Bell Pepper u0022Akamiu0022 Nigiri
Akami Tuna Nigiri made with Roasted Bell Peppers.
Ingredients
- • 2 medium -sized red sweet peppers
- • 1 teaspoon wasasbi (for nigiri)
- • 1 cup Japanese short-grained white rice, cooked
- • 1/2 tablespoon rice vinegar
- • 1 teaspoon Sugar
- • 1 clove garlic, finely minced
- • 1/4 cup kombu dashi
- • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- • 1 tablespoon mirin
- • 1 sheet dried nori, torn into large pieces
Preparation Steps
### Step 1: Roast the Bell Peppers: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. First, Penetrate the top of the sweet peppers with a meat fork and use a gas stovetop or a blowtorch to blacken the surfaces of the sweet peppers. The skins don't have to be completely black, just partly. Once the sweet peppers are blackened, wrap them in cling film to trap the heat, which creates steam that will help release the skin. After 5 minutes in the cling film, unwrap them. Place the blackened sweet peppers onto a parchment-lined baking tray, and roast the sweet peppers until blistered and shriveled, around 15 minutes.
Roast the Bell Peppers: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. First, Penetrate the top of the sweet peppers with a meat fork and use a gas stovetop or a blowtorch to blacken the surfaces of the sweet peppers. The skins don't have to be completely black, just partly. Once the sweet peppers are blackened, wrap them in cling film to trap the heat, which creates steam that will help release the skin. After 5 minutes in the cling film, unwrap them. Place the blackened sweet peppers onto a parchment-lined baking tray, and roast the sweet peppers until blistered and shriveled, around 15 minutes.
### Step 2: After the Bell Peppers are roasted, let them rest for 15 minutes. After resting, start by cutting off the stem and removing the seeds. Then, cut the sweet peppers into Akami-like strips. Be sure to remove the waxy part on the underside of the sweet peppers.
After the Bell Peppers are roasted, let them rest for 15 minutes. After resting, start by cutting off the stem and removing the seeds. Then, cut the sweet peppers into Akami-like strips. Be sure to remove the waxy part on the underside of the sweet peppers.
### Step 3: Prepare the Marinade: In a pot, combine all the marinade ingredients. Bring it to a boil and pour it into a bowl. While the marinade is still hot, place the prepared sweet peppers slices in. Let this marinate overnight.
Prepare the Marinade: In a pot, combine all the marinade ingredients. Bring it to a boil and pour it into a bowl. While the marinade is still hot, place the prepared sweet peppers slices in. Let this marinate overnight.
### Step 4: Prepare the Sushi Rice: Take some freshly steamed rice and place it into a bowl. Add the rice vinegar and sugar and mix well — do this while the rice is still hot so the sugar will melt. To shape the rice, dampen your hands with water and shape the rice into ovals. I also prepare sushi rice in a similar fashion in my Watermelon Sushi Recipe.
Prepare the Sushi Rice: Take some freshly steamed rice and place it into a bowl. Add the rice vinegar and sugar and mix well — do this while the rice is still hot so the sugar will melt. To shape the rice, dampen your hands with water and shape the rice into ovals. I also prepare sushi rice in a similar fashion in my Watermelon Sushi Recipe.
### Step 5: Make the Nigiri. This Tutorial by Chef Steps explains the technique very well. Enjoy immediately!
Make the Nigiri. This Tutorial by Chef Steps explains the technique very well. Enjoy immediately!