Woke up feeling ambitious today. Ambitious enough to try my hand at making sushi. Made some rice in the rice cooker, julienned an assortment of vegetables, picked up some sushi-grade tuna at the farmers’ market…and went to work.
And, that’s when I quickly remembered (despite my temporary memory loss) why I leave the art of making sushi to the professionals. Ugh, it never quite turns out like I envision. They make it look so easy, yet there is truly an art and a science to making sushi that this novice has clearly not mastered.
Yet, I didn’t want all my hard work (and $$$) to go to waste. So, plan B it was. Simply turned the prepped ingredients into a sushi bowl. That works too and is much easier to pull together.
As with other grain bowls you’ve seen on the blogosphere, you’ll need:
A grain, check.
Veggies, check.
A protein, check.
A dressing, check.
“Sprinkles,” such as nuts, seeds, herbs or sprouts, check.
I went with sushi rice (as I was planning on making sushi), but short grain brown rice or black rice would be nice as well. Added a bit of furikake seasoning (sesame seed, nori and bonito mixture, read more here) to the rice that I had on hand from another cooking adventure.
I also had this idea of making tempura crunchies by deep-frying all-purpose flour mixed with sparkling water until golden brown and crunchy (not the healthiest by any means, but does add a nice crunch to the bowl).
As for the rest, lots of julienned vegetables — watermelon radish, Persian cucumbers, carrots (sautéed quickly and then finished with a splash of sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds), avocado, thinly sliced jalapeño and cilantro leaves — dressed with a drizzle of spicy mayo (mayo + sriracha).
See Also
Eat and Drink Like an Icelander
I am obsessed with watermelon radish. I want to put them in/on everything…
I don’t normally buy tuna (I usually stick to the smaller, oily fish) save for sushi-grade tuna when I’m cooking for company, so a bit of a splurge today. It’s local and super fresh, caught off the South Jersey coast. It’s like “butter”…
Click HERE and scroll down for my tried and true sushi rice recipe.
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Sushi Rice Bowl
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- Yield: 2 bowls 1x
- Category: Main
Ingredients
Scale
- Grain: sushi rice (short grain brown rice and/or black rice, enough for two bowls. Click the link above for my sushi rice recipe.)
- Protein: 1/2 pound sushi-grade tuna (cut into slices)
Vegetables:
- Julienned watermelon radish
- Julienned Persian cucumbers
- Julienned carrots (sautéed in olive oil briefly (1-2 minutes until crisp-tender, finished with a splash of toasted sesame oil, toasted sesame seeds, sea salt)
- Thinly sliced avocado
- Thinly sliced jalapeño peppers
- Cilantro leaves
Other toppings:
- Furikake (you can find the recipe here or nori cut into thin strips)
- Toasted sesame seeds
- Spicy mayo (mayo + sriracha, thinned with a little water)
- Tempura crunchies
For the tempura crunchies:
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup seltzer/sparkling water
- Oil for deep frying
Instructions
For the tempura crunchies:
- Combine the flour and water in a bowl. Whisk to combine.
- Fill a pot with oil. When the oil reaches 350-375F, pour some of the batter (be careful, the oil will bubble up a bit), with a spoon or measuring cup into the hot oil. After a few minutes, when golden brown and crispy, remove the batter from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Repeat with the rest of the batter.
Assembly
- Divide rice between bowls and top with vegetables, toppings and tuna.
