Festive and delicious: the sushi donut!

If Christmas (or the Christmas holidays) is also your cue to start cooking and eating all day long, you might be looking for another fun and surprising recipe. We’ve got one for you! Not new, but delicious, with the added bonus that it looks amazing: the sushi donut.

Sushi is pretty perfect as it is, of course. But hey, we’re all back at home, and if you have kids, you might still be looking for some holiday entertainment. Or perhaps a therapeutic zen moment for yourself in the kitchen! Either way, you can have fun with this:

How to make sushi donuts

• Get everything you would normally use to make ‘regular’ sushi (including the quantities): thinly sliced raw fish and shrimp, sushi rice, sushi vinegar (mirin), fish roe, cucumber sliced on a mandoline and any other toppings you like that look beautiful and taste delicious, such as thin slices of avocado, radish, or black and white sesame seeds. Make a small omelet and cut it into very thin strips.
• Make sure you have either a sushi mat for rolling, or perhaps you’re lucky enough to have a donut-shaped baking tin! In that case, it’s even easier.
• Cook the rice according to the instructions on the package, transfer it to a large bowl, stir in the mirin with a spatula and let it cool completely. Then roll the rice in plastic wrap in the mat, or press it firmly onto a large piece of plastic wrap in the donut mold. Make sure the plastic wrap is large enough to fold over the rice so you can press it down with it. If you rolled it in a mat, now shape the rice roll into a ring and ‘stick’ the ends together. If you made it in a donut mold, lift it out using the plastic wrap and carefully turn the donut over with the rounded side facing up.
• Now cover the rice donuts with your toppings, arranging them side by side; for a beautifully draped effect, work at a slight angle as you follow the circle.
• Serve immediately, optionally on a square of nori, with soy sauce or tamari and wasabi paste on the side—and enjoy!

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