I make sushi from scratch every Saturday. It all started with a make-your-own-sushi-kit birthday present from my wonderful sister. Each time, I make my favorite classics: Spicy Tuna Roll, Philadelphia Roll, 49ers Roll. I also make two or three experimental rolls. Some are flops, but very few become classics in their own right. [Image is of Times Square, shot in 2010.]

Monday, December 19, 2011

Saturday, November 19, 2011




Pesto Tuna Roll, next to the Green Monster Roll
Rocking my new Sushi Chef hat, courtesy of my buddy Chris


Sweet Onion Mushroom Teriyaki Roll

The Cilantro Mushroom Roll

Indian Nights Roll (homemade curry potato and homemade pickled carrots -- I pickled the carrots just in Sushi vinegar a few hours before I started, and they turned out great; had a hint of sweetness from the sugar in rice vinegar, and they weren't too strong)

49ers Roll, next to Salmon sushi


Seattle Roll (on the right; a vegetarian version of Philadelphia Roll that I make for my vegetarian friend; this week it has celery and cucumber inside)

Spicy Tuna Roll, Philadelphia Roll, and on the back, Spicy Tuna sushi

The homemade pesto is key: 3/4 cups of olive oil, 2.5 cups of fresh, organic basil, 5-6 cloves of garlic, salt and pepper; once it's blended you add 1/2 cup of walnuts and 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese and blend just for a few seconds -- you don't want the walnuts to get crushed too much and turn into oil; you want the pesto to have crunch
The big view


And we're set!


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