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    Food » Entrees » Homemade Sushi Night

    Homemade Sushi Night

    Posted: 08/15/2011 | Last updated: 10/27/2021 by Erin 4 Comments
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    We recently had a sushi-making extravaganza with Kara & Remington.  A little nervous about delving into something well outside of our culinary comfort zone, we weren't quite sure what to expect, but we dove right in, got our hands dirty (or should that be fishy?) and hoped for the best!

    Mushroom Soup and Edamame
    Matt whipped up a yummy mushroom soup as an appetizer, and we made shredded daikon radish and boiled edamame for side dishes.

    Japanese dishes
    Left: Matt using the mandoline to slice the radish.  Top right:  Matt picked up those glasses while on his trip to Japan, so it was very fitting to bust them out for sushi night!  Bottom right: The rest of the set-up.  The plate on the far right was a gift from one of Matt's Japanese pals, and the red bowls we found on sale at World Market for a ridiculously low price.

    Corgis looking at each other through door
    When Kara & Rem arrived with Dash, he ran straight for the back door and begged to be let into the yard to rough house with Dex & Dewey!

    Sushi rice and Nori on bamboo sheet.
    Getting started!  We prepared the rice with a little sake and sushi vinegar, and placed strips of nori on sheets of bamboo.

    Placing sushi rice onto the nori seaweed
    Placing the rice onto the nori was one of the most difficult parts of the process.  Too thick, and rolling becomes difficult and the finished roll bulky.  Too thin or not close enough to the edges and the roll becomes floppy and doesn't have polished end pieces.  It was a learning experience for all of us.

    Kara & Remington rolling sushi.
    Rollin' rollin' rollin'

    Preparing a homemade philly sushi roll
    I loved how colorful and pretty everything was!

    Rolling a homemade tuna roll
    My tarantula fingers rolling up a simple tuna roll (my favorite!)

    Kara & Remington rolling sushi.
    Remington taking a shot at rolling.

    Homemade California roll
    California & tuna rolls - I dunno about you, but I think they look like the ones you order at a Sushi Restaurant, pretty darn good for a first try!

    Homemade sushi spread on table.
    The whole spread for the first round.  We had a little fun with the wasabi when we realized that the brand we bought was WAY stronger than what we were used to.  By fun, I mean watering eyes, cleared sinuses, and a lot of hands waving frantically in front of faces.  Lesson learned!

    Homemade Philly Roll
    Pretty philly and salmon rolls.

    Homemade inside out roll
    Matt tried his hand at an inside out roll, meaning that the rice is on the outside of the nori.  This one had tuna, scallions, wasabi, and some tempura.  I think we stuffed this one too full and put too much rice on the outside, because it ended up being a monster!

    Matt cutting sushi
    Matt slicing through the behemoth roll.

    Homemade sushi
    Yum yum!

    Homemade Sushi rolls displayed on table
    Yeah, we realized we made way more than the 4 of us could eat.  At least it's super pretty!!

    Corgis looking through window
    When K&R come over, we usually let the boys play in the backyard and tire each other out.  I think this time they knew we were making something interesting, because they kept their snotty little snoots glued to the back door!

    Raspberry tart
    Kara made a light raspberry tart for dessert, and it really hit the spot!  It was super pretty, too!  Pretty food all night long!

    And to leave off, here is the recipe for that yummy mushroom soup!

    Mushroom Soup: (source: About.com)

    Ingredients:

    • 1 enoki mushroom
    • 4 shiitake mushrooms
    • 2 oz. harusame/cellophane noodles
    • 1 negi, sliced diagonally
    • 3 ½ cup chicken soup stock
    • 2 Tbsp soy sauce
    • 1 Tbsp sake
    • ½ tsp salt
    • 1 tbsp vegetable oil

    Preparation:

    Remove stems from shiitake mushrooms and slice thinly. Cut the bottom of enoki mushroom off. Cut enoki into 2 inch lengths. Soak harusame in warm water for about five minutes. Drain harusame and cut into 3 inch lengths. Heat oil in a pan. Saute mushrooms. Pour chicken soup stock over the mushrooms and heat the soup. Skim off impurities that rise to the surface. Add harusame and negi in the soup and heat. Season with soy sauce, sake, and salt.

     

     

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    About Erin

    Erin is a mom of two human babies and two fur-covered babies. She loves comfy clothes, eats too much peanut butter, and watches excessive amounts of Netflix. Make her day and toss her a like on Facebook or follow her on Instagram. Post may contain affiliate links including those via the Amazon Associates program

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    1. kat

      August 16, 2011 at 2:55 pm

      Erin, these look AMAZING!!! Wish I knew you in real life, I would love to do something like this. Pretty impressive for your first time making sushi. Love all the sweet doggies peering in through the window. Too cute!

      Reply
      • Erin

        August 16, 2011 at 3:49 pm

        Thanks so much, Kat! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Remi

      August 16, 2011 at 11:30 am

      MUST do this again. I dub it a success! 

      Reply
      • Erin

        August 16, 2011 at 3:49 pm

        Definitely need to do it again sometime!

        Reply

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