Name: AMARANTH CAVIAR FOR SUSHI
Ingredients: 3 medium-sized beets, finely diced; 4 cups water OR one bottle of prepared beet juice, unsweetened, like Biotta; 3/4 cup amaranth grain, rinsed; 1 cup sushi rice, soaked for 30 minutes then rinsed well; 2 cups water; 1 TB rice vinegar; 1 TB sugar; 1/2 TB salt; nori sheets; 1/2 cup raw daikon, finely diced; 1 tsp black sesame seeds; 1/2 tsp sugar; 1 tsp rice vinegar

Ingredients

for the faux-roe

3 medium-sized beets, finely diced
4 cups water OR one bottle of prepared beet juice, unsweetened, like Biotta
3/4 cup amaranth grain, rinsed

for the sushi

1 cup sushi rice, soaked for 30 minutes then rinsed well
2 cups water
1 TB rice vinegar
1 TB sugar
1/2 TB salt
nori sheets

for the pickled daikon

1/2 cup raw daikon, finely diced
1 tsp black sesame seeds
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp rice vinegar

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Instructions

If you are using prepared beet juice, skip to Step #2. If you are using fresh beets, place them with the water into a medium-sized saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce to medium and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mash the beets with a potato masher, then strain. Reserve the beet pieces for pickling or roasting later.
Bring the beet juice to a boil in a medium-sized saucepan. Add in the amaranth and whisk well. Boil, uncovered for about 20 minutes, whisking occasionally to ensure it does not stick to the bottom of the pan. (The amaranth should be slightly al dente—do not overcook.) Then, place the cooked amaranth with any leftover liquid into the refrigerator to cool and soak.
When you are ready to prepare the gunkanmaki, place the rice and water into a rice cooker. While it cooks and steams, combine the sugar, vinegar and salt in a separate glass bowl. Set aside.
Cut the nori sheets into 1 to 1 1/2 inch ribbons. Set aside. Toss all of the pickled daikon ingredients together and place into the refrigerator to chill.
Place a small strainer over a bowl. Take the faux-roe out of the refrigerator and spoon some of it into the strainer so it can drain slightly.
When your rice is ready, place it into the glass bowl and stir well.
To assemble the gunkanmaki, keep a small bowl of water nearby. Dip your fingers into the water before handling the rice. Shape the rice into small oval shapes, about the size of your thumb. Then wrap one of the nori strips around that, securing the end with a little bit of water to seal it. Spoon some of the slightly-drained faux-roe over the top.
Serve with soy sauce and the pickled daikon.

Category: Vegan Seafood