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Sous Vide Tomato Sushi

Impress all your friends, vegan or not, with this flavorful tomato sushi. You may even like it more than the real thing.
Prep Time4 hours
Cook Time4 hours
Total Time16 hours
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 12 Pieces

Ingredients

For the Tomatoes

  • 3 Pieces Roma Tomatoes
  • 3 Sheets Nori
  • 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Cup Water

For the Sushi Rice

  • 1 Cup Uncooked Glutinous White Rice
  • 1.5 Cups Water
  • 1/4 Cup Rice Vinegar
  • 2 Tablespoons Sugar
  • 1/4 Teaspoon Salt

Instructions

For the Tomatoes

  • Combine 2 sheets nori, water, soy sauce, and salt in a saucepan and simmer. Reduce to half its volume. Leave to cool.
  • Take each tomato and score an "X" on one end lightly with a pairing knife.
  • Drop the tomatoes in boiling water for 30 seconds to a minute.
  • Transfer the tomatoes in an ice bath.
  • Peel, quarter, and deseed the tomatoes.
  • Marinate the tomatoes in the nori reduction for 4 hours.
  • Put the tomatoes with the marinade in a sous vide bag and cook for 4 hours at 140F.

For the Sushi Rice

  • Simmer vinegar, sugar, and salt in a saucepan until sugar is completely dissolved.
  • Rinse glutinous rice in cold water.
  • Combine rice and water in a pot. Bring to a boil.
  • Once boiling, reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  • Pour vinegar and sugar mixture over rice and stir.

Assembly

  • With your hands, form rice into "sushi" portions.
  • Top each portion of rice with tomato sushi and secure with a strip of nori.