Let’s learn how to make sushi donuts. Not only are they totally on trend, they are fun to make and actually taste AMAZING! Recipe includes step-by-step photo tutorial.
Sushi donuts are a trend I can get behind. Unlike many of the outrageous foods you see on Instagram, this recipe actually lives up to the hype. They look great – totally show stopping to be more precise – but they actually taste amazing.
To make them even more delicious, I filled the donuts with an avocado cream made with a touch of wasabi and some cream cheese. It keeps the toppings to rice ratio in check which is extremely important! :)
Mold for Sushi Donuts
I already had a donut baking pan on hand and it worked fine for these donuts. To prevent sticking I lined them with plastic wrap. Silicone donut molds will also work great for this recipe and you don’t need to line them. The trick is to press the rice firmly into the mold so it keeps that nice donut shape even when you remove them from the mold.
Toppings for Sushi Donuts
The sky is the limit for donut toppings! If you are using fish, it’s imperative that you buy sashimi grade fish. It’s more expensive but it’s the only safe way to eat raw fish. If you can’t find sashimi grade fish where you live, you can also use smoked salmon.
Other toppings to consider are cucumbers thinly sliced into ribbons with a vegetable peeler, radishes, roe (fish eggs), tamago (Japanese cooked egg), pickled ginger, sesame seeds, sushi seasoning (furikake), avocado, pickled radish (recipe included here), red cabbage, sprouts, edible flowers, spicy mayo, shrimp, and scallions (green onion).
San Francisco Sushi Donuts?
If you’re looking for a place in the San Francisco Bay Area to buy sushi donuts you’re out of luck for now. I haven’t been able to find a restaurant that serves them. The closest location I’ve found is Project Poke Co. outside of Los Angeles in Fountain Valley, CA. If you do find a place in San Francisco, let me know! Until then, my version is pretty darn delicious.
Project Poké Co.
16051 Brookhurst Street
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
https://www.instagram.com/projectpokeco/
Buying Sashimi Grade Fish in San Francisco
My favorite place to buy sashimi grade fish in San Francisco is Nijiya Market in Japantown. Their fish is always very fresh and reasonably priced. I know some Whole Foods carry sashimi, but the ones I have checked in San Francisco and the East Bay do not. An option for sashimi in the East Bay is Tokyo Fish Market.
Nijiya Market Japantown
1737 Post Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
http://www.nijiya.com/
Tokyo Fish Market
1220 San Pablo Ave
Albany, CA 94706
http://www.tokyofish.net/
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How to Make Sushi Donuts
Let’s learn how to make sushi donuts. Not only are they totally on trend, they are fun to make and actually taste AMAZING! Recipe includes step-by-step photo tutorial.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 1x
- Category: Main Dishes
- Method: Stove top
- Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients
Sushi Donut Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups uncooked sushi or short grain rice
- 2 1/2 cups water
- 2/3 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons salt
Avocado Filling Ingredients:
- 1 avocado
- 4 ounces (half package) cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons wasabi
Sushi Donut Toppings (suggestions)
- Sashimi grade fish
- Cucumber
- Radishes
- Sprouts
- Fish roe
- Avocado
- Traditional and black sesame seeds
- Nori sheets (dried seaweed), for serving
- Soy sauce, for serving
- Wasabi, for serving (optional)
- Pickled ginger, for serving (optional)
Special Equipment:
Instructions
Prepare the Sushi Rice:
- Wash uncooked sushi rice until water runs clear. Let sit for 15 minutes.
- Combine rice and 2 1/2 cups of water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat. Cook about 30-35 minutes over medium low heat.
- Stir together the rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a heatproof bowl. Microwave at 30 second intervals until sugar is full dissolved.
- Stir mixture into sushi rice. Set aside to cool.
Make the Avocado Filling:
- In a medium bowl, use a hand mixer to blend together the avocado, cream cheese, lemon juice, wasabi and salt until smooth.
- Transfer to piping bag or gallon freezer bag.
Make the Sushi Donuts:
- If using the donut pan, line the pan with plastic wrap. Press the prepared rice into donut mold or pan, leaving a well.
- Snip the tip of the piping bag filled with avocado and pipe it into the well. Top with more sushi rice.
- Cover donuts with plastic wrap and press the rice together until tightly packed. Let sit for 2-3 minutes.
- Place a baking sheet lined with parchment paper on top of donut mold and flip over.
- Gently unmold donuts. Remove plastic wrap.
Add sushi donut toppings:
- Slice radishes thinly using a mandolin slicer and place in a small bowl. Cover with rice vinegar and a pinch of salt and let soften for 10 minutes.
- Thinly slice fish and layer on top of rice donuts.
- Thinly slice cucumber using a vegetable peeler and layer on top of rice donuts.
- Layer on pickled radish.
- Tuck ends of sprouts until one layer.
- Sprinkle on sesame seeds and other toppings, if using.
- Serve on nori with soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger.
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What if I don’t have a donut mold? Is there another way to make the shapes?