If you’re like me and love sushi, then you’re going to love my rendition of a Spicy Shrimp Sushi Roll. Spicy shrimp mix, and cucumber slices rolled tight between rice and seaweed then topped with avocado slices green onions and sesame seeds. The rolls are finished with the works; a drizzle of spicy mayo, eel sauce, sriracha and green onions. This is the ultimate roll and perfect for when you’re craving sushi.
It comes together quickly and SO good. If you’re wanting to host a dinner party, be sure to add sushi making on the list of things to do!
Ingredients for Spicy Shrimp Sushi Roll
- Sushi rice: short grain rice with a sticky texture when it’s cooked.
- Nori: Be sure to get the full sheets. Not snack nori. Here’s the link to the one I used.
- Rice vinegar: used to season the rice. Gives it that sushi taste. This is the brand I used.
- Shrimp: I used medium sized shrimp chopped into pieces.
- Cucumber: deseeded and cut into thin strips.
- Avocado: thinly sliced.
- Green onions: Love adding to the shrimp mix and to garnish.
- Panko: adds great texture, and holds the shrimp mix together.
- Sugar & Salt: use this to season the rice.
- Mayo: I love using Kewpie mayo for my Asian inspired recipes.
- Sriracha: bring on the heat!
- Soy sauce: I recommend using low sodium soy sauce. You can use coconut aminos as an alternative.
How to make the Spicy shrimp?
Spicy shrimp is very easy to make. All you need is cooked shrimp, kewpie mayo, panko, Sriracha, sesame oil, green onions, and soy sauce. Mix everything together until well combined. If you’re feeling adventurous, you can add a little cajun seasoning for some extra pizzazz.
Feel free to use any fish with this combination. Tuna, shrimp, salmon. The options are endless.
Making sushi doesn’t have to be hard. If you don’t want to be adventurous and use a place mat lol grab a sushi making kit from Amazon! It’ll make this spicy shrimp sushi roll that much easier.
Looking for more shrimp recipes? Try some of my favorites
Shrimp Pizza
Jerk Shrimp Salad
Shrimp Rangoon
Spicy Shrimp Crispy Rice
If you make this Spicy Shrimp Sushi Roll please be sure to leave a comment, and or tag me on Instagram @cookwithci. I would love to see your recreations and hear your thoughts.
Spicy Shrimp Sushi Roll
Equipment
- Sushi Rolling Kit or a sturdy place mat
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup sushi rice
- 1 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- nori sheets
For spicy shrimp
- 1/2 lbs shrimp
- 2 tbsp Kewpie mayo
- Sriracha
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 spig green onions diced
- 2 tbsp panko
For the roll
- cucumber julienned
- sesame seeds
- eel sauce
- green onions diced
- spicy mayo
- 1 avocado sliced
Instructions
- Wash sushi rice until the water runs clear. Bring water and rice to a boil then reduce to a simmer cover and cook for about 15 minutes.
- Season shrimp with onion powder, soy sauce, white pepper. Sear in a skillet until cooked then remove from the pan. Chop shrimp into bite sized pieces.
- Add the shrimp to a bowl, add kewpie mayo, Sriracha, soy sauce, green onions, and panko. Mix until well combined.
- Season rice with rice vinegar, sugar and salt. Mix well. And allow rice to cool to room temp.
- Chop and prepare cucumber and avocado.
- To a flat surface lay down sushi mat or place mat. Then place a layer of plastic wrap. With wet hands, spread out 1/3 cup of sushi rice on a sheet of nori (use more if needed). Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if desired.
- Flip nori over on a sheet of plastic wrap so the side with rice is facing the plastic wrap. Add a cucumber, 2 spoonfuls of spicy shrimp mix and 2 avocado slices 1/4 from the top of the nori, then roll and tuck tightly making everything sealed.If using a sushi making kit, use according to the instructions.
- Keep rolling and tucking until it’s sealed. Using a wet knife, slice the sushi into even sized pieces. Drizzle with eel sauce, Spicy mayo and Sriracha. Top with more green onions, if desired and Enjoy!
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