Are you a huge sushi lover? But do you know that there is one day when this delicious meal is celebrated worldwide? i.e. June 18, ‘International Sushi Day’, a day that is dedicated to showing the love for this Japanese food.
Do you know why this day has been celebrated since 2009? Most of you might not be familiar with this. It’s quite simple, just to encourage food lovers all around the world to eat sushi recipe and spread its love to others.
No doubt, you have a wide variety of sushi recipes to enjoy at the restaurants, why not to prepare these sushi recipes at home on this International Sushi Day? Of course, it may take much time if you have never prepared it at home ever before, also you have to get some ingredients that may not be available in your kitchen. But, the thought of preparing homemade sushi is definitely going to be great fun.
Moreover, you will find this sushi recipe at home quite cheaper than at the restaurant. You can add your favorite ingredients and make perfect rolls. Learn here how!
Here are some sushi recipes that you can prepare at home on this International Sushi Day and surprise your family with a delicious appetizer at lunch or dinner.
- California Sushi Rolls
- Dragon Sushi Rolls
- Mexican Sushi Rolls
- Spicy Sushi Rolls
California Sushi Rolls
Are you the one who is making sushi for the first time or learning how to make sushi perfectly? This California sushi rolls recipe is a great try for you. You can serve it as a classic appetizer or if you can add it as a part of a Japanese meal. It is quite easier to make, moreover, you can add meat or other vegetables as per your taste.
Quick Stats:
- Prep time: 45 minutes
- Cooking time: 0 minutes
- Servings: 4 rolls
Ingredients:
- Half cucumber
- Three and a half ounces of finely chopped crab sticks
- 4 tablespoons of mayonnaise
- 4 sheets of dry seaweed
- 2 and a half cups of cooked sushi rice
- 2 and a half tablespoons of sesame seeds
- 1 sliced avocado
- 4 teaspoons of tobiko, flying fish roe
Method to prepare:
- Cut the ends of the cucumber and cut it into pieces, around quarter lengthwise. Make sure that these pieces must be cut into thin slices.
- Take a small bowl and add chopped crab sticks and mayonnaise in it, mix both ingredients well.
- Take a bamboo mat and place 1 sheet of dry seaweed on it. After this pour some sushi rice over it and pat it with wet hands to make a thin layer of rice. You must leave around 1/3-inch of space at the edge of the bottom.
- Then, sprinkle some sesame seeds over the rice and flip over very attentively.
- After this, take a crab and mayonnaise mixture and add 1 tablespoon of it in a line through the sheet. Then, make a layer with 2-3 cucumber slices and 2-3 avocado slices.
- Now, you have to roll the sheet tightly with the bamboo mat. Simply, wet the uncovered edge using water and roll it completely till you reach the bottom. Do the same with the remaining ingredients.
- Now, cut each roll into pieces of around 3/4-inch.
- Your California sushi rolls are ready and serve it with 1 pinch of tobiko on each piece of the roll.
Nutritional Value (Per Serving):
- Calories: 351cal
- Carbohydrates: 33.8g
- Cholesterol: 27.6mg
- Protein: 7.6g
Dragon Sushi Rolls
These sushi rolls fully justify the name of the recipe. It is filled with various ingredients, such as unagi, avocado, and even shrimp tempura. You will surely enjoy decorating these rolls that look like a dragon. This dragon sushi rolls recipe is not as hard as its name, simply follow the steps and delicious sushi rolls will be ready within a few minutes. Enjoy it with unagi sauce or wasabi!
Quick Stats:
- Prep time: 30 minutes
- Cooking time: 38 minutes
- Servings: 2 rolls
Ingredients:
- Three-fourth cup of Japanese sushi-style rice
- Three-fourth cup of water
- 1 and a half tablespoons of rice vinegar
- 1 and a half tablespoons of white sugar
- 2 teaspoon of salt
- Cooking spray
- 8 frozen shrimp tempura
- 2 sheets of nori, dry seaweed
- 2 sticks of imitation crabmeat and cut it into pieces of 1/4-inch
- 1 cucumber and cut it into strips of 1/4-inch
- 1 sliced avocado
- 10 ounces of frozen unagi kabayaki and cut it into strips of 2-inch
Method to Prepare:
- Clean the rice by rinsing them in a strainer.
- Take a saucepan and add rice and water in it and bring the water to boil. After 1 minute, reduce the heat to low and cover the saucepan with a lid and cook them until rice is cooked and the entire water is absorbed completely, it will take nearly 20 minutes.
- Then, take a small saucepan and add rice vinegar, white sugar, and salt in it. Heat these ingredients at a low heat and stir continuously until sugar dissolves or for around 1-2 minutes.
- Pour this sugar mixture over the rice and stir well until rice becomes dry.
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F. Take a baking sheet and grease it with cooking spray.
- Now, you have to put the shrimp tempura on the baking sheet.
- Then, bake it until it turns golden and crispy, nearly around 5 minutes on each side. After this, cut it into 4 pieces from mouth to tail.
- Take a bamboo sushi rolling mat and cover it using plastic wrap. Now, it’s time to make layers. Here the first layer is of nori, and then the second layer will be of rice and press it using wet fingers. Make sure to leave the border of 1/3-inch. Now, turn the nori so that the layer of rice faces the mat.
- Now, put the imitation crabmeat and cucumber on the bottom edge of the nori. After this, add 2 shrimp at the center of the nori while another 2 shrimp at the end of nori.
- Now, hold one edge of the mat and lift it and start rolling up nori tightly around the filling.
- Repeat the same to make the second roll.
- Once two dragon sushi rolls are prepared, transfer them to the serving plate. Place the slices of avocado and unagi kabayaki on the top of the rolls over their top and sides.
- Cut the roll into pieces using a knife and your dragon sushi roll is ready to serve.
Nutritional Value (Per Serving):
- Calories: 1095cal
- Carbohydrates: 93.5g
- Cholesterol: 431.7mg
- Protein: 66.6g
Mexican Sushi Rolls
Mexican sushi rolls do not include rice; it means this recipe has everything that traditional sushi does not have. Three different types of tortilla with cream cheese, chipotle, black beans, salsa, avocado, crabmeat, and cucumber make it a must-have appetizer when throwing a party at home. Thus, gives crunchy, creamy, and tangy flavor to enjoy!
Quick Stats:
- Prep time: 20 minutes
- Cooking time: 0 minutes
- Servings: 6
Ingredients:
- 3 ounces of cream cheese
- One and a half tablespoons of finely chopped chipotle in adobo
- 1 large tortilla made of plain flour
- 1 large tomato-flavored tortilla
- 1 large spinach-flavored tortilla
- Three-fourth cup of refried black beans
- 6 tablespoons of pico de gallo salsa
- One and a half avocado, peeled and chopped
- Three-fourth cup of chopped cilantro
Method to prepare:
- Take a bowl and add cream cheese and chopped chipotle in abodo.
- Then, heat plan-flour tortilla, tomato-flavored tortilla, and spinach-flavored tortilla in the microwave or oven just to make them soft.
- Take one tortilla and spread 2 tablespoons of cream cheese and chipotle mixture over it, then spread one-fourth cup of black beans over it, and after this, add 2 tablespoons of salsa. One it is done, you have to put one-third of the avocado and some cilantro on the top.
- Now, roll up the tortilla tightly and repeat the same with the other two types of the tortilla.
- If you want to serve Mexican sushi rolls immediately, cut these rolls into pieces. Or, you can wrap them in plastic wraps and store them in the refrigerator. Cut them whenever you have to serve it.
Nutritional Value (Per Serving):
- Calories: 332cal
- Fat: 15.6g
- Carbohydrates: 40.5g
- Cholesterol: 11mg
- Protein: 9.3g
Spicy Sushi Rolls
Do you want to enjoy sushi with some spicy flavor? If yes, you must not miss trying this Spicy sushi rolls recipe. You can use the quantity of sauce as per your choice, but if making for the whole family, it would be advised to make it medium. Prepare it and enjoy spicy and flavorful taste on this International sushi day.
Quick Stats:
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cooking time: 0 minutes
- Servings: 3 rolls
Ingredients:
- One-fourth cup of mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon of chili sauce
- One and a half tablespoon of togarashi, it’s a Japanese seven spices sauce
- 1 tablespoon of wasabi
- Chili powder 1 teaspoon
- 1 teaspoon of paprika
- 3 ounce of imitation crabmeat and cut it into pieces of 1/2-inch
- 2 cups of sushi rice
- 3 sheets of nori
Method to prepare:
- Take a bowl and mix mayonnaise, chili sauce, togarashi, wasabi, chili powder, and paprika and mix all ingredients.
- Then, add crabmeat and combine everything to coat crabmeat evenly.
- Take a nori sheet and spread sushi rice over it with wet hands. Another layer will be crabmeat mixture, so place this mixture in a line along the top edge of the sheet.
- Now, start rolling the sheet tightly from the filling side until you roll the complete sheet.
- Repeat the same with another 2 sheets of nori.
- Once all 3 spicy sushi rolls are ready, cut them into equal pieces, and serve.
Nutritional Value (Per Serving):
- Calories: 341.2cal
- Carbohydrates: 90.9g
- Cholesterol: 24mg
- Protein: 9.5g
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Final Words
When you have easy to make homemade sushi recipes in front of you, celebrate this International Sushi Day with a yummy appetizer and enjoy it with your family or friends. You can also involve your family in creating their own delightful sushi rolls.
Remember June 18 and try something different in the meal! Don’t forget to invite a few friends and have fun.
