Deco Maki Flower Sushi Rolls! How to Make Them! | Kikkoman

raw fish

🥗Healthier: cooked shrimp

💰Cheaper: canned tuna

Canned tuna is more accessible and budget-friendly.

sushi rice

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice adds fiber and nutrients.

nori

💰Cheaper: seaweed snacks

Seaweed snacks are often cheaper and can be used for rolls.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Tamari is gluten-free and often similarly priced.

Thoroughly mix together the vinegar, sugar, and salt.

Mix the vinegar mixture into the rice and set aside to cool.

Cut 2 half sheets of nori seaweed into thirds to prepare 6 sheets 1/3 in size each.

Divide the sushi rice into 3 portions, tint each with the red coloring ingredient, then divide each into 5 portions.

Place a 1/3 sheet of the half sheet nori seaweed onto a sushi mat with the long edge parallel to the slats.

Lightly coat your hands with the vinegared water and form a 1/5 portion of the sushi rice (red) into a cylinder, rolling the sushi mat once while firmly pushing down on the roll.

Repeat this process 5 times to form the 'flower petals'.

Arrange 3 of the rice rolls to form a half circle, placing the stick of cheese in the hollow formed by the rolls and balancing the two remaining rolls on top of the stick of cheese.

Adjust the shape to resemble a 'flower' when viewing from the side.

Place a half sheet of nori seaweed lengthwise onto the sushi mat, lay the parts of the 'flower' on top of the front edge crosswise, and while rolling up the nori seaweed, place the julienned cucumber into the 5 spaces between each petal (cucumber is optional).

Place a few grains of rice at the edge of the nori seaweed, smash and spread these along the end as glue to hold the roll in place.

Roll up to close and flatten the sushi rice at both ends of the roll.

Wet the knife with vinegared water after each cut and cut a little at a time to divide each roll into 4 equal slices.

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