Apr 12 2008
Papaya Shikai Maki & How to Roll Them – recipe
I came across these absolutely adorable rolls while searching for some other maki rolls. Not only do they look good – stun your friends at your next sushi party – they are really easy to make.
One tip: slice them really thin or you may not be able to fit them in your mouth! The last thing you want is to have to eat a bite without the yummy fruity filling.
You will need for 1 roll (Ingredients);
2 Nori Sheets, cut in half so you end up with 4 long sheets
1 1/2 Cups of cooked Sushi Rice (recipe here)
1 thick slice of papaya or 2 thin slices (or any other fruit you wish to use)
How to roll (Directions):
1. Place 2 of the long nori sheet halves in line with one another. Make sure they over lap by about 1-2cm. To make them stick together smear a little bit of sushizu on the end and press them together. If you don’t have any more sushizu left (really only a few drops will suffice), use water.
2. Plop out the rice onto the long nori sheet. Don’t put any too close to the top or bottom edge.
3. Press out the rice all over the nori sheet, but leave the top and bottom edge free (about 2-3cm). Why is the bottom lip rolled up already rolled up – see next step.
4. Roll the whole sheet up tightly.
5. Using a very sharp and wet knife, cut the roll in half vertically.
6. Cut each half in half.
7. Lay out the other 2 long nori sheet halves just like you did the ones in step #1, and place 2 of the cut halves back to back (with a small valley left in between – but the bottoms should be touching) at the bottom edge of the norin sheet.
8. Place the 1 thick or 2 thin papaya strips in the “valley” you created with the first 2 quarters of the roll you sliced up. Then, carefully place the other 2 quarters on top in the mirrored image of the first 2. If you were to remove the papaya, it would leave an empty diamond shape.
9. Very carefully roll the whole roll forward, making sure to wrap tightly. Continue until you reach the end and then smear some more sushizu on the end to hold it sealed.
10. This is where I made my first mistake. Don’t cut it in half – I found this made it harder to cut those thin pieces I was talking about. Just start at one end and work your way down like you would a normal maki sushi roll.
11. Ta-da! I’m not sure I’d eat these with soya sauce, but you can if you wish.
Oh, those are gorgeous!!
They so look like a work of art. Just beautiful.
wow, that is really beautiful. Really nice work. I think I would need a lot of patience to make this! Looks quite delicate to make.. (although Ive done “regular” makis before, this type would look like a bit of a challenge for me!)
Thanks for the instructions! i will sure be making these the next time i make sushi~
Those look awesome! Definitely want to give this a try!
what a wonderful idea!! these look so good, and so beautiful too. *almost* too beautiful to eat.
They’re like little stain glass windows. Just beautiful!
How elegant! Will be trying these soon.
Oh. My. God. That is easily the coolest thing I’ve seen all week. Will be making, thanks for sharing!
Wow, those are just so impressive Myamii. They would be sure to be a crowd pleaser.
That’s really creative! I have never seen such good looking maki before
your maki are beautiful and the step-by-step made what looks very intricate seem approachable. what a great trick! we made sushi recently too, but now I’m embarrassed to post our rather mangled and ordinary-looking versions!
Wow. Those are beautiful!
They look so artistic, and delicious too!
Woe!!
This is a great site. I love the pics.
Thanks
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WOW!!! Looks yum and so easy, I’m not real good at rolling suhi rolls, but the family loves them anyway!!! Think I’ll try your kool way with sushi and/or avocado real soon!! Thanks !!!!!
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Wow that is funky looking sushi! I would love to try it! I guess with sushi there is literally any amount of stuff that you can do! It is up to you and your imagination! I saw somebody doing chocolate sushi last year! Maybe that was psuhing the boat a bit too far!
They look fantastic!
I love Asian Food! Great site.
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Ohh … It seems you have done a lot of reachearch before this post .Hope you dont mind me linking this post on my website .
How long did it take you to make one of these makis? (approximately)
They look wonderful..
Thank you for the idea.
wow! thks for posting! they look great and they are a great idea for kids.
Great blog BTW!!