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Sushi bowl

On a beige table cloth, a wooden cutting board two folded cloth napkins, one dark green and one light blue. A porcelain bowl with a blue pattern filled with sushi rice, spicy tuna, sliced cucumber and red peppers, a sheet of nori and two chopsticks balancing on top.
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It’s international sushi day! I love sushi, there are so many different variations to make. Once you get a hang of rolling sushi, it does not take too long, using only a few ingredients. But to make dinner or lunch go even quicker, make this super fast sushi bowl instead.

On a beige table cloth, a wooden cutting board two folded cloth napkins, one dark green and one light blue. A porcelain bowl with a blue pattern filled with sushi rice, spicy tuna, sliced cucumber and red peppers, a sheet of nori and two chopsticks balancing on top.
Sushi bowl

I appreciate the art of making sushi and I have had plenty of good sushi at various places around the world from the professionals. But a sushi bowl, is a fast and easy way to get your sushi craving fixed at home. When I get a craving for sushi and do not have nori (seaweed) at home, I will make this sushi bowl as a perfect substitute for a sushi roll. You can even make it fit your family’s tastes by serving it as a choose your own toppings meal.

Sushi rice

Before cooking the rice, make sure to wash it until the water runs clear. This is such an easy thing to do and you have elevated your sushi making skills considerably. The water used to wash the rice, I save to use for my plants. Draining the water straight into a watering can. I learnt that the starch from the rice is beneficial for plants without having to waste any water either.

On a beige table cloth, two folded cloth napkins, one dark green and one light blue, four bowls are lined up with ingredients to make spicy tuna bowl, tuna, mayonnaise, plain yogurt and shiraza, a pair of black chopsticks and some nori sheets are in the middle
Spicy tuna ingredients

How to make spicy tuna

Drain the tuna and in a bowl, mix with Greek yogurt, mayonnaise and sriracha according to your tastes. Slice the spring onion and add to the tuna mixture.

On a beige table cloth, one folded green cloth napkin across, a bowl of spicy tuna, a flower shaped bowl with white and black sesame seeds, a blue folded cloth napkin and a spring onion
Spicy tuna mix

Sushi bowl toppings

One of my favourite toppings to add is this spicy tuna with a few wedges of vegetables on the side. However, there are so many other things you can add, such as tuna or salmon sashimi (sliced raw fish). Another favourite is crab sticks, even though I should never look at the package to see what it contains or how they can make it into that shape. I do like this slightly sweet flavoured fish stick. You can cook an omelet thinly, roll it up and slice it to add to the top of your rice with a dash of soy sauce and a sprinkle of sesame seed and you have a lovely sushi bowl. If you prefer it vegan, stick to your vegetables and check the sauces so that they do not contain any animal products.

On a beige table cloth, a wooden cutting board two folded cloth napkins, one dark green and one light blue. A porcelain bowl with a blue pattern filled with sushi rice, spicy tuna, sliced cucumber and red peppers, a sheet of nori and two chopsticks balancing on top.
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Sushi bowl

Having a craving for sushi, but no nori (seeweed) sheets at home? This is when the sushi bowl is a perfect substitute. This easy to make sushi version can be a great replacement and you can even make it fit your family’s tastes by serving it as a choose your own toppings kind of meal.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time35 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: sea food, spicy, sushi rice
Servings: 4 portions

Ingredients

Sushi Rice

  • 100 ml sushi rice
  • 150 ml water
  • 1 tbsp rice or white vineagar
  • 1 tbsp sugar

Tuna mix

  • 1 can 185g tuna
  • 100 ml yogurt
  • 1 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 tsp sriracha
  • 1 green onion

Topping

  • 1 nori sheet cut in quarters
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds white or black

Instructions

  • Rinse your sushi rice until the water runs clear.
  • Add the rice and water in a pot, bring to boil.
  • Let boil for 15 minutes until the water is gone. Check if the rice is soft. Let rest for a few minutes.
  • Mix the white vinegar and sugar into the rice with a fork a little at the time. Taste it as you mix and make it to your taste.
  • Mix the tuna, yogurt, mayonnaise and sriracha in a bowl.
  • Slice the green onion in thin slices.
  • Add the white bits into the tuna mix, save the green bits for later.
  • Fold the nori sheet in fourths and cut with a scissor.
  • Add your sushi rice to a bowl, spread the tuna mix on top. Add the green bits of the green onion and sprinkle sesame seed on top.

Variations

Try the spicy tuna mix as one of the layers on my Sandwich cake (smörgåstårta) recipe.

2 responses to “Sushi bowl”

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