Chicken Sushi Recipe | The Gracious Pantry | Healthy Asian Recipes (2024)

FAQs

What is the secret ingredient in sushi? ›

Rice Vinegar: The Secret to Perfect Sushi Rice. Nori Sheets: The Backbone of Sushi Rolls. Wasabi: The Spicy Kick. Soy Sauce: The Ultimate Companion.

First on the list is your local Asian grocery store. These stores are a treasure trove of authentic Asian ingredients, and you're sure to find all the essentials for making sushi. From wasabi paste to bamboo mats, you'll have everything you need to create a delicious sushi spread in no time.

Rice is arguably the most important sushi ingredient. It is the basis on which almost everything else is built. Sushi requires a special short-grain rice that will stick together when molded and yet not be too sticky.

Sushi seasoning is rice vinegar that has been seasoned with salt and sugar. As mentioned in the introduction, commercially branded sushi vinegar, or sushi seasoning, may contain other ingredients such as MSG. It is pretty simple to season rice vinegar for sushi, so there really is no need to buy it ready made.

The best rice for sushi is short-grain Japanese rice — this is what's in the bags labeled "sushi rice" at the store. This glutinous rice has a higher starch content than other varieties, which gives it the sticky texture you're after when you make sushi.

Sushi is typically made with rice, nori (seaweed), fish, and vegetables. Common sushi ingredients include tuna, salmon, shrimp, squid, eel, and crab.

Technically, 'sushi rice' is cooked rice flavoured with vinegar and seasoning, not raw rice. The rice used to make sushi is short-grain, but a specific type that has a unique flavour to other short-grained rice and behaves differently when cooked.

They are then sliced and served drizzled with this spicy mayo mixture and eel sauce. The spicy mayo is seriously the pièce de résistance when it comes to our sushi rolls because they are jut not the same without it!

Spicy Mayo is a staple sauce in almost every sushi bar in the United States.

What is raw chicken sushi called? ›

The dish is called Torisashi, and it's a sort of sushi, or to be precise, sashimi.

Torisashi is a Japanese dish of thinly sliced raw chicken breast. If the chicken is lightly seared it is known as toriwasa. It is most commonly eaten with sumiso but may also be eaten with soy sauce and wasabi like other sashimi.

Most often referred to as chicken sashimi or chicken tartare, raw chicken is served on many a menu, though you'd be hard-pressed to find it at any ol' neighborhood establishment.

Sushi vinegar is made of rice vinegar, salt, and sugar. This gives sushi its signature flavor and a sticky texture that holds its shape when molded.

Crunchy rolls usually include some sort of tempura (fried batter) which gives the crunchy texture. In this recipe, we are using premade crunchy tempura flakes on the outside for a quick and easy sushi roll.

The two most common things that are yellow would be tomago or egg, which is essentially scrambled egg cooked with a bit of soy sauce. The other is a crunchy pickled gourd. There are some types of fish roe that might be yellow.

Pickled ginger, also known as Gari, is a sweet, thinly sliced ginger root that is marinated in sugar and vinegar. It is made from yellow ginger and it typically takes on a natural pink tint from the pickling process. This sushi ingredient is found on every plate of sushi.