Authentic Chirashi Zushi 本物のちらし逗子

How to make Authentic Chirashi Zushi Recipe - This hearty recipe is a standard chirashi. Both flavorful and colorful, it is filled with fresh seafood.

MAKES 1 SERVING

Ingredients:
1¾ ounces (50 grams) salmon
1¾ ounces (50 grams) tuna
1¾ ounces (50 grams) red snapper
2⁄3 ounce (20 grams) cooked eel
1⁄3 ounce (10 grams) squid
½ thick egg omelet
½ cucumber
½ avocado, cut into thick strips
12⁄3 cups sushi rice
1 teaspoon white sesame seeds
1 tablespoon scallions, thinly sliced
1 heaped teaspoon ikura (salmon roe)
1 tablespoon tobiko (flying fish roe)
1 tablespoon chopped seasoned shiitake mushrooms
1 tablespoon grated carrot
1 asparagus spear, blanched
1 jumbo shrimp, cooked and shelled
1 tablespoon finely sliced takuan (pickled daikon)

Method:

1. Cut the salmon, tuna, snapper, eel, squid and egg omelet into strips, each measuring about 1 x 1½ x ¼ inches; set aside (Figs. a-b).

2. Cut the cucumber in half. Cut one of the halves into thick strips and place in a serving bowl. Cut the other half into thin strips and set aside.

3. Add the avocado strips to the bowl with the cucumber, and top with the rice and sesame seeds (Fig. c).

4. Arrange the scallions, ikura, tobiko, shiitake mushrooms, grated carrot and thin strips of cucumber on top of the rice (Fig. d).

5. Arrange the salmon, tuna, snapper, eel, squid, egg omelet, and shrimp on top of the vegetables, along with the asparagus and takuan.

Authentic Chirashi Zushi 本物のちらし逗子