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Chirashizushi Recipe

Chirashizushi
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The Celebratory Dish of Scattered Sushi. Chirashizushi, often referred to as “scattered sushi,” is a vibrant and colorful Japanese dish where sushi rice is topped with an array of ingredients, typically including a mix of vegetables, seafood, and garnishes.

Ingredients

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For Sushi Rice (Shari):

  • 2 cups brown rice
  • Small piece of konbu (~2×2 inches)

Seasoning for the Rice:

  • 3 Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp white sesame seeds, toasted

For the Vegetables:

  • 1 cup dashi (konbu shiitake or katsuo konbu dashi)
  • 1 Tbsp light soy sauce (usukuchi shouyu)
  • 1 Tbsp mirin
  • 1/2 Tbsp sugar
  • 2–3 large pieces aburaage, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup carrots, julienned
  • 1 cup renkon, quartered and thinly sliced
  • 8 fresh shiitake mushrooms or dashigara

For serving:

Using a bowl, layer 1 to 1 ½ cups brown sushi rice. Scatter the vegetables on top, followed by the desired toppings and enjoy!

Instructions

For the sushi rice (shari):

  1. For the sushi rice, first cook in rice maker as you normally would, but with a piece of konbu (which helps improve the flavor).
  2. Meanwhile, mix the rice vinegar, salt and sugar and set aside.
  3. Once the rice is done, gently folder in the rice vinegar, sugar, salt mixture.
  4. Allow to cool to room temperature.

For the vegetables:

  1. Using a small sauce pan add the dashi, light soy sauce, mirin and sugar and bring to a simmer.
  2. Add carrots, shiitake, and renkon and cook for about 15 minutes until liquid has reduced.

Find it online: https://www.alldayieat.com/recipe/chirashizushi-easy-recipe/

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