The Spider Roll: How to Tempura Fry Soft Shell Crab
The Spider Roll is a sushi recipe that really shows off how to tempura fry soft shell crab. This roll is simple to make, beautiful to look at, and delicious to eat! You can also top the roll with Eel Sauce, but that’s optional. It’s iconic appearance makes it a crowd favorite at sushi restaurants […]
Caterpillar Roll: How to Use Avocado on Top of Sushi
The Caterpillar Roll is a sushi recipe that shows off how to really use avocado on top of sushi. This roll is simple to make, beautiful to look at, and delicious to eat! Its iconic appearance makes it a crowd favorite at sushi restaurants all across the United States and a commonly requested roll for […]
How to Pack Sushi for Lunch (with or without a refrigerator)
The ability to pack sushi for lunch is a wonderful idea. Most of the time, when I talk about eating sushi for lunch, my friends assume that I’m talking going out to a sushi restaurant – but I’m actually talking about packing sushi for lunch. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to do […]
Asparagus Roll: Simple Vegetarian Sushi
The asparagus roll is another very simple roll that you can make at home. There is only one ingredient inside the roll and the rest of the ingredients are commonly found in supermarkets – so it makes for a great recipe to practice your rolling technique! For this tutorial, you will need: 1 Cup of Seasoned […]
The Dark Side Roll: Sushi tastes better when you use the Force
The Dark Side Roll is a creative concoction made by a few friends of mine at Full Moon Sushi. Periodically, the chefs will have challenges to create a themed sushi recipe and this one happens to be one of my favorites. It’s not just because I am a hug fan Star Wars, the roll tastes […]
Simple Sushi Recipe: the Spicy Crab Sushi Roll
The Spicy Crab sushi roll is a fantastic recipe for people who are just starting to learn how to roll sushi at home. It’s simple to work with, simple to make, and simply satisfying. During my early days of training to become a sushi chef, this recipe was key to developing my fundamental rolling technique. […]
Heaven Roll
The Heaven Roll is a fitting name for this sushi recipe! The savory flavors of tempura fried, coconut shrimp are complimented by fresh lemon zest and crisp asparagus. This recipe was the whole reason why I set out to learn how to make Garlic Mayo – and I promise you that after you try it […]
Great White Roll
The Great White Roll is a recipe that I created while working at my first sushi restaurant. It’s simple to make and sustainable if the ingredients are purchased responsibly. However, there is a bit of caution that needs to be mentioned about this recipe, as it contains Escolar. Escolar, also known as “Super White Tuna”, […]
Canyon Roll
The Canyon Roll is a mouth watering, contemporary sushi recipe. This roll uses not only tempura fried ingredients, but also introduces baked ingredients as a topping as well! For this tutorial, you will need: 2 cups of Sushi Rice Half sheets of Nori 2-3 Squid Tubes (link available to the right) Crawfish Salad Spicy Mayo […]
Futomaki
The Futomaki is one of my all-time favorite vegetarian sushi rolls. This roll is named after a style of sushi roll, not an actual recipe. Its considered to be fairly traditional, as it uses Tamago (sweet Japanese omelette) and Gobo (pickled burdock root). It is also rolled in a more traditional manner by having the […]
