Tobiko Gunkan Sushi
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Dish info
Ingredients
6
MINUTES
40
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Step 1
Make Japanese rice
on a stovetop or in rice cooker.
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Step 2
Make sushi rice
- Season cooked rice with rice vinegar then let rice cool.
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Step 3
Cut nori into 6 approx. 1x7-inch strips.
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Step 4
Wet hands in bowl of water and put about 2 tbsp of rice in hands.
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Step 5
Use palm of your hand to gently form rice into oval shape.
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Step 6
Wrap nori around rice.
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Step 7
Fill top of pieces with roe and carefully create a small well in middle.
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Step 8
Crack quail eggs and place one in each tobiko well.
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Step 9
Serve with soy sauce and wasabi if desired.
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