SuperBowl Sushi 2009

As what has become a SuperBowl tradition in my circle of friends I usually bring sushi to the party.  Starting last year though I started making my own sushi instead of ordering a tray and bringing it.

This year I did the same.  Although the economy being bad I limited my selection to what I could make on the cheap.  That meant Crab sticks and imitation crab meat.

This yeah I made:

• California Roll (4 rolls)
• Classic California Roll (4 rolls)
• Avacado Roll (2 rolls)

Here are some pictures of the fun...



The setting to make the delicious sushi.



The rice all smushed out on the nori with seaseme seeds sprinkled on top.



A simple crab salad mix that makes the classic california roll.



A completed roll.  Looks almost perfect.



The completed sushi tray with football shaped wasabi in the middle.

Tradition: Superbowl Sushi

SuperBowl, for me, is one of the biggest nights of the year for sushi. For the past 10 years or so I usually buy a tray of sushi for SuperBowl and bring it to whoever is hosting.  I usually educate people about sushi and get people who are normally afraid of sushi to try it when it's free for them.

This year though I made my own sushi.  I made five different types of rolls.  A Crab Salad roll (sometimes called classic California Roll), California Roll, a Italian Roll (Pesto, Spinach, Portabello mushrooms and Salmon [raw]), Philadelphia Roll and my famous SuperBowl Roll (Chicken Wing meat and Blue Cheese).

In total, I made 21 rolls in two and a half hours, that's 168 pieces.  Needless to say it turned out awesome.



Notice how I made the Wasabi to look like a football it even had the rice laces. I even bought a wooden tray that had a football field painted on the bottom.

I really had fun with this, even though it was a lot of work. The reaction I got though was well worth the trouble.

Hope you enjoy!

Anyone want Chicken Wing Sushi for Super Bowl?

Allison over at SushiDay took my suggestion for a chicken wing roll, that I made once last month, and ran with it and made her own for a post on her site.   Wow they look good.

I had originally tried this roll one day when my mom had bought pizza and wings for the boys and I was getting tired of the same old crab and salmon rolls I was making that day. 

I took a medium wing and some blue cheese and rolled them together.

I was totally surprised at how good it tasted.

I eventually suggested it to Allison on one of her other fine Sushi posts and she loved the idea and asked me if she could use it in an upcoming post. 

Makes total sense that she posted it today.  Instead of ordering pizza and wings tonight I am making sushi tonight.  Although I am not making the chicken wing roll I am planning on buying some Tuna, Salmon, Crab and Shrimp for a Smorgus borg of sushi nirvana.