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Gunkanmaki (Topped Oval Sushi)
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schedulePrep 0 min
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speedmedium
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Ingredients
Scale
Base
- Sushi rice
- Nori
Common toppings
- Uni (sea urchin) roe
- Salmon roe
- Negitoro (minced raw tuna)
- Sliced cucumber
- Quail egg
Directions
- Cut nori into strips 1 inch wide and long enough to fully surround your sushi rice with at least 1 inch of overlap.
- Form the sushi rice into oval pieces approximately 1 inch wide by 1¼ inch long by 1 inch high.
- Starting with one end of a nori strip, fully wrap the nori around the sushi rice. Wet the inside of the overlapping nori, and press over the first end to seal the roll.
- Stand the rolled rice up, and place the desired topping(s) on top of the roll as shown in the images.
