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Ingredients per serving

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Prepare the sushi rice

  • Sushi rice (uncooked) 1.0 cup
  • Water 1.0 cup
  • Vinegar, rice wine 1.0 Tbsp
  • Mirin 0.5 Tbsp
  • kosher salt to taste

Prepare the spicy tuna

  • Tuna, steak, fresh 0.5 lb
  • Hellmann's mayonaise
  • Soy sauce 1.0 Tbsp
  • 2 tsp kashmiri chili powder
  • 1/4 tsp szechuan chili powder

Prepare the hot and sour jackfruit

  • 8 oz canned jackfruit in syrup
  • Lime juice 3.0 Tbsp
  • 1 1/2 TBSP fish sauce
  • 1 red birds eye chili, sliced thin
  • 1 tsp dried shirmp paste or powder
  • Garlic, minced 1.0 clove
  • Star anise 1.0 piece

Grill Maitake Mushrooms

  • Mixed mushrooms, sliced (oyster, maitake, crimini) 4.0 oz
  • toasted sesame oil
  • kosher salt

Prepare the candied sweet potato

  • 1 purple sweet potato, peeled, large dice
  • Mirin 0.25 cup
  • Vinegar, rice wine 25.0 cup
  • Salt, kosher 1.0 Tbsp
  • water as needed
  • 1/4 cup prepared kimchi
  • 2 oz japanese cucumber, sliced lengthwise
  • Green onion, split lengthwise
  • Large bonito flakes
  • Nori squares for maki rolls
  • Strong leaf lettuce or cabbage, for lettuce wraps
  • Cuttlefish crackers
  • Furikake, for rice garnish

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Preparation

  1. Prepare the sushi rice

    • Wash rice in cold water. Drain and repeat until the water remains clear.
    • Drain rice very well.
    • Cook rice in a rice cooker, following cooker instructions. If you do not have a rice cooker, bring the water and rice to a boil together. Reduce the heat to low, cover with a tight lid, and cook for 15 minutes. Then turn off the heat, and allow the rice to rest for 15 minutes before removing the lid.
    • Spread the cooked rice out, over a sheet pan. Evenly sprinkle the vinegar, mirin, and salt over the rice.
    • Gently toss the rice to distribute the flavors.
  2. Prepare the spicy tuna

    5 minutes
    • Combine all ingredients.
    • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before use. 
  3. Prepare the hot and sour jackfruit

    5 minutes
    • Tear the jackfruit into bite size pieces, whatever that looks like for you.
    • Combine all ingredients. 
    • Allow jackfruit to marinate for at least 1 hour before use.  
  4. Grill Maitake Mushrooms

    5 minutes
    • Preheat a grill or grill pan, until very hot, near smoking.
    • Toss the mushrooms in juts enough oil to coat, then season with salt.
    • Quickly grill mushrooms until charred all over but retaining their shape. Allow mushrooms to cool.
  5. Prepare the candied sweet potato

    30 minutes
    • Preheat an oven to 350 degrees.
    • Arrange a single layer of sweet potato in a shallow baking dish. Add remaining ingredients to the pan.
    • Add just enough water to the pan to cover the potatoes.
    • Bake potatoes in oven until the liquid has evaporated and the potatoes are smashable soft and sticky.
    Smash potatoes with a fork. Taste and add salt if desired.