Tempura Mushroom Sushi Roll

[bubblebubba]

We all know those moments when we walk into a restaurant, look at the menu, and think to ourselves, "Well, gee. Great. A bowl of lettuce and a sliced tomato for only $8.95!"

The sarcasm triggers start firing in your brain, and it's only a deeply-rooted sense of civility that prevents you from saying so to your oblivious waiter or waitress.

I face

Comments

[the_physicist]

sushi is something i can't even begin to think of how to do that home, so thank you for this, especially as it's vegetarian sushi! i will have to try this! i never knew about all that sugar though, hahahaha! i am rethinking sushi being a 'healthy' option now ;) .

[a_boleyn]

You can just buy the preseasoned (sugar and salt already mixed in) rice vinegar. Marukan is a decent brand.

I use 3 tbsp per cup of uncooked rice (sprinkled and folded in to the cooked rice) and it doesn't container anywhere near those sorts of amounts.

http://a-boleyn.livejournal.com/tag/sushi

[bubblebubba]

I know! You can definitely adjust it to your own taste (or conscience) as well--I usually skimp on the rice if I'm making sushi for one, to be honest!

[southernmyst]

"Well, gee. Great. A bowl of lettuce and a sliced tomato for only $8.95!"

Heh. Actually, it usually comes out of me as, "It's just FOOD!" And this is why I look at menus before choosing restaurants - I have no problem with them charging more than the grocery store, but only to a point. It's easy here - in the UK, restaurants are apparently required to post their menus outside. In the US, I just ask to see a menu before being seated, if I'm unfamiliar with the place. Hubby and I have no problem walking away from a place if the prices are too high.

So, all that said, thanks for this :-) I shall give it a try, since hubby likes sushi. (And if we wanted to go out for it there's nowhere around here anyways).

[a_boleyn]

There are some other sushi roll ideas, an easy recipe/technique for making sushi rice and using it for sushi, onigiri and donburis (aka rice bowls) on my LJ tagged 'sushi' though there are also some pictures taken at a very reasonable local 'all you can eat' sushi place.

Check it out if you have a chance.

http://a-boleyn.livejournal.com/tag/sushi

[janewilliams20]

That's a huge amount of sugar. Do you really need it? Could you use sweeter instead?

[bubblebubba]

I don't see why not--it's there to give the sushi rice a tangy bite, so as long as you have something to balance out all the vinegar, you should be fine. Also, you can cut the sugar to taste (I sometimes reduce the amounts of sugar-vinegar mix if I'm just making it for myself). Hope that helps!

[goddessastra]

:O!!!!! omg!!! i HAVE nori and i HAVE short grain rice and i HAVE rice vinegar and i HAVE a sushi mat and OMG...SUSHI TIEM NAO!!! The only thing i sometimes don't like about making it though is the time it takes...or lack of filler i have...all i seem to have is canned tuna and one gets tired of canned tuna sushi after a while D:

though, now you gave me a recipe for tamago...and after eating it last night at the hibachi buffet, i want some and-./..FJDSKJFSKJFKDS!!!! I FORGOT! WE ARE OUT OF EGGS! FJDKSJFKSA!!!

[bubblebubba]

Oh no--hurry and get some eggs! You should totally make tamago sushi (which, unlike tuna, never gets old)!! And if you make only tamago sushi, it takes a lot less time. Go go go!

[goddessastra]

i totally should!!! ...but...but...that means i have to find clothes and get dressed and drive 10 minutes to the store...and-..wait...hmm...

i guess it WOULD do me good to get out of the house...

aww man, but the kitchen is a mess. i can't justifiably cook eggs when the sink is full and the stove is splattered with spaghetti sauce! XD

[bubblebubba]

I *love* your icon. It sums up my drama queen sweatpants days so much!! Well, now at least you'll have a compelling reason to clean...maybe?

[talkingdonkey]

If you sushi, then you should check out the book Kansha. It's all about vegan and vegetarian cooking in Japan. It's beautiful and very informative.
( http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/kansha-elizabeth-andoh/1111618062?ean=9781580089555&itm=1&usri=9781580089555 )

[bubblebubba]

I'll definitely check this one out--I've been looking all over for a good one. Thanks for the rec!