Kabuto Sushi Cups for Children's Day

Name: Kabuto Sushi Cups for Children's Day
Yield: Serves 2 servings
Ingredients: 200 g (about 1 1/2 bowls) cooked rice; 1 tablespoon (15 ml) rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sugar; 1 pinch salt; 1 pinch powdered kombu dashi (kelp stock); 1 small can tuna (about 3 oz/80g); 2 teaspoons (10 ml) mayonnaise; About 1 leaf green leaf lettuce or butter lettuce; 1 sheet roasted seaweed (nori); 1 hard-boiled egg; 1 egg; 1 pinch salt (for the egg); 1 little cucumber; About 1/2 slice ham; 1 little sliced cheese

HIROマンマ @HIROHAPPY

I made kabuto (samurai helmet) decorations using hard-boiled eggs! You can easily make these sushi cups with simple ingredients. With just a little extra effort and love, you can create something special.
Recipe background:
I came up with this boy's version of sushi cups after making a similar one for Girls' Day! I put a lot of thought into this recipe. It's my proud creation—easy to make with simple ingredients, not too complicated. Please enjoy this kabuto sushi for boys, too!

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Ingredients

Serves 2 servings

200 g(about 1 1/2 bowls) cooked rice
1 tablespoon (15 ml)rice vinegar
1 teaspoon (5 ml)sugar
1 pinchsalt
1 pinchpowdered kombu dashi (kelp stock)
1small can tuna (about 3 oz/80g)
2 teaspoons (10 ml)mayonnaise
About 1 leaf green leaf lettuce or butter lettuce
1 sheetroasted seaweed (nori)
1hard-boiled egg
1egg
1 pinchsalt (for the egg)
1little cucumber
About 1/2 slice ham
1little sliced cheese

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Steps

1

Mix the ingredients marked with ☆ (vinegar, sugar, salt, kombu dashi) together.
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Add the vinegar mixture from step 1 to the warm rice and mix well to make sushi rice.
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Drain the oil from the tuna can, add mayonnaise, and mix together.
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Prepare the hard-boiled egg. (Place the egg in a pot with water, bring to a gentle boil over medium heat, and cook for about 6 minutes for the perfect texture.)
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Wash the lettuce, tear it into bite-sized pieces, and pat dry.
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Cut the cucumber into four thin strips.
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Cut the ham into a triangle and a rectangle to match the size of the hard-boiled egg. Cut the sliced cheese into a smaller triangle than the ham.
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Beat the egg with a pinch of salt and make a thin omelet. Cut it into thin strips.
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Now, let's make the kabuto! First, cut the hard-boiled egg in half.
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Make small cuts on both sides of the hard-boiled egg.
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Insert the rectangular ham pieces from step 7 into the cuts on each side of the egg.
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After inserting the ham on both sides, it should look like this.
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Next, place the triangle-shaped ham on the egg.
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Layer the cheese and cucumber on top. (Cut the bottom of the cucumber strips at an angle so they stand up nicely.)
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Wrap a thin strip of nori around the front half of the egg to secure the toppings and help the kabuto hold its shape. The kabuto is now complete!
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Next, add a layer of sushi rice from step 2 to a cup. Since you'll be making four layers, add a small amount at a time.
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Place a piece of torn nori on top of the rice.
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Add a layer of lettuce from step 5.
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Add a layer of tuna mayo from step 3. Repeat the layers—rice, nori, lettuce, tuna mayo—a total of three times.
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After three layers of fillings and four layers of rice, you're done!
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Be careful not to use too much rice at first, or you won't have enough for the top layer.
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Top with plenty of the thin omelet strips from step 8.
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To make a homemade koi fish flag, wrap masking tape around a toothpick, cut out eyes from white paper, stick them on, and draw eyes and scales.
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Place the kabuto egg from step 15 on top, stick in your homemade koi flag, and you're done!
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Here's the back view. The nori is only wrapped around the front to hold the ham, cheese, and cucumber in place—not all the way around.
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Making kabuto with hard-boiled eggs is easy with simple ingredients! I bought the plastic cups at a dollar store.
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How about making this for Children's Day? It's cute, looks great, and kids love the flavors! They'll be so happy.
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Adding a homemade koi flag makes the simple kabuto look even more festive!