http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnBUIoQ0erU
It was awarded at Seafood Cooking Contest, and I met Yukio Hattori (who is a president of Hattori Nutrition College and best known as an expert commentator on the Japanese television show Iron Chef) - he was the chairman of the awards committee!!!
服部幸應先生が審査する「シーフード料理コンクール」の入賞作品です！
Sorry for the imperfect avocado…
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Christmas Sushi
Difficulty: Easy
Time: 20min
Number of servings: 4 Christmas trees
Ingredients:
300g (10.5oz.) cooked Japanese rice (short-grain rice)
2 tbsp Sushisu (seasoning for sushi rice)
100g (3.5oz.) chopped toro (tuna belly) *you can chop tuna using a sharp knife until almost paste-like
1 avocado
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 nori sheet
4 Shiso (perilla)
chopped green onion (or asatsuki)
ikura (salmon roe)
mayonnaise
4 star-shaped cheese *make with processed cheese
soy sauce
wasabi (Japanese Horseradish Paste) if desired
pickled Ginger if desired
Directions:
1. Place cooked Japanese rice in a bowl. Add Sushisu while the rice is hot and slice through rice using rice paddle to separate the grains.
2. Using a fork, mash the avocado. Add lemon juice (to prevent browning) and mash some more.
3. Make 4 round and flat rice balls with sushi rice.
4. Place chopped toro on top of the rice ball and make circular cone shape.
5. Spread avocado paste and cover the surface.
6. Wrap a strip of nori sheet at the base of the tree and decorate it with green onion, ikura, and mayonnaise. Place the tree on Shiso and place the star on top of the tree.
7. Serve with soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger. Pour some soy sauce over the tree and eat ;D
レシピ（日本語）
http://cooklabo.blogspot.com/2007/12/blog-post_05.html
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Happy Holidays!
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