6 to 9 and make ten salmon temari-sushi pieces.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 11
11

Make 10 pieces of shrimp temari-sushi using same steps as the salmon temari.

 


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 12
12

Top with minced green onion for salmon temari, top with edamame for shrimp temari.


              <i>Temari</i>-<i>sushi</i> Step 13
13

Serve both with soy sauce, wasabi and gari. Enjoy!

 

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