Yay! I have successfully completed my first Daring Kitchen Challenge! I was so excited when I found out what I was getting to make! I had never made it! I have learned to love sushi! But thought it was to difficult for me to make. Boy, was I wrong! Fun, Easy and Delicious! I printed off my recipe, and though now what... where in the world in this town do I find all the ingredients! My lovely friend Tara mentioned that there is an Asian Food Market. Off I went! I walked in and immediately I was aproached by this elderly Korean lady (I assumed she is the owner since its family owned.) She says "You need help? You lost?" HAHA! Yes and Yes, I guess I was! I said "I need everything you need to make sushi." with a big "Oh Ok, I get you everything you need, follow me." So I walk around the store with this little old lady as she is tossing random stuff in my basket. All of which I had know idea what the packages said! I just took her word for it after all she probably knew what she was talking about! I bought everthing but the meat there! I checked out and was on my way. I purchased baby back ribs, smoked salmon, and steak strips. Because the lady had said "No good sushi in this town, but at HEB Baby back ribs good and cheap!" Again, I assumed she knew what she was talking about. Not to mention my picky eater nor my friends don't eat raw fish. I wasn't about to eat it all myself! I invited a girl whom I met in the grocery line who had a son who appeared to be the same age as mine. I had been meaning to hang out with her and this seemed to be the perfect oppurtunity.
PART 1 : SUSHI RICE
I had never made rice before either!And so it begins with washing, rinsing, washing, rinsing, washing, rinsing, and soaking of the rice. Then you can put it in a pot on the stove and cook it for 30 or so minutes! I put sake in mine!
FYI: Don't take the lid of until you think it is completely finished cooking, apparently it lets all the stem out! I didn't do this but if i hadn't of read the instructions everso carefully I would of taken it of to stir it a few times.
While the rice cooks, heat rice vinegar, sugar, and salt until sugar and salt dissolve then set aside until rice is done. Pour over warm rice!
This is the way your rice should look!
I used bell peppers and carrots! Just because they were in the fridge! And Avacado!
My very first time to cook ribs! In the oven I might add! And they were fall of the bone good! 
My big fan of my cooking! He is such a good eater! He loves him some ribs!
PART 2 : Dragon Rolls (also called Caterpillar Rolls)
OMG! It looks like it is suppose to! Whoop!
PART 3 : Spiral Sushi Roll
These are my spiral sushi! LOL! So I didn't quiet get the spiral concept of spiral at first. I was trying to make the meat spiral. I didn't realize it was the kelp that was suppose to appear spiraled! Got to love the Blonde Moment!
Rib, Carrot, and Bell Pepper Spirals with Spicy Mayo Sauce!
Terriyaki Steak, bell pepper and, cream cheese!
My better spirals!
PART 4 : Nigiri Sushi
Not impressed with these!
The November 2009 Daring Cooks' Challenge has been chosen by Audax of Audax Artifex and Rose of Bite Me Kitchen. They chose Sushi, specifically Dragon Rolls, Nigiri and Spiral Rolls
I love your little helper and I think your sushi looks delicious.
ReplyDeletethe dragon rolls are amazing.
a great post.
Your posting shows so much enthusiasm it is infectious. And I love how the old Korean lady helped you so much and the idea of the ribs is superb. That picture of the baby is so so so cute.
ReplyDeleteYour dragon rolls are excellent they DO look delicious and the spiral rolls are luscious and even if you didn't like the look of the nigiri they look great to me.
You are so thoughtful to invite a new friend and it so much better to make sushi with (new) friends.
And yes sushi is simple and easy to make at home. It seems you are a natural at making sushi. Well done on this challenge I'm so glad that you enjoyed the challenge so much, bravo and kudos to you.
Cheers from Audax in Australia.
Sorry I forgot to mention congrats on your first very successful challenge.
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The November 2009 Daring Cooks challenge was brought to you by Audax of Audax Artifex and Rose of The Bite Me Kitchen. They chose sushi as the challenge.
Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous!! Well done!!! :D
ReplyDeleteThank you all very much for your encouragement!
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