I am a very shy girl. In social situations I’m awkward, quiet, and generally über polite to a fault. Because of this, I have very few people that I can consider really great, close friends. But every once in a blue moon, I meet someone with whom I just *click*. Whether it be online or off, once in a while I just know that I’m going to become very good friends with this person.
Nicole Brunet [1] is one such person. We had probably “seen” each other in passing on certain blogs [2] before then, but we really met almost a year ago when we both joined a new RPG [3]. (Incidentally, I’ve made quite a few great friends from there. Harry and James have gotten together a damned good group of players there. 😀 ) Since then we’ve not only become two of the biggest addicts on ER (I mean… addicts? Nah. We don’t have a problem, really.) and fantastic friends. You could call us kindred spirits, even. (No pun intended. 😉 )
And… today’s her birthday! Happy birthday, Nicole! So, me being me, of course I had to make her sushi. I chose the Sassy Shrimp Roll for her, because Lizzy Nicole is a bit of a sassy one at times (and we all love her for it!) 😉 And because this roll was really freaking good. Only the best for my friends. 🙂
- Recipe [4]
- Nutrition Info [5]
Ingredients
- 6 sheets nori [6]
- 3 cups sumeshi [7]
- 12 pieces tempura shrimp
- 6 oz sashimi-grade tuna
- 1 small cucumber
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp Sriracha sauce
Cooking Directions
- Cook sushi rice. [7]
- Bake the tempura shrimp for 12 minutes at 350°F, or as instructed on the package.
- Remove the tails from the tempura shrimp.
- Slice the tuna into long strips, about 1 cm in diameter.
- Slice the cucumber into long, thin sticks.
- Mix the mayonnaise and Sriracha sauce.
- Roll the sushi inside-out [8], using 2 tempura shrimp, a strip of tuna, and a stick of cucumber as your fillings.
- Drizzle with spicy mayonnaise.
- Enjoy!
Serving Size: 1 roll Sassy Shimp Roll
- Calories: 334
- Fat: 11g, 17% DV
- Saturated Fat: 1g, 5% DV
- Cholesterol: 42mg, 14% DV
- Sodium: 734mg, 31% DV
- Total Carbohydrates: 42g, 14% DV
- Dietary Fiber: 3g, 12% DV
- Sugars: 17g
- Protein: 15g, 29% DV
- Vitamin A: 18%
- Vitamin C: 5%
- Calcium: 0%
- Iron: 9%
- Magnesium: 4%
- Potassium: 3%
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.