Table of Contents
Introduction xi
Chapter 1 Starting Your Sushi Journey 1
Chapter 2 Preparing Your ingredients 15
Chapter 3 Sashimi, Nigiri, and Other Sushi Dishes 25
Sashimi Assorted Sashimi 26
Auspicious Sashimi 27
Nigiri Sushi
Maguro (Tuna) Nigiri 28
Salmon Nigiri with Marinated Sweet Onion 32
Japanese Egg Omelet Nigiri 33
Scallop Nigiri 34
Boiled Shrimp Nigiri 35
Beef with Scallion Nigiri 36
Chicken Teriyaki Nigiri 37
Spam Nigiri 38
Inari Sushi
Simple Inari Sushi 40
Vegetable Inari Sushi 41
Gunkanmaki Sushi
Salmon Roe (Ikura) Gunkanmaki 42
Minced Tuna and Scallion (Negitoro) Gunkanmaki 43
Lemony Crabmeat Gunkanmaki 46
Buttery Corn Gunkanmaki 47
Corn and Tuna with Mayo Gunkanmaki 48
Chirashi Sushi
Vegetable Chirashi (Gomoku Chirashi) 49
Deluxe Sashimi Chirashi (Kaisen Chirashi) 51
Sushi Canapés
Tricolor Sushi Canapés 52
Temari Sushi
Egg and Salman Roe Temari 54
Smoked Salmon Temari with Cucumber 56
Marinated Tuna (Zuke-Maguro) Temari 59
Temaki Sushi
Traditional Hand-Rolled Sushi 60
Salad Temaki 64
Beef with Lettuce Temaki 65
Chapter 4 Maki (Rolls) 67
Tuna Roll (Tekkamaki) 68
Cucumber Roll (Kappamaki) 69
Traditional Big Roll (Futomaki) 70
Spicy Tuna Roll 74
California Roll 78
Philadelphia Roll 79
Boston Roll 80
Alaskan Roll 81
Mexican Roll 82
Rainbow Roll 84
Dragon Roll 85
Dynamite Roll 86
Shellfish Roll 88
Seared Bonito (Katsuo-no-Tataki) Roll 89
Thai Shrimp Roll 90
Crab Salad Roll 91
Cod Tempura Roll 92
Sweet Chili Shrimp Roll 93
Fried Shrimp Roll 94
Buttery Scallop Roll 96
Spicy Salmon Roll 97
Fried Avocado Roll 98
Negitoro Tempura Roll 100
Spicy Crab and Mango Roll 101
Salmon Teriyaki
Roll 102
Egg Roll 103
Zucchini Roll 104
Asparagus Roll 105
Spicy Fried Mozzarella Roll 106
Rainbow Veggie Roll 108
Quinoa Salad Roll 109
Sweet Potato Tempura Roll 110
Asparagus and Bacon Roll 111
Chicken Sausage Roll 112
Chicken Katsu Roll 113
Korean-Inspired Beef Roll 114
Taco Sushi Roll 116
Sweet-and-Sour Pork Roll 118
Ginger Chicken Roll 120
BLT Roll 122
Chapter 5 Soups, Side Dishes, and Drinks 125
Tofu and Seaweed Miso Soup 127
Clam Miso Soup 128
Carrot and Spinach Clear Dashi Soup (Sumashi-Jiru) 129
Egg Drop Soup 130
Udon Noodle Soup 131
Cucumber, Wakame, and Imitation Crabmeat Sunomono 132
Cucumber and Ginger Pickles 133
Agedashi Tofu 134
Japanese Mountain Yam (Naga-Imo) and Sashimi Tuna 135
Japanese-Style Oven-Fried Chicken 136
Marinated Sweet Onion 137
Chapter 6 Staples and Sauces 143
Japanese Egg Omelet 144
Ginger Dressing 146
Spicy Mayonnaise Sauce 147
Sweet Eel Sauce 148
Ponzu Sauce 149
Tempura Batter 150
Tempura Dashi Sauce 151
Pico de Gallo 152
Spicy Mango Sauce 153
Wasabi Mayonnaise Sauce 154
Sweet Chili Mayonnaise Sauce 155
Soy Sauce Mayonnaise Sauce 156
Miso Sesame Sauce 157
Sweet-and-Sour Sauce 158
Almond Sauce 159
Peanut Sauce 160
Pickling Liquid 161
Tempura Batter Bits (Agedama or Tenkasu) 162
Pickled Sushi Ginger (Gari) 163
Planning Your Sushi Feast 164
Resources 166
Recipe Label Index 167
Index 170
