Wasabi Chicken & Avocado Chirashi-zushi

Name: Wasabi Chicken & Avocado Chirashi-zushi
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: <Sushi Rice>; 1 cup (*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice; 25 ml Rice Vinegar *5 teaspoons; 20 g Sugar *about 4 teaspoons; 2 g Salt *about 1/2 teaspoon; <Toppings>; 200 g Chicken *This time I used tenderloin fillets; Salt & Pepper; 1 Avocado; 1 tablespoons Soy Sauce; 1/2 teaspoon grated Wasabi *OR Wasabi paste as required; 10 cm Cucumber; 2 Lettuce Leaves; 1/2 sheet Toasted Nori (Seaweed Sheet) *cut into thin strips

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

Chicken, Avocado, Cucumber, Lettuce, Wasabi are popular fillings for Sushi Rolls, because they taste good with sweet & sour rice. They can be great toppings for ‘Chirashi-zushi’, a type of sushi which is a kind of decorated rice salad. Same ingredients in a different presentation.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

2 servings

<Sushi Rice>
1 cup(*180ml cup) Japanese Short Grain Rice
25 mlRice Vinegar *5 teaspoons
20 gSugar *about 4 teaspoons
2 gSalt *about 1/2 teaspoon
200 gChicken *This time I used tenderloin fillets
Salt & Pepper
1Avocado
1 tablespoonsSoy Sauce
1/2 teaspoongrated Wasabi *OR Wasabi paste as required
10 cmCucumber
2Lettuce Leaves
1/2 sheetToasted Nori (Seaweed Sheet) *cut into thin strips

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Steps

1

Wash rice well and cook as usual. *See my ‘Sushi Rice’ recipe.
2

Mix Rice Vinegar, Sugar and Salt to make ‘Sushi Vinegar’. Pour it over the hot rice, mix well gently and thoroughly, and cover with a damp cloth to stop drying out.
3

Cook Chicken in a lightly oiled frying pan, and season with Salt & Pepper. Set aside to cool, then cut or tear into small pieces.
4

Cut Avocado and Cucumber into small pieces, thinly slice Lettuce.
5

Combine Soy Sauce and Wasabi in a bowl, check the flavour. You may wish to add more Wasabi. Add Cucumber, Avocado and Chicken, and gently mix to combine.
6

Place Sushi Rice on a plate, cover with some Lettuce, then place Chicken, Avocado and Cucumber on top, then sprinkle with some Nori.