Dragon Rolls at new Asian Cuisine
sheet nori, halved
2 cups (10 oz/300 g) sushi rice
½ English (hothouse) cucumber, halved lengthwise, seeded, then cut into strips ¼ inch (6 mm) thick
½ fillet barbecued eel, cut into strips
1 avocado, halved, pitted and peeled
4 teaspoons umeboshi (pickled plum) puree
Japanese soy sauce, for serving
Jaden, how do you keep the avocados from turning brown? Do you think I can make this roll ahead of time? If I were to make this as school lunch (for 6 yr son) do you think it would keep without refridgeration??
You can make these ahead of time – make sure your avocados are all brushed with some fresh lemon juice. Wrap the sushi roll tightly with plastic wrap (so there is very little air touching the avocado) then place roll in a plastic container (to protect from getting squished)
Pack with a small ice pack (but make sure the sushi itself doesn’t touch the ice pack directly.
My favorite roll! I think eel and avocado go hand in hand.
@Beverly Mills, I’ve seen packaged eel in Asian supermarkets. I’ve purchased them before and they can be eaten straight out of the bag and comes with more sauce!
Dragon rolls are my passion at Sushi restaurants! All the ones I’ve had use tempura shrimp rather than eel, so this one looks interesting. Where do you get bbq eel? I want to try this