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DIY sushi hand rolls bar
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DIY Sushi Hand Rolls Recipe

How to put together a DIY Sushi Hand Roll bar for the ultimate dinner party experience
Prep Time1 hour
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: asian, Japanese
Keyword: california roll, party platters, spicy tuna, sushi
Servings: 4 -6 people

Ingredients

  • 5 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
  • 5 teaspoons sugar
  • teaspoons salt
  • 5 cups hot, cooked sushi rice cooked, seasoned rice, recipe below
  • 6 sheets sushi nori cut into quarters, yielding 24 pieces

Fish and Seafood Sushi Hand Roll Fillings

  • 6 large cooked shrimp
  • 6 ounces fresh, sashimi grade salmon sliced into ½-inch strips
  • 6 ounces fresh, sashimi grade tuna sliced into ½-inch strips
  • 1 cup spicy tuna
  • 4 ounces cooked crab
  • 1 small box uni sea urchin
  • various roe and caviar

Vegetarian Sushi Hand Roll Fillings

  • 4 ounces tamago sweet, seasoned omelet recipe coming soon
  • Baked Sesame Tofu
  • 1 roasted beet
  • 1 carrot julienned and blanched
  • 1 mango sliced and julienned
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • 2 Persian cucumbers julienned

Sushi Hand Roll Garnishes

  • 6-12 fresh shiso leaves
  • toasted sesame seeds
  • lemon sliced or cut into wedges

Sauces for Dipping Sushi Hand Rolls

  • ½ cup tamari (or substitute soy sauce)
  • 2 tablespoons wasabi
  • ½ cup pickled ginger

Instructions

  • Whisk together rice vinegar, sugar and salt until sugar and salt dissolve. Drizzle the vinegar sugar mixture over hot cooked rice, and using a large wooden spoon or rice paddle, gently fold the rice until combined. It will take about five minutes. Cover and set sushi rice aside.
  • Place toasted nori, rice, and fillings in small bowls, on plates, and on serving platters. It is helpful to keep similar ingredients together, e.g. all the raw fish on one larger plate together, vegetarian fillings together. Let each person place about 2-4 tablespoons of sushi rice on a sheet of toasted nori, add their own fillings, and carefully "roll" into a cone.
  • Provide individual plates and small sauce bowls for soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger to each person eating.
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Notes

Some suggested filling combinations:
spicy tuna + cucumber
salmon + avocado + mango
crab + avocado + cucumber (California roll)