Chirashi Sushi Cake and Temari Sushi
Let me show you how to make a colorful and beautiful Chirashi Sushi Cake! Impress your guests with this modern festive sushi at your next DIY sushi party or on March 3rd for Japanese Girls’ Day (Hinamatsuri).
Calories: 1053kcal
Ingredients
- 4 servings cooked Japanese short-grain rice (2 rice cooker cups, 360 ml of uncooked rice yields roughly 4 servings or 3½ US cups cooked; see how to cook short-grain rice with a rice cooker, pot over the stove, Instant Pot, or donabe)
- 1 package chirashi sushi mix (I used Sushi Taro brand)
- sakura denbu (seasoned cod fish flakes)
- kinshi tamago ((shredded) thin egg crepe)
- 1 Japanese or Persian cucumber (cut in half, thinly sliced)
For Sushi Cake Decoration
- 10–12 slices sashimi-grade salmon
- 12 shrimp (boiled)
- ⅓–½ cup ikura (salmon roe)
- 2–3 snow peas (blanched, cut in half diagonally)
Instructions
To Make Chirashi Sushi
- When rice is finished cooking, take out some rice into a small bowl, and mix with Sakura Denbu to make pink colored rice.
- Place the rest of rice into a large bowl and add one packet of Chirashi Sushi Mix while the rice is still hot. Fold everything together with the rice using a rice paddle. Gently slice through the rice to separate the grains. Cover with moist towel so it will not dry out.
- Make thin egg crepe. Save 1 egg crepe to make 2 Temari Sushi and cut the rest of egg crepes into thin julienne strips.
To Assemble Chirashi Sushi Cake
- Prepare a container of your choice (round/square, small/big). First place shredded egg crepe garnish on the bottom. Make sure there is no space between. Then add ½ inch (1.3 cm) layer of pink rice, then finally put Chirashi Sushi on top. Between rice and container, place the sliced cucumber around the bowl so when you flip it upside down it will nicely decorate the bottom trim.
- Flip on a plate and decorate as you wish. To make sashimi rose, you overlap half a piece of sashimi with the next one and roll them up.
Bonus: To Make Temari Sushi
- Cut the thin egg crepe into half and place it on a sheet of plastic wrap. Put about 1-2 Tbsp of Chirashi Sushi on top of the egg crepe and wrap it tightly. Keep it wrapped until you are ready to serve.
- When you are ready to serve, unwrap the Temari Sushi and place it on a plate. Garnish with snow pea, half of sliced shrimp, and ikura on top.
To Store
- Rice gets hard when refrigerated; therefore, it's best to cover with plastic and a thick kitchen towel to store in the refrigerator. For sushi cake (without sashimi-grade fish), you can store it at a cool place for a few hours without refrigeration.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 set · Calories: 1053 kcal · Carbohydrates: 120 g · Protein: 69 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 6 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 5 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 533 mg · Sodium: 2607 mg · Potassium: 1237 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 31 g · Vitamin A: 537 IU · Vitamin C: 17 mg · Calcium: 101 mg · Iron: 8 mg