Caterpillar Roll
Yield :
2 rolls
Prep Time:
25 mins
Cook Time:
40 minutes
Ingredients
- 300g Calrose rice
- 3 tbsp sushi seasoning-2 half sheets nori (seaweed)-1 Japanese cucumber julienned-2 slices of unagi-1 avocado -Salmon roe (ikura)
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- Microgreens, optional for garnish
- Edible flowers, optional for garnish
Unagi sauce
- ½ cup soy sauce
- ½ cup mirin
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
Directions
1. Rinse 300g of Calrose rice and cook with 1 ½ cup water.
2. Then mix in sushi seasoning and put a damp towel on top of bowl or hanegiri (whichever you are using)
3. Slice cucumber, unagi, and avocado into thin strips/slices.
4. Place nori on bamboo mat, spread rice evenly, then flip so rice faces down.
5. Add cucumber, imitation crab and unagi in center. Roll tightly into a log.
6. Lay avocado slices on top, cover with plastic wrap, press gently with mat.
7. Slice roll into 8 pieces
8. Mix soy sauce, mirin, and sugar and simmer for 10 minutes until honey like texture.
9. Drizzle unagi sauce, sprinkle sesame seeds, garnish as desired.
