Ginger Pork Sushi Rolls

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   Cook and mix the sushi rice and let it cool down.

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   Mix the sesame seeds.

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   Marinate the sliced pork in soy sauce, mirin, sake and ginger.

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   (Thinly sliced pork is easier to use for the roll filling than thicker pork slabs used for ginger pork.)

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   Remove the meat from the marinade after a while, and fry in a small amount of oil.

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   Add the marinade too and cook thoroughly.

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   Begin making the rolls when the meat has cooled down.

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   Leave the sauce in the pan.

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   Line a sushi rolling mat (makisu) with plastic wrap, and spread the sushi rice very thinly and evenly (to about the size of the nori seaweed sheet).

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    Put the nori seaweed sheet on top of the rice.

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    Spread lettuce leaves on top of the nori, and then lay more lettuce leaves, mayonnaise (2 fat lines) and the cooked ginger pork (drained) on the center.

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    Wrap up the roll tightly, starting with the edge the nearest you.

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    When it's rolled, cut with a moistened knife into slices of the size you prefer.

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    (If the knife is dry the rice gets stuck, so moisten it every time you cut.)

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    Arrange on a serving plate.

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    Drizzle the sauce from the pan over the sushi rolls slices, in a spiral pattern.

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    Done.

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    I had a Japanese food party at home.

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    I uploaded recipes for some of the other items too.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.