‘Gunkan’ Maki Sushi

Introduce

Chef :

Hiroko Liston

‘Gunkan’ Maki Sushi

You may not know its name, but you have seen it. It’s a type of Sushi. Small oblong shaped sushi rice balls are wrapped with Nori, and covered with various toppings. It is a big fun to make them at home. By the way, ‘Gunkan’ means ‘Battleship’. The Sushi rice wrapped with Nori has a resemblance to the battleship, and that’s the origin of its name.

Ingredient

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Cook Sushi Rice. Sushi rice should be cool or room temperature. *Find my 'Sushi Rice' recipe at https://cookpad.com/uk/recipes/1467168-sushi-rice

* Step 2

Prepare toppings. *Today I made four different toppings, ‘Smoked Salmon & Avocado’, ‘Teriyaki Chicken’, ‘Nattō & Cucumber with Spring Onion’ and ‘Canned Tuna & Mayonnaise with Spring Onion’

* Step 3

Cut a sheet Sushi Nori into 6 strips. Nori sheet is usually 20cm long. When you cut it into 6 strips, each strip would be 3.3cm in width. Cut each strip to make 15-16cm long. Offcuts can be used for topping or other dishes.

* Step 4

Make small oblong Sushi Rice balls. Usually about 20g of rice is formed into a ball, and that’s quite small. Flatten or hollow the top. *Note: You may wish to purchase Sushi Moulds, but ice cube tray could be an alternative tool to make many balls quickly.