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Caterpillar Roll

Caterpillar Roll
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Recipe for sushi -- Caterpillar Roll. What else would you name a sushi roll that looks like the body of a caterpillar in different hues of green and yellow?

Ingredients

  • 1/2 sheet, cut lengthwise, nori (dried seaweed)
  • 1/2 cup sushi rice
  • 1 teaspoon white sesame seeds, toasted
  • 2 (1 ounces) pieces prepared freshwater eel (unagi), heated*
  • 2 (1/4 x 5 inch) sticks Japanese cucumber
  • 1/2 avocado, thinly sliced crosswise
  • 2 tablespoons smelt roe (masago)
  • *buy Unagi cooked and glazed at a Japanese market, heat for 2 minutes under the broiler

Directions

  1. On a clean, dry cutting board, place the nori, shiny side down and the short side closest to you. Spread the rice evenly to cover the entire nori. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top. Flip the nori over so the rice side is facing down and the nori side is facing up. With the short side still closest to you, evenly stack the unagi and cucumber across the bottom third of the nori. Roll the rice covered nori.
  2. Layer the avocado to cover the length of the roll. Place a piece of plastic wrap over the roll, then place a bamboo sushi mat over the plastic and shape into a squarish roll. Remove the mat.
  3. Makes 1 Roll With the plastic wrap still on and using a sharp knife, cut the roll into 8 equal pieces (leaving the plastic wrap on helps keep the avocado on top). Remove the plastic wrap. Arrange the pieces on a plate in the shape of a snake. Top each piece with 1/2 tablespoon masago.

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