Ehoumaki: Lucky Fat Sushi Rolls with Marinated Salmon and Cucumber

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   Start marinating the salmon the day before you plan to eat it in the soy sauce and mirin.

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   Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise.

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   Cook the rice with konbu seaweed and sake in the water.

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   When it's cooked, wait for 10 minutes, then take out the konbu seaweed.

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   Combine the sushi vinegar ingredients and dissolve the sugar.

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   Take the cooked rice out of the rice cooker.

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   Pour the sushi vinegar over the rice and mix it in using a cutting motion.

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   Fan with a fan or similar to cool it as you mix.

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   Put a sheet of nori seaweed on a sushi mat.

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    Spread the rice on the nori seaweed leaving a 2-3 cm gap on the far side and a 1 cm gap on the near side.

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    Add the cucumber.

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    Add the marinated salmon as shown in the photo.

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    Start rolling up with both hands to enclose the fillings.

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    Do this in one go, decisively.

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    Press the roll over the sushi mat to neaten and firm it up.

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    Done!

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    !

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    When cutting the rolls, wipe the blade of the knife between each cut.

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    You can also try putting vinegar on the blade, too.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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