Sushi-Mochi
Description
A delicious appetizer for any gathering. Try making sushi mochi using this recipe. The rice and other ingredients are rolled into a ball with the help of plastic wrap. The process is actually not difficult at all, and such sushi looks very unusual! Originally, "mochi" is a Japanese dessert—small, sweet, and also shaped like a ball. That's exactly why round sushi, by analogy, came to be called "mochi" as well. Try making this tasty and visually unusual dish too. The appetizer is ready. Serve immediately.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
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Step 2
Wash the rice thoroughly.
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Step 3
Pour a glass of water over the rice, bring to a boil, reduce the heat to the lowest setting, and cook without stirring for 12 minutes.
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Step 4
Then remove from the heat, wrap, and let rest for 20–30 minutes.
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Step 5
For the dressing, combine the sugar, salt, and vinegar. Heat in the microwave or on the stovetop without bringing to a boil—just until the salt and sugar dissolve.
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Step 6
Pour the warm dressing into the base and gently stir with a spatula so as not to damage the rice.
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Step 7
Slice the cucumber into thin rounds. Cut a piece of plastic wrap and arrange several cucumber rounds on it in overlapping layers (see photo).
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Step 8
Place 1 heaping tbsp of rice on the cucumbers.
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Step 9
Level it slightly and make a depression in the center. Add a little cheese and any filling you like: lightly salted salmon, avocado, shrimp, crab sticks, etc. To your taste.
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Step 10
Lift the edges of the film and gather them in the center.
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Step 11
Tightly twist the ends of the plastic wrap, forming a ball.
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Step 12
Tie and leave for 30 minutes.
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Step 13
Sushi mochi variations can be very diverse. I have lightly salted salmon, which also needs to be thinly sliced and arranged in overlapping layers.
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Step 14
And a version with crab sticks. Unfold the crab sticks and cut them into wide strips.
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Step 15
Sushi mochi options you can try. Slice of salmon – rice – avocado. Slices of avocado – rice – shrimp. Crab stick – rice – pieces of salmon and cucumber. Sesame seeds – rice – cream cheese – crab meat. Pickled daikon – rice – salmon. Cucumbers – rice – cream cheese – salmon.
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Step 16
The sushi mochi are ready. Before serving, carefully remove the sushi from the plastic wrap, place on a plate, and serve at the table with soy sauce, wasabi, and ginger.