January 2008 – Sushi Day

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Amazing. Just… amazing. That’s the only way I know how to describe this roll (okay, so not the only way, but definitely one of the best ways!) This has been added to my list of my favorite sushi rolls, so it’s gotta be good, right? The Sriracha sauce adds a pleasant kick, but it’s mellowed out by the mayonnaise so it’s perfect for those of us who don’t like super spicy foods. The tobiko adds a wonderful crunch to the sushi, and the green onion brightens it up a little. Overall, it’s a delicious roll! (As for the name of the roll, I cannot for the life of me remember where I found this roll, but this is what they called it and I can’t really come up with a better name 😛 )

You also should try the sauce for this (mayonnaise, Sriracha, masago, and green onion) mixed into canned tuna and sandwiched between two slices of toasted bread… it’s absolutely scrumptious! 😀 Whenever I have leftover masago or tobiko in the fridge, I make this for lunch… filling and just delicious! I love it. 🙂

As for the Sushi Day shirts, we have had a few delays in getting the order form up, so hopefully it will be up by the end of this week! Keep your fingers crossed!

Recipe
Nutrition Info

Ingredients

6 sheets nori
3 cups sumeshi
6 oz sashimi grade tuna
4 tbsp mayonnaise
2 tsp Sriracha sauce
4 tsp tobiko or masago
4 tbsp green onion

Cooking Directions

Cook sushi rice.
Slice tuna into 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch by 2-3 inch sticks, against the grain.
Cut green onions into small pieces.
Mix mayonnaise, Sriracha sauce, tobiko, and green onion together.
Roll the sushi, using several slices of tuna and about one tablespoon of the sauce as your fillings.
Enjoy!

Serving Size: 1 roll Maguro Karakuchi Spicy Tuna

Calories: 231
Fat: 8g, 13% DV
Saturated Fat: 1g, 7% DV
Cholesterol: 55mg, 18% DV
Sodium: 639mg, 27% DV
Total Carbohydrates: 28g, 9% DV
Dietary Fiber: 1g, 5% DV
Sugars: 17g
Protein: 10g, 20% DV
Vitamin A: 29%
Vitamin C: 15%
Calcium: 1%
Iron: 8%
Magnesium: 5%
Potassium: 4%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. These values are only estimates based on the individual ingredients, and not meant to replace the advice of a medical professional.

More Pictures

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If you haven’t already, head over to my “Contest Time” post and enter the contest to win one of five Sushi Day t-shirts in the size of your choice! Deadline is midnight PST next Saturday, so get entering!

Here’s a little peek into how my family celebrates New year’s: lots of sushi and plenty of other food to eat all day! Enjoy the pictures!

Son caught me in the middle of making sushi on New year’s morning (yes, those are sushi pajama pants!)

I made 10 rolls of the Bacon Crunchy Shrimp Roll.

I made 5 rolls of a spicy-ish tuna roll (which I will post about soon) and 2 Rainbow Rolls (which I will also post about soon)

Inari sushi from Sakae Sushi (our New Years sushi place!)

Me cutting up the sushi at my uncle’s house (I cut them there because it is SO much easier to transport in rolls!)

This is about half of the Bacon Crunchy Shrimp Rolls, cut up.

Some of the sushi with sashimi in it (I had to keep the fish and non-fish sushi separated, because my mom is allergic to fish and my brother can’t eat sashimi or anything that has touched sashimi because his immunity is pretty low from the chemotherapy.)

2 of the tuna rolls cut up, and both of the Rainbow Rolls.

Our New year’s spread: 5 types of sushi, bulgogi, chicken fingers, won-tons with sweet and sour sauce, shrimp and cucumber sunomono. Not shown: asparagus, 2 kinda of fried rice, lemon squares, pecan tartlets, brownies, assorted other desserts. Oh, and Cool Whip. 😛