LETTUCE ROLLS ~ japanese food & recipes

JAPANESE FOOD & THE RECIPES

Japanese food such as sushi, sashimi, yakitori, tempura etc are the 'hip' meals now adays.. It has lots of varieties, and fun to make. Practical and easy to pack for lunch or outing or even party. I know that sometimes it's not easy to put it together into the right shape and taste, but don't worry.. you can get some help to create your personilize dishes.
Well.. these are some recipes that I've been trying for my family meals and specially for my daughter's lunch pack and also for bbq gathering.
So, I hope it's worth trying it and starting to love this easy, healthy and fun meals.......
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Monday, February 11, 2008

LETTUCE ROLLS

Makes 12



Battleship rolls can be made with lettuce leaves instead of nori. Use a lettuce with flexible leaves, such as butter lettuce or lollo rosso as ribbons and iceberg as cups.

INGREDIENTS:

½ quantity vinegared rice
4 small lollo rosso leaves
4 butter lettuce leaves
4 small iceberg lettuce leaves
Japanese soy sauce (shoyu) to serve

Hand vinegar:
4 tablespoons Japanese rice vinegar
250 ml water

Toppings:
75 g smoked haddock
1 bay leaf
1 teaspoon sugar
75 g smoked salmon, finely chopped
1 tablespoon lemon juice
4-6 tablespoons black lumpfish caviar
1 tablespoon caperberries or capers, drained

HOW TO MAKE:

1. Make the vinegared rice (sumeshi) following the last recipe. Mix the hand vinegar ingredients in small bowl and set aside.
2. Put the haddock and bay leaf in a saucepan, cover with boiling water, return to the boil, then simmer for 5 minutes or until cooked. Drain well. Remove and discard the skin and all the small bones. Put in a bowl and flake finely with a fork. Stir in the sugar and let cool.
3. Sprinkle the smoked salmon with lemon juice.
4. Cut a 3 cm wide strip crossways from the top of the lollo rosso and butter lettuce leaves. Make a small cup, 7 cm diameter, from the inner iceberg leaves.
5. Make 12 rectangular mounds of rice. Instead of wrapping in nori, wrap 4 in lollo rosso leaves, 4 in butter lettuce and 4 in iceberg lettuce cups. Put 1-1 ½ tablespoons caviar in the iceberg cups. Top the haddock with a little caviar, the salmon with caperberry or caper and the caviar with a few flakes of haddock.
6. Arrange on a platter or small plates and serve with a small dish of soy sauce.

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