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Make sushi at home recipe: California Roll with Real Crabmeat
COOKING TIME Total: 35 - 40 minutes Sushi Rice: 30 - 40 minutes Rolling: 5 minutes When I founded Breakthrough Sushi in 2012, my goal was to offer authentic Sushi Classes that showcased the true essence of sushi-making. One of the first things that caught my wife’s attention was using imitation crabmeat (Kani Kama) in California Rolls. It led me to question why we couldn't use real crabmeat, especially since San Francisco is abundant with Dungeness Crab. My wife's curiosity m

Kaz Matsune
Oct 11, 20223 min read


Homemade Recipe for Sushi: Teriyaki Chicken Roll! (Nori Seaweed Out Chumaki Medium Roll, 4pc)
Think of it as Nori wrapped Chicken Rice Salad. COOKING TIME Total: 40 - 50 minutes Sushi Rice: 30 - 40 minutes Teriyaki Chicken: 35 - 40...

Kaz Matsune
Oct 4, 20223 min read


Red Dragon Roll
While many Dragon Roll recipes call for Unagi, Fresh Water Eel, most of the Red Dragon Rolls are missing Unagi. Another ingredient missing from Red Dragon Roll is the eel sauce as it has spicy tuna on top. If you like that sweet BBQ eel sauce on your roll, sure, it’s perfectly Ok to pour some of that. However, my recommendation is to use mayo or cream based cause for spicy tuna, perhaps simple ponzu or citrus sauce just might do it. Red Dragon roll will require the making of

Kaz Matsune
Sep 27, 20224 min read


Salmon Sashimi with Hickory Smoke (Not to be confused with “Smoked” Salmon Sashimi)
Spoiler alert: This recipe is about a smoke gun. The story is, however, about our senses. Aroma is a fantastic thing with infinite...

Kaz Matsune
Sep 20, 20222 min read


Homemade Recipe for Sushi: How to Make Sushi Rice Using A Pot (instead of a rice cooker)
COOKING TIME Total: 30 - 40 minutes Sushi is simple, but if you've never made it before, I understand creating homemade Sushi can be challenging. Before you can learn to look for what kind of fish you need to purchase for your Sushi (i.e. Sushi grade fish), there is one important step you need to make: Sushi Rice. I've written some recipes for cooking Sushi Rice, but most of them call for using rice cooker. Many of my Sushi class participants (both in-person and especially on

Kaz Matsune
Sep 13, 20228 min read
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