Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 14 of 19 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon | 100g cooked | 208 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Shrimp | 100g cooked | 99 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Tofu | 100g firm | 76 |
| Pea | 1/2 cup (72g) | 62 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Sake | 1 oz (30ml) | 39 |
| Shiitake | 1/2 cup (73g) | 34 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Kelp | not in our table | 0 |
| Lotus | not in our table | 0 |
| Eel | not in our table | 0 |
| Roe | not in our table | 0 |
| Seaweed | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 4 Hoshi-shiitake (dry shiitake mushrooms)
- pinch of sugar
- 3 gou (approximately 2 cups or 170 gr) Japanese rice
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 1 square (approximately 4 x 4 inch or 10 x 10 cm) konbu (dry kelp)
- 1 age (fried tofu pouches - tofu skin)
- half bag (about ¼ oz or 6 - 7 gr) kampyo (gourd strips)
- pinch of salt
- 1 small carrot, peeled
- 1 Yude-takenoko (bamboo shoot)
- 2 oz (60 gr) kinusaya (china peas)
- 1 + 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 renkon (lotus root)
- 3 eggs
- ½ tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 2 tablespoons mirin (sweet sake, used only for cooking)
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 12 oz (350 gr) raw shrimps
- 5 tablespoons sake
- 2½ tablespoons mirin
- pinch of salt
- 3 anago (Char-broiled eel)
- 6 tablespoons ikura (salmon roe)
- a small bunch of kizammi nori (shredded seaweed)
Directions
1. Place the shiitake Mushrooms in a small bowl. Cover with fresh water. Use warm water and add a pinch of Sugar for faster softer soaking.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 2 2. Wash the rice gently stirring with hands and dispose of the water. Repeat this step at least 3 - 4 times, until the water is clean. Drain and transfer to the steamer bowl.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 3 3. Add water up to a little below the 3 mark (3 gou). Add 2 tablespoons sake. Add konbu. Place the bowl in the steamer but let the rice rest for about 30 minutes before turning the switch on. Steam for about 30 minutes. When the rice is done wait about 10 minutes before opening the steamer.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 4 4. Wash the age' with hot boiling water to remove excess oil. Wash the kampyou lightly and discard the water.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 5 5. Fill a small saucepan with water and let the kampyou soak for a while. Bring to a boil and cook for about 10 minutes or until soft. Remove the kampyo from the water and reserve the water.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 6 6. Cut the carrot in a fine julienne.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 7 7. Cut the Yude-takenoko in a fine julienne.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 8 8. Drain the shiitake Mushrooms and reserve the water. Squeeze the Mushrooms to remove most of the water. Cut the Mushrooms in fine strips.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 9 9. Remove the tip and string from the Peas. Place the Peas in boiling salted water and blanch for about 30 seconds. Drain in a colander.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 10 10. Cut the Peas in small strips.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 11 11. Place 1 tablespoon rice vinegar in about 2 - 3 cups water. Peel the renkon cut in half lengthwise. Cut in fine slices and place immediately in the vinegar-water to avoid discoloration.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 12 12. Put water and 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add renkon and boil for about 10 minutes or until the surface becomes transparent.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 12 While the renkon is cooking, place in a bowl 3 tablespoons vinegar, 1 tablespoon Sugar, pinch of salt. Mix vigorously. Taste and add a little water if too sour. Drain the renkon and add it to the vinegar mix while still hot. Leave it to soak stirring occasionally.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 13 13. To prepare Kinshi Tamago (shredded egg crepes), place the eggs in a small bowl with a pinch of salt and whisk vigorously.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 14 14. Place 1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil in a 6” crepes skillet. Wipe off the excess oil leaving the skillet greased. Place the skillet on medium heat. When the skillet is hot transfer a small quantity of egg to make very thin crepes.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 14Tilt the skillet around to distribute the egg uniformly.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 14Turn the crepe over to cook the top surface.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 14When the crepe is done, transfer to a board. Repeat this step until all the egg is used to make about 5 - 6 crepes. Pile them one on top of the other.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 14Cut the crepes in large strips and pile them one on top of the other.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 14Cut the egg crepes to a very fine julienne.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 15 15. Place in a bowl 5 tablespoons of sake, 2 1/2 tablespoons mirin, pinch of salt, and bring to a boil. Add shrimps. Remove from heat as soon as shrimps change to red color.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 16 16. Grill the anago shortly.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 17 17. Transfer to a cutting board and chop the anago.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 18 18. Remove kombu from the rice and transfer to a bowl. Add the vinegar mix to the rice, not stirring but mixing with a “cutting” motion, and at the same time use a fan to cool the rice.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 19 19. Combine the vegetable mix.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 20 20. Shell the shrimps and slice them in half.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 21 21. Transfer to a serving dish.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 22 22. Top the rice with the slices of renkon ...
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 23 23. ... shrimps ...
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 24 24. ... anago ...
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 25 25. ... Kinshi-tamago ...
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 26 26. ... kinusaya ...
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 27 27. ... ikura ...
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 28 28. and kizammi nori.
left|Chirashi Sushi Step 29 29. Chirashi sushi is ready for serving.
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