Herb crab salad maki-sushi with tempura shrimp hand rolls

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
=== MASTER SUSHI RICE ===
4 cups Sushi rice; (Calrose/short grain)
Water; as needed
1 cup Rice wine vinegar
¼ cup Mirin
½ cup Sugar
=== HERB CRAB SALAD ===
½ tablespoon Honey
½ tablespoon Dijon mustard
½ Lemon; juiced
½ tablespoon Canola oil
½ pounds Fresh picked crab
¼ cup Chopped cilantro
¼ cup Chopped flat-leaf parsley
¼ cup Basil chiffonade
1 Shallot; minced
Salt; to taste
Freshly-ground white pepper; to taste
4 Yaki-nori sheets
Tempura Shrimp Hand Rolls; see * Note
=== GARNISH ===
¼ cup Julienned gari; (pickled ginger)
¼ cup Toasted sesame seeds
¼ cup Chopped green scallions
Soy Syrup; see * Note
Wasabi Oil; see * Note

Directions

* Note: See the "Tempura Shrimp Hand Rolls", "Soy Syrup" and "Wasabi Oil" recipes which are included in this collection.

Wash rice at least 3 times or until water is clear. Fill rice cooker with water to about 1-inch over rice. I highly recommend a rice cooker -- there's a reason more than 2 billion people in Asia use them.

Slowly heat vinegar, mirin and sugar until very hot but not boiling. Fold in 'su' (vinegar and sugar) with the hot rice, add enough so that the rice has a tart/sweet taste. Rice should be shiny, not mushy. Carefully clean inside rim of bowl with damp cloth, cover and let rest for 30 minutes.

For the Herb Crab Salad: In a bowl, whisk together honey, mustard, lemon juice and oil. Add crab, herbs and minced shallot. Season with salt and pepper and check flavor.

Lay nori, shiny-side down on sushi mat and lightly pat on rice on bottom half of nori, ¼-inch thick. Place crab filling ⅔ up on rice. Roll, moisten end to seal and let rest.

For plating: On a huge white platter, drizzle Soy Syrup, Wasabi Oil, sesame seeds, gari and scallions all over. Slice maki-sushi using both bias and straight cuts. Place Tempura Shrimp Hand Rolls leaning against sushi.

Enjoy.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Source: "EAST MEETS WEST with Ming Tsai - (Show # MT-1B10) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK" S(Formatted for MC5): "11-01-1999 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@..."

Per serving: 179 Calories (kcal); 6g Total Fat; (26% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 34g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 29mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1 Fat; 2 Other Carbohydrates

Recipe by: Ming Tsai

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