Inari is a God of the Japanese Shinto religion and a fitting namesake for these delicious stuffed pouches of tofu.
Inari sushi(stuffed sushi) is quite different to seaweed wrapped sushi. The pouches are made of deep fried tofu, sometimes known as aburage. The texture is a bit like omelette but the pouches are sweet and savoury in taste. They are usually filled with just rice but this recipe adds few more flavours and is very tasty.
Cook your sushi rice – preferably in a rice cooker – and leave it to cool before mixing in a rice dressing made of 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon of mirin, 2 teaspoons of castor sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of Gomashio (roasted black sesame seeds and sea salt).
Finely chop a carrot and a large handful of mushrooms and cook in a bamboo steamer for a few minutes until tender.
In a large bowl, mix the vegetables with some sesame seeds and a glug of seasame oil and leave it to cool down.
Add the rice and some daikon radish (Takuan), chopped finely again, and give it a light stir. Some recipes like to use a dash of lime juice as well but it’s optional.
Now comes the messy (but fun) bit. The Inari pouches come ready to serve so all you have to do is fill them up with the rice and vegetables and then firmly press the sides together to seal them up.
That’s all there is to it. All that you have to do them is spread them on a serving dish and serve with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce.
Christmas is coming whether you want to admit it or not and if, like me, you are bored with buying the usual socks and smellies, why not add some sushi to your present list.
Obviously fresh sushi is out of the question, though it might make a great alternative to canapés at your Christmas parties, but there are lots of original gifts you can buy for foodies or keen cooks.
For beginners, sushi kits are a great start. There are lots to choose from with everything from the basic ingredients to sushi machines and tableware. A sushi kit has literally everything you need, bar the fresh ingredients. For a change from sushi, try a different Japanese dish like Katsu Curry and rustle up a tasty meal by just adding chicken, pork or vegetables. The Tokyo Sushi Kit is the ultimate kit for whipping up a sushi storm in the kitchen. It has so much amazing sushi making stuff that it would take too long to list it all here.
If you are a dab hand with a rolling mat and want to take things to the next level, a rice cooker or a sushi magic machine are the idea gifts to ensure your sushi is perfect every time. Imagine the best sticky fluffy rice and the ultimate rolls with no hassle.
The ideal gift is easy even for expert sushi makers. How about some beautiful ceramic tableware to serve their food on or a unique bridge or boat platter? Or, choose a set of super sharp sashimi knives to slice up some fresh nigiri toppings.
If you are lucky enough to know someone who has everything they need to make fantastic sushi every time then a quality Japanese cookbook may well be the ideal gift a sushi mad friend to find some new recipes and flavours (just make sure they remember to try out them out on you.)
Everyone has foodie friends who like to try something new or improve their culinary skills and would enjoy a unique and unusual gift this Christmas. So forget about the showergel and sling the new slippers and get a superb Christmas treat Japanese-style.
Lay out your chosen ingredients as described in the sushi magic
handbook. Grab the sushi roller handles
and bring the roller bar over the ingredients.
2> Roll your sushi!
The special bar holds the fillings in place.
Then when you turn the handles the sushi magic sushi roll maker evenly rolls up the rice
around the ingredients.
3> Shape your sushi roll
Professionally designed moulding allows perfect and
even pressure to compact and accurately shape
the sushi roll Just like only a skilled sushi chef can.
4> Unroll the sushi makers mat
Un-roll the non-stick silicone mat. Using a
table knife, spread tobiko or sesame seed topping on your maki sushi roll.
5> One perfect sushi roll
Makes a perfect compacted sushi roll. Here we’ve
made an inside-out California roll but the sushi magic sushi making kit makes all kinds of sushi rolls, just use your imagination!
6> Slice and Serve!
Slice and serve with freshly mixed wasabi paste. gari ginger and kikkoman soy sauce for the perfect sushi dish. The sushi magic sushi roll maker is now really easy
to clean due to its construction from hygienic materials. it’s so easy!
Quickly and easily produces up to 8 pieces of Nigiri at once
Reproduces the skills of the experienced sushi chef (itame)
No rice mess due to non-stick materials
A great money saver
great for parties
Get authentic sushi easily in your home
Both the maki roller AND the nigiri mould included in the kit!
Free part colour recipe book
The new Sushi Magic – Sushi Making Kit. Makes perfect nigiri and sushi rolls every time. The sushi kit costs just £24.99 and can be bought in the sushi store Click on the image below to watch the sushi lesson video
If you like wasabi, or any other sauce for that matter you can apply it using the
tip of a table knife now.
3> Add the top mould sushi rice
Add the top mould layer and simply spoon on
the rice, compact with the press tool. With Sushi Magic there’s no need to touch the sticky rice with your hands amiking it much cleaner than normal ways of making nigiri.
4> Remove to mould
Remove the top mould to reveal 8 perfectly shaped
rice balls, seafood and wasabi moulded together.
5> Tip out the nigiri sushi
The completed sushi is easily turned out of the mould.
The sushi magic nigiri maker
makes perfect nigiri sushi every time. The sushi magic nigiri maker will also make
separate rice balls for sushi specials like uni
cups and spicy scallop cups.
6> Perfect nigiri!
Look perfect nigiri sushi! just like an expert sushi chef made it.
Sushi Magic nigiri maker is the only mould available with this ability and easy to clean hygienic design.
I love all types of sushi and, after a hard day at work, I want my favourite food fast and I don’t want to wait for the rice to cook and cool down before I’m ready to roll.
The good news is I have found a way to get fantastic sushi from the cupboard to my plate in less than 5 minutes.
Then, I simply put the prepared sushi rice in my Sushi at home nigiri press pull the leaver and out pops the nigiri sushi which just needs finishing off with fish or meat, sliced expertly with a super sharp sushi knife.
If I fancy maki rolls, I lay a sheet of Nori seaweed on my Sushi Magic machine, pile on the rice and my favourite filling and have perfectly rolled sushi in seconds.
With small dollop of Wasabi and a slice of Pickled Ginger, I am ready to tuck into a delicious Japanese meal in minutes.
How to make a sushi roll is one of those things you need to know. The way to make maki sushi is actually not as hard as you would think. After checking out sushisushi.co.uk you should have all the sushi info you need to know how to make sushi like as good as any London sushi bars and maybe even some sushi bars in Japan!To learn how to make maki sushi we must understand that there are three stages to make maki sushi. The first stage of making maki sushi is to prepare the sushi rice. The sushi rice should be done a few hours before you want to make sushi to allow the sushi rice to cool. Check our how to make sushi rice section for more info.
The next stage is to take to cooled, cooked sushi rice and spread it evenly on the nori seaweed sheets. The nori sheet should be on the sushi rolling mat while you do this so the sushi roll doesn’t stick to the work surface. Be sure to spread all the sushi rice evenly to the edges of the nori sheets, leaving a 2 cm gap from the edge facing away from you. The sushi rice should be around 10mm thick.
When you have prepared all the nori sheets with sushi rice, you need to prepare the ingredients to go in the maki sushi roll. Chop the ingredients and place them across the rice in a line from left to right on the sushi rice.
Finally you need to roll the sushi! This is the tricky bit. If you have the correct consistency of sushi rice and correct sushi rolling technique you should be fine. Start rolling the edge that’s closest to you towards the 2cm gap. Roll the sushi roll as tight as you can without squashing it. When you have done one full roll over, tightly squeeze the sushi rolling mat to form the sushi and help it bond together. Then lightly wet the nori sheet on the 2cm gap and finish rolling. This will allow the nori sheet to band and form a closed maki sushi roll.
Don’t worry; it’s going to take practice to make sushi rolls! You get better every time you make sushi rolls.
Now you’ve learnt how to make sushi rolls you’re going to have to chop them into bite size pieces. The key is a large very sharp sushi knife, though any sharp knife will do. Wet the knife so the length of the sushi knife is moist then with a decisive forward and backward motion chop the maki sushi roll into 15mm pieces.
