Making a Dragon Roll
Classic Dragon RollRed Dragon RollBlack Dragon Roll
Ingredients
Classic Dragon Rolls
- 2-3 sheets Nori
- 2 cups Sushi rice
- An Avocado
- A Cucumber.
- 10 Sushi grade medium shrimp (10 should be enough)
- 1/2 cup Tempura
- 50 gm Tobiko (flying fish roe)
- 50 gm sushi-grade barbequed eel.
Red Dragon Roll
- 3 cups Sushi rice
- A tablespoon of black sesame seeds
- 6 sheets Nori
- 1/2 Small cucumber
- A small avocado
- 6 oz Sashimi-grade tuna.
- 1/4 cup fried onions
- 1/4 cup Tobiko
- 1 tbsp Sriracha sauce
Black Dragon Roll
- Nori Leaves
- 50 g Sushi rice
- Rice wine vinegar (only a few millimeters).
- 30-40 g Salmon keta
- 30-40 g Lime
- 1 Avocado
Instructions
Classic Dragon Roll
- Start by cutting the tails off of the shrimp and set aside. Keep one shrimp aside with its tail uncut for use later on. Add the tempura to a dash of water in a bowl. Mix it all together until the mixture is fairly thick. One by one dip the shrimp in and deep try them for half a minute each. You want them to be golden brown on the outside. Set them aside when done.
- Now slice the cucumber into thin long sticks and peel the avocado into thin layers as well. Carefully spread the sushi rice onto a nori sheet and flip it over a mat so that the rice is facing upwards.
- Now, place the cucumber and avocado slices you previously cut onto the price, followed by tempura shrimp and eel on top of that.
- Roll it inside-out in style and cut the ends. Leave the rest whole for now.
- Now, elegantly cover the top of the roll with the layers of avocado you peeled and use a mat (bamboo is best) to tighten it to the roll.
- Use a spoon to carefully spread some tobiko onto the roll, it is up to you if you cover the entire roll or just the top side.
- Now, you may cut the roll and realign it into the shape of a dragon. Use your imagination and have fun with it, you can use tobiko to create eyes, carrots for horns, and so on.
- We recommend serving this wish with teriyaki sauce on top and soy on the side.
Red Dragon Roll
- To start, slice up your tuna into 1cm square sticks. Then cut your avocado in half and scoop out the pulp. Once you have done this, slice it into thin sticks. Following that, cut the cucumber into thin slice.
- Similar to above, roll the sushi inside-out in style, and place the tuna, avocado, and cucumber on top. Adding a little sriracha sauce on the top with a sprinkle of Tobiko. As some sesame seeds and fried opinions as well. Serve immediately.
Black Dragon Roll
- Make up your rice and drain it, spread it onto a surface, and season it with vinegar, salt, and pepper. Then cut your nori sheets in half and spread the rice around it evenly.
- Slice up your avocado like before and overlap them into your rice like before.
- Lay another nori sheet on top of your avocado and rice, use your mat to compact it.
- Place the spiced tina inside the roll as you would with the crab meat in the red dragon roll.
- Once done roll it up, cut, season, and serve.
Notes
Black dragon rolls are a unique type of spicy tuna sushi rolls. They usually include peppers, onions as well as a peppered tuna with some hot seasoning, and cucumber. This recipe is one for those who want to be a little more ambitious.
Nutrition
Calories: 245kcal
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