Snow crab and passion fruit roll

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These elegant maki-zushi from Miho Sato pair the classic combination of cucumber and crab with an extra-tangy passion fruit mayonnaise. The johakuto can be substituted with caster sugar.

First published in 2023

Ingredients

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Passion fruit mayo

Black tenkasu

  • 50g of tempura flour
  • 5g of charcoal
  • 150ml of water
  • oil, for deep-frying

To serve

Equipment

  • Bamboo sushi mat

Method

1

Mix the Kewpie or home-made mayo with 20g passion fruit juice. Refrigerate until needed

2

Mix the remaining passion fruit juice with the passion fruit flesh and johakuto, setting this aside in the fridge until needed as well

3

Meanwhile, mix the tempura flour, charcoal and water together until smooth and clump-free, before placing in the fridge

  • 50g of tempura flour
  • 5g of charcoal
  • 150ml of water
4

Heat a deep fat fryer of oil to 180°C

  • oil, for deep-frying
5

Once it’s up to temperature, splash small drops of the tenkasu batter in, removing them when they are crispy and golden. Set aside on some kitchen roll to drain the excess oil

6

Cover your sushi mat with sushi rice, placing the sheet of nori over the top

7

Add the sliced cucumber and roll tightly

8

Coat the whole roll with the black tenkasu crispy bits before cutting the roll into 8 pieces. Stand each piece on its base

9

Spoon a portion of the crab meat on top of each one

10

Finish the dish with the passion fruit Kewpie mayo to garnish, and serve with pickled ginger and wasabi

First published in 2023

Ten years of rigorous training in Japan armed Miho Sato with remarkable sushi-making skills and a deep appreciation of her craft. Having cooked at Japanese restaurants around Europe, today she is the UK’s only female sushi master, introducing Londoners to edomae style at The Aubrey.

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