Green Chilli Sushi: Far East Meets Southwest

Name: Green Chilli Sushi: Far East Meets Southwest
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 cup uncooked sushi rice; 3 tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar; 2 sheets sushi nori; 1 tablespoon cream cheese; 2 green chilis roasted, peeled and seeded; Soy sauce and ginger to serve (optional)

MamaBean @mamabean

This recipe sounds insane, but it’s actually really nice! Green chilis and cream cheese are frequently paired together in sauces and dips in the southwestern US. Putting it in a sushi roll gives an international twist.
I used New Mexico green chilis, but any green chili will do, including Hatch chilis in a can.

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Ingredients

45 min

2 servings

1 cupuncooked sushi rice
3 tablespoonsseasoned rice vinegar
2 sheetssushi nori
1 tablespooncream cheese
2green chilis roasted, peeled and seeded
Soy sauce and ginger to serve (optional)

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Steps

45 min

1

Cool rice according to package instructions and allow to cool fully to room temperature (warm rice makes soggy sushi). Stir in seasoned rice vinegar until mixture is sticky.
2

Place one nori sheet on work surface. Spread 1/4 of the rice in an even strip along the nori (I have a sushi maker that makes this much easier)
3

Slice one green chili into strips and place on rice along with half the cream cheese.
4

Top with another 1/4 of the rice and roll up.
5

Use very sharp knife to slice into 2cm rolls.
6

Repeat to make other roll.
7

Serve with soy sauce and ginger. No wasabi necessary!