Gunkan Maki Sushi with Prawn & Cucumber recipe

Total time 15 mins

15 mins preparation time

Japanese gunkan maki are boat-shaped sushi consisting of an oval of rice wrapped in seaweed/nori. These prawn gunkan maki are really easy to make at home

Ingredients

4 portion(s)

2 tbsp

diced cucumber

2 tbsp

chopped cooked prawns

1 tbsp

herb cream cheese

nori sheet

80 g

cooked sushi rice*

To serve:

Cucumber

prawns

Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce

Nutritional facts (per portion): 226 kJ / 54 kcal

1.3 g Fat

3.6 g Protein

6.8 g Carbohydrates

Preparation

Step 1

Mix cucumber cubes, prawn pieces and cream cheese in a bowl.

Step 2

Cut 1 nori sheet: cut a strip of 3 cm on one side against the lines and put aside

Step 3

Cut 4 nori strips using the given lines and set aside ready (approx. 3 cm x 15 cm 4 sheets).

Step 4

Form 4 x 20 g sushi rice into oval balls with wet fingers.

Step 5

Place a nori strip around each ball, "glue" it with a few grains of sticky rice and press it well.

Step 6

Place one portion of the prepared cucumber and prawn mixture on each rice ball.

Step 7

Arrange gunkan with cucumber and prawns to garnish and serve with Kikkoman soy sauce.

Tip:

When cooking rice, use the ratio of rice: water = 1 : 1. Less water is used when preparing sushi rice than when preparing conventional rice.

*For sushi rice (approx. 1 kg cooked sushi rice)

1. Cook 450g sushi rice in 450ml water according to pack instructions. Then season with 100 ml Kikkoman seasoning for sushi rice or alternatively a mix of 70 ml rice vinegar, 30 g sugar and 15 g salt.

Recipe-ID: 945

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