Homemade Sushi Crab Rolls
I have been craving sushi something terrible so I made some crab rolls this past Sunday. I made 2 kinds, crab with cucumber and crab with avocado. I even took out one of the sushi mats from my sushi making kit just to enjoy the experience of making sushi again. My son and I surely enjoyed the homemade sushi rolls for lunch.
| Homemade Sushi Crab Rolls |
- Sushi rice(Japanese sticky rice)
- 2 tbsp of rice vinegar
- salt and pepper
- sprinkle of powdered ginger (optional)
- Crab flakes (substitute with crab sticks if you prefer)
- cucumbers, peeled and seeded then sliced lengthwise
- omelet (2 eggs)
- 1 ripe avocado
- seaweed sushi wraps(8)
- 1/2 brick of cream cheese, sliced in strips
- sesame seeds
- water for sealing
- wasabi mayonnaise & soy sauce
- Put some cooked rice in a bowl, add the rice vinegar, salt, pepper, and powdered ginger. Mix everything together. Leave it in the counter to cool down. You don’t want to start making sushi with hot rice. .
- Once the rice has cooled down a bit, start assembling your other ingredients and tools. Rice, crab flakes, seaweed wraps, cucumber, avocado, omelet, and a cup of water.
- Spread the rice on the seaweed .Leave a small part of the seaweed with no rice. Layer the crabs, omelet, cream cheese, and cucumber. You can substitute crab flakes with crab stick. Roll the sushi nice and tight. Use your finger to gently apply water on that part of the seaweed with no rice. The water will seal the roll together.
- For the outside rice version, just flip the seaweed after putting the rice then layer the crab, cream cheese, eggs, cucumber or avocado. Sprinkle sesame seeds on the rice if you want.
- Place the rolls into a platter. Store in the fridge for an hour or so before slicing in rounds. Serve with wasabi and a bowl of soy sauce on the side.
Pork & Broccoli Teriyaki
This pork and broccoli teriyaki dish was a yummy dish to end my productive day yesterday. I had been sick all week but finally felt better yesterday so I tackled loads and loads of laundry, cleaned, and even swiffered the floors. A nice dinner certainly was a perfect way to end the day. Pork and Perfect Day definitely have a nice ring in my world. Let’s add in some broccoli for some color because color is good in our lives, no?
Spicy Green Beans & Cuttlefish Stir-Fry
We really love cuttlefish in sushi. Cuttlefish is kinda like squid but the former is more tender when cooked while squid is on the chewy side. During my trip to the Asian store this past weekend, my husband grabbed a bag of frozen cuttlefish. Since they were frozen I figured a stir-fry would be better instead of making sushi out of them.
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Asian Steamed Meatballs
I had leftover pork fillings when I made pork dumplings for dinner last night. Usually I’d put the leftover in a freezer bag, freeze it, and use it later for dirty rice. Last night I decided to turn them into mini meatballs and steamed them like I did the pork dumplings.
If you want to make a lot for appetizers or snacks, here’s a modified recipe of the dumplings to make Asian Steamed Meatballs.
Panko Crusted Pork Chops
Instead of using flour or bread crumbs as crust for pork chops or chicken, try using a Japanese bread crumbs called Panko.
Miso Ginger Pork Cutlets
From my last visit to the Pork Butcher, I bought a pork shoulder roast that I was going to cook in a crock pot but later on changed my mind. See, I bought a bottle of Miso dressing that I thought would be a great use for marinating. So I sliced part of the shoulder roast in cutlets and marinated them in a miso-ginger marinade that I mixed with other ingredients.
Ramen Noodles With All The Fixings Please
If you want to spruce up the boring bowl of ramen noodles, then I have something for you. A simple yet hearty soup that will take a bit of work but trust me, it’s all worth it. Especially with the snow and cold weather that doesn’t to seem to want to go away. This ramen noodles soup with all the fixings will sure give you the warm and cozy feeling you desperately need.
Spam Musubi(Spam Sushi)
The whole family loves SPAM. They love it when I make Spam burger. It’s really good. You just make it like you would make any regular burger. Fry the sliced Spam, and add all the burger fixings on a bun. Sometimes I would just fry ‘em up then we’ll eat them with rice, and a side of pico de gallo. One time I was watching Food Network and there was a Challenge episode involving SPAM. People made all sorts of delicious dishes using Spam. Spamdog ala Corndog didn’t quite impressed me though. I thought that was kind of greasy. But then someone mentioned how Hawaii likes making sushi out of Spam and I got intrigued. It’s called Spam Masubi. From then on, I’ve made sushi rolls using Spam, or this other sushi style that’s cute, and fun for both adults and kids. And it’s too easy to make too.
| Spam Masubi(Spam Sushi) |
- SPAM
- cooked sushi rice (sticky rice)
- 2 tbsp of rice vinegar
- salt and pepper
- sprinkle of powdered ginger
- seaweed sushi wraps
- Cook the sushi rice. Put some in a bowl. Add rice vinegar, salt & pepper, and powdered ginger. Mix it together with a spatula.
- Take the Spam out of the can and slice in wide strips. Cut the seaweed in wide strips as well. Set them aside. (You can fry the spam too if you want)
- Grab a ball of rice, about a small meatball size. A golf ball size perhaps. Working with both hands, shape the rice ball kind of rectangular shape.
- Place a half of strip of Spam on top of the formed rice. Wrap a strip of seaweed wrap around it. Repeat the whole process for the remaining Spam, rice, and seaweed wrap.
For the kids, serve with a soy sauce and lemon juice sauce. For adults, wasabi would be great too.
*originally posted at blisstree/b5media*
