Ikura Gunkan Wrapped with Salmon イクラ軍艦はサーモンに包まれました

How to make Ikura Gunkan Wrapped with Salmon Recipe - In this beautiful gunkan-style sushi, fr esh salmon rather than nori is wrapped ar ound the rice.

MAKES 1 PIECE

Ingredients:
1 ounce (30 grams) salmon
2 tablespoons sushi rice
2 very thin slices cucumber
¼ teaspoon orange ikura (salmon roe)
Finely sliced takuan (pickled daikon), for garnish
Wasabi paste, for serving
Gari (pickled ginger), for serving
Soy sauce, for serving

Method:

1. Slice the salmon into 2 pieces, each about ½ x 2 x ¼ inches (Figs. a-b).

2. Hold the rice in your hand and gently squeeze it into a rectangular shape with rounded corners (Fig. c).

3. Press one piece of salmon gently around one side of the rice and then press the other piece of salmon around the other side. Make sure the salmon pieces overlap slightly on each side (Fig. d).

4. Place the cucumber slices on top, angled to one side, and then arrange the ikura on top.

5. Garnish with takuan, and serve with wasabi, gari and soy sauce.

Ikura Gunkan Wrapped with Salmon イクラ軍艦はサーモンに包まれました