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Pepper Shrimp Sushi Roll

Delicious cooked shrimp and peppers in a sushi roll!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: appetizer, Dinner, sushi
Keyword: 30 minute, appetizer, Dinner, Shrimp, sushi, Weekend Dinner, Weeknight Dinner
Servings: 1 people

Ingredients

  • For the shrimp:
  • 6 jumbo shrimp - peeled and deveined tails removed
  • dash of cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • dash of smoked paprika
  • dash of black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
  • For the filling:
  • 1 mini red bell pepper - sliced into long strips
  • 1 mini orange bell pepper - sliced into long strips
  • cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon roasted green chili peppers
  • 1 green onion - sliced long wise into thin strips
  • spicy mayo - recipe below
  • oyster or eel sauce
  • For topping:
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • black sesame oil
  • fresh or freeze dried jalapenos
  • sesame seeds
  • spicy mayo

Instructions

  • Season shrimp with the seasonings listed and cook until pink and plump.
  • Prep all of your fillings by slicing them into thin and long of strips, except for the shrimp.
  • Lay down a piece of plastic wrap over your sushi mat.
  • Add cooked sushi rice or brown rice.
  • Lay another piece of plastic wrap over the top and roll out with a rolling pin until it’s in a large enough rectangle to lay the nori wrap over and about 1/2 inch thick.
  • Remove the plastic wrap from the top.
  • Add nori wrapper over the top with the shiny side up.
  • Add bells peppers, green chilies, cream cheese, green onions, spicy mayo or eel sauce and shrimp.
  • Pull both sides of the plastic wrap up so the roll's edges go together.
  • Use the sushi mat, a towel or your hands to press the roll into a long cylinder.
  • Add the spicy mayo, a drizzle of black sesame oil, eel or oyster sauce, jalapenos and sesame seeds.
  • Slice the roll by using a sharp or serrated knife, dripped in rice vinegar or water so it doesn’t get sticky.