Temari Sushi Recipe
Temari sushi or temarizushi are small, ball-shaped sushi rolls. They are fun to make and even more fun to eat. Temari (手まり) literally means "handball" in English.
Ingredients
- 350 g Cooked Rice
- 1 tbsp Vinegar
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Sugar
- 7 Frozen shrimp
- ~60 g Salmon
- ~60 g Tuna
- 2 Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
Instructions
Rice Preparation
- Add 1 tbsp of vinegar, ¼ tsp of salt, and 1 tsp of sugar into a small bowl and mix.
- Add 350 grams of cooked rice into a large bowl. (Tip: use less water when preparing the rice because you will be adding the vinegar sauce to the cooked rice)
- Slowly added the vinegar sauce from step 1 into the rice bowl one spoonful at a time. Mix the rice using a chopping motion to avoid smashing the rice.
- After a couple of spoonfulls, or when the rice is wet, stop adding the the vinegar sauce and allow the rice to cool.
Kinshitamago (thinly fried eggs)
- Mix the 2 eggs in a small bowl well ensuring the egg yolks and whites homogeneous.
- Add a small amount of vegetable oil to a frying pan.
- Fry the eggs by pouring a thin layer into the frying pan. (You may have to repeat this step a couple of times depending on the size of your frying pan.)
- Roll the thinly fried eggs and cut as shown in the picture.
Fish and Shrimp Preparation
- Thaw the 7 shrimp using hot water. After they have thawed, remove the tail.
- Cut the shrimp into pieces of about 1 cm.
- Cut the tuna and salmon into small 1 cm slices as well.
Bringing all Together
- Add shrimp, tuna, salmon, and kinshitamago (thinly sliced eggs) to the bowl of rice and mix everything.
- Again, when mixing, avoid crushing the rice and fish by using chopping and scooping motions.
- Wet your hands with water to prevent the rice from sticking to your hands. Roll into small rice balls.
- All finished! Seaweed can be added on top for a garnish.