Sushi with eel
Description
Suitable both for special occasions and everyday meals. As you can see, making eel sushi at home is quite easy. This classic eel sushi recipe has not changed since ancient times — the dish was prepared this way long ago, and it is prepared the same way today. Japanese cuisine does not stray from these long-standing traditions. This dish used to be considered exotic here, but now you can easily prepare sushi for a romantic dinner at home. Have a pleasant evening and bon appétit! ;) Serve with greens and sauce.
Instructions
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Step 1
Cook the special sushi rice, strictly following the instructions on the package. Add rice vinegar, salt, and sugar to the cooked rice. Mix gently.
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Step 2
While our rice was cooking, we had time to work on the eel. If you bought eel with the skin on, remove the meat from it.
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Step 3
Cut the eel meat into beautiful diamond-shaped strips.
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Step 4
Wet your hands in water and start shaping our sushi. Form small oval balls.
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Step 5
If you like, you can place a small piece of wasabi paste on the rice. Cover the rice with strips of eel.
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Step 6
Tie the eel slices to the rice balls with thin strips of nori.
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Step 7
Sprinkle each sushi with sesame seeds. According to Japanese tradition, serve sushi with soy sauce and pickled ginger.