Servings: 12
Christmas Sushi Balls クリスマス手毬寿司
These cute little Christmas Sushi Balls are fun to make and require little preparation so they're perfect for a last minute Christmas treat!
Ingredients
Sushi rice *1
- 200g/1cup Uncooked sushi rice
- 220ml/0.9cup of water
- 1 strip 5 cm (2 inch) Konbu kelp
Sushi vinegar
- 30ml/2tbsp Rice vinegar *2
- 15g/1tbsp caster sugar
- 5g/1tsp salt
Rudolph topping
- 4 Inari age *3
- 2 raspberries *4
- 4 mini pretzels
- 8 drops mayonnaise
- 8 black sesame seeds
Santa belly topping
- 3 slices smoked salmon
- 3 strips nori seaweeds
- 3 lemon skin cutouts
- 9 silver cachous
Instructions
Sushi rice
- Cook the sushi rice as per your rice cooker instructions or see how to cook rice perfectly. *1
Rudolph sushi balls
- Place one inari age in the centre of a piece of cling wrap.
- Place about two tbsp scoops of rice into the inari age pauch, then seal it together with the cling wrap and softly squish and shape it into a ball.
- With a small knife, score the sides of the rice balls and insert the pretzel.
- Place a small piece of raspberry in the centre of the rice balls for the nose.
- Two tiny drop of mayonnaise and place 1 sesame black seeds for both eyes
Santa belly sushi balls
- Cut salmon slices into two and place in the centre of a piece of cling wrap.
- Place about two tbsp scoops of rice on to the smoked salmon, then seal it together with the cling wrap and softly squish and shape it into a ball.
- wrap it with a nori strp.
- Place the lemon cut out buckle over the nori strip.
- Put three silver cachous for buttons of Santa's cloths.
Notes
*1 see how to cook sushi rice
*2 this can be substituted with white wine vinegar, champagne vinegar, or apple cider vinegar
*3 See how to make Inari sushi
*4 this can be substituted with pomegranate
The each different toppings are not included in the nutritional value.
Nutrition
Calories: 94kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 1g, Fat: 0g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 0mg, Sodium: 4mg, Potassium: 19mg, Fiber: 0g, Sugar: 0g, Calcium: 4mg, Iron: 0.4mg