Assorted Sushi

Assorted sushi made with grilled eel (unagi - 鰻), salmon roe (ikura - いくら ) and omelette (tamago yaki - 玉子焼き). We visited Japanese goods distributor in Ipoh yesterday. T was very excited when he saw all his favourite food were available there. We spent quite a lot there, bought kobe beef, salmon roe, grilled eel, salmon and few other items. Salmon roe is priced at RM205 per kilogram, 1 kg per box. It sounds expensive but when compared to 1 tsp = RM6, does it sound cheaper now?

Actually T requested ikura don (いくら丼) but I thought I should have more practices in making sushi. When I was making sushi, T kept checking me out in the kitchen and I found leftover grilled eel was gone after photo shooting. He said next time we should make two plates, one for photographing and another for eating.

I have posted sushi rice dressing recipe before, so I would not blog about it again. Instead, let me share with you guys tips for cooking good steamed rice using rice cooker I got from T's aunt in Japan.

1. Rinse rice for a few times until water is running clear.
2. Fill in water according to the amount of rice.
3. Soak for 10 to 15 minutes.
4. Turn on the rice cooker, and cook rice as usual.
5. Once cooked, turn the power off and keep the cover on for 10 to 15 minutes.
6. Ready to serve.

I made two types of sushi, nigiri-zushi (握り寿司, hand-formed sushi) and gunkan-maki (軍艦巻, warship roll). Actually gunkan-maki is one type of nigiri sushi, which has a seaweed strip wrapped around an oval shape rice ball to form a warship and it is filled with loose ingredients such as salmon roe, natto, chopped octopus and so forth.

Related posts:

• Maki-zushi
• Temari-zushi
• Unagi-maki

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I am learning Japanese, so I am trying to include some Japanese characters whenever possible. If there is a mistake, please do no hesitate to let me know. TIA.