🎃 Halloween Temari Sushi 🎃
Celebrate with these spooky, bite-sized Temari sushi balls. Perfect for a Halloween party, these festive treats feature jack-o-lantern and cat-themed decorations!
Equipment
- Rice Cooker
- Small Scissors or Craft Knife
- 6.5 cm Round Cookie Cutter
- Cling Wrap
Ingredients
Sushi Base
- 2 cups uncooked sushi rice
- 1 tsp konbu dashi powder or 5 cm kelp piece
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
Toppings & Decor
- 1 slice smoked salmon thinly sliced
- 1 egg fried flat
- 1/4 small cucumber thinly sliced
- 1 small radish thinly sliced
- 1 tsp fish roe
- Nori sheets cut into jack-o-lantern faces, cat faces, etc.
Instructions
- Cook the sushi rice with the dashi powder (or kelp) according to your rice cooker or pot instructions.
- While rice cooks, heat the rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small pot over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Set aside – this is your sushi vinegar.
- Cut nori into spooky shapes (eyes, mouths, cat ears) using small scissors or a craft knife. For the cat face, use a 6.5 cm round cookie cutter to cut two nori circles.
- Fry the egg flat, let cool, then cut out two rounds with the same 6.5 cm cutter. Slice cucumber and radish into thin rounds.
- When rice is done, pour the sushi vinegar over it and mix gently to season. Let cool slightly.
- Place a piece of cling wrap on your work surface. Put your favorite topping (e.g., smoked salmon slice, egg round, cucumber slice) in the center of the wrap.
- Scoop about 1/3 cup of seasoned rice on top of the topping. Gather the corners of the cling wrap and twist to form a tight ball. Gently shape with your hands.
- Repeat with remaining toppings to make 16 sushi balls. Unwrap each ball and arrange on a serving plate.
- Use chopsticks or tweezers to attach the nori decorations (jack-o-lantern face, cat whiskers). Pipe mayonnaise for details (like a cat’s face).
- Top the radish and cucumber sushi balls with a tiny bit of fish roe. Serve with soy sauce, mayo, and wasabi (optional).
Notes
Nutritional Information (per serving): Calories: 115 kcal, Total Carbs: 20g, Net Carbs: 20g, Fats: 1g, Protein: 3g.
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