Tempura Lobster And Enoki-Miso Salad Roll

Serves: 3

Irma Bergnaum

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

43

Spice

55

Sweetness

53

Sourness

44

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

2 cups

Rice Flour

1 cup

Sugar

2 tbsps

Sake

1 tbsp

Canola Oil

1 cup

Mirin

Directions:

1

Preheat a fryer or large stock pot of oil to 450 degrees

2

In a bowl, mix flour with togarashi and whisk in soda water until a pancake batter thickness is achieved

3

In another bowl, whisk together the miso, sugar and sake

4

Whisk in the oil

5

Lay one sheet of nori, shiny side down

6

Lay lobster on the bottom 1/2 of the nori closest to you

7

Brush on a little of the miso mix

8

Mix the remaining miso mix with the enokis and sprouts

9

Check for seasoning

10

Lay a small layer of salad on the lobster

11

Using wet hands, lightly pat on a small column of rice in the middle of the salad

12

Roll nori and lobster around the rice

13

Moisten the edge with water to seal

14

Let rest 30 seconds before frying

15

Repeat process

16

Dip the rolls in the tempura batter and fry until golden brown, only 2 minutes

17

The lobster will be barely cooked

18

Drain on paper towels and season very lightly with salt

19

PLATING Place a small mound of salad on a serving plate

20

Slice roll both straight and on the bias and surround the salad

21

Serve immediately

22

Wash rice at least 3 times or until water is clear

23

Fill rice cooker or casserole with water to about 1-inch over rice

24

I highly recommend a rice cooker - more than 2 billion people use them in Asia for a reason

25

Slowly heat vinegar, mirin and sugar until very hot but not boiling

26

Fold in 'su' (vinegar and sugar) with the hot rice, add enough so that the rice has a tart/sweet taste

27

Rice should be shiny, not mushy

28

Carefully clean bowl with damp cloth, cover and let rest for 30 minutes