Ebi sushi recipe. Add the drained rice 1 12 cups of cold water to a cooking pan cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Place the uncooked rice in a medium bowl fill the bowl with cold water swish it around then drain. Stove cooking pot like this large bowl small tubs ice bamboo skewers.
If you are planning to serve a sushi platter then one of the popular favorites fish and rice pairings from the platter is shrimp or ebi as it is known in japanesealthough a sushi platter is mostly comprised of raw fish not all fish is raw. Remove the head of the shrimp and insert a long bamboo skewer through the middle. How is ebi sushi prepared.
Use your thumb to press and flatten the center of the tail section to allow more space for the skewer to exit. Ive already explained how. Ebi fry is usually served with tartar sauce or tonkatsu sauce.
Bring water and rice to a boil in a saucepan over high heat. Although most people think of raw fish when they think of sushi the shrimp is actually parcooked for this preparation. I personally prefer tonkatsu sauce but today i also made homemade tartar sauce in case you prefer over tonkatsu sauce.
Directions to boil and butterfly the shrimp. Transfer rice to a bowl and cut in rice vinegar using a rice paddle or wooden spoon. I recommend using 2125 size shrimps meaning there are between 21 to 25 shrimps in a pound.
To make the sushi rice. One of my favorite types of sushi is ebi nigiri. Black tiger shrimp with the heads removed any type of shrimp will do but the japanese prefer the black tiger species.
It includes california rolls boston rolls lobster rolls tempura eggplant and avocado rolls pesto and egg rolls and shrimp and asparagus rolls we did not include any raw ingredients since our people are a bit squeamish and reluctant to eat anything raw. In the video below youll see that i utilized both the tail and head. Perfectly prepared sushi rice is very important in sushi making.
Bring the water and vinegar to a rolling boil add the. Season with 1 teaspoon sugar and 1 teaspoon salt or to taste. However many sushi restaurants on the west coast often serve sweet shrimp as raw but the heads are floured and fried.
Freeze extra ebi fry for another day. Repeat this process until the water runs clear. Reduce heat to medium low cover and simmer until the rice is tender and the liquid has been absorbed 20 to 25 minutes.