Gunkanmaki (Topped Oval Sushi)
Gunkanmaki ("battleship roll") is a variety of sushi where a oval-shaped piece of sushi rice is wrapped with nori and topped.
Medium
🍣 JapaneseIngredients
Everything you'll need to make this recipe
1
Sushi rice
2
Nori
3
Uni (sea urchin) roe
4
Salmon roe
5
Negitoro (minced raw tuna)
6
Sliced cucumber
7
Quail egg
Instructions
Step-by-step guide to making this recipe
1
Cut nori into strips 1 inch wide and long enough to fully surround your sushi rice with at least 1 inch of overlap.
2
Form the sushi rice into oval pieces approximately 1 inch wide by 1¼ inch long by 1 inch high.
3
Starting with one end of a nori strip, fully wrap the nori around the sushi rice. Wet the inside of the overlapping nori, and press over the first end to seal the roll.
4
Stand the rolled rice up, and place the desired topping(s) on top of the roll as shown in the images.