Hina Matsuri Mini Hina Doll Chirashizushi

Recipe :   Hina Matsuri Mini Hina Doll Chirashizushi

Ingredients

420 grams	Sushi rice
1	Sakura Denbu (→?
1/2	Cucumber

For the dolls

4	leaves Shiso leaves (→?
2 slice	Ham
2	sheets Nori(→?  for the empreror's kimono (4 x 1.5 cm)
2	sheets Nori for the empreror's hair (16 x 2 cm)
4	sheets Nori for the empress' hair (3 cm diameter)
1	Sakura Denbu (→?
1	Dried pasta

Hina Sweets

1 dash	Tuna sashimi
1 dash	Salmon sashimi
1 dash	Thick tamagoyaki (rolled omelette) (→?
1 piece	Atsuage (→?
2	cm Cucumber
2	cm Fish sausages

Tools

1	12 cm diameter metal ring (if you don't have one, use a milk carton)
4	Toothpicks
1	you can use any you like Flower and butterfly cutters

Method

1  If you don't have a ring, make one using strips of paper from a milk carton and a stapler.

2  Wrap plastic wrap around the stapled parts.

 
 

3  Divide the sushi rice into 300 g and 120 g portions. Mix the 300 g portion with the sakura denbu.

4  Base Slightly dampen a plate and put your ring on top. Stuff halfway to the top with the pink sushi rice, then remove the ring. Make 2.

5  Use a slicer to cut out thin slices of cucumber, then assemble them around the sushi rice.

6  Divide the white sushi rice into 4 equal pieces. Shape them into 4.5 cm tall mounds.

7  Cut the shiso leaves in half vertically, then cut a 1~2 cm strip of ham out from the middle.

You will be using the outer pieces.

8  Wrap the rice balls from 6 in the shiso leaves with the ragged edges on top.

9  Wrap the 16 cm long nori around two of the rice balls. Put the 4 cm long strips on the head. The bottom picture is the side view.

10 Wrap the other two rice balls with the ham. Lay 2 pieces of the circular nori onto each of their heads to create the hair.

11  Use the sakura denpu to make the cheeks and some nori to make the eyes. The dolls are done!

12  Cut out butterflies from the tamagoyaki.

13  Use cucumber, the white part of the atsuage, and the fish sausages to make small balls. Secure them on a toothpick.

14  Use the flower cookie cutter to make flowers from the tuna sashimi and salmon sashimi.

15  Assemble the dolls and sweets onto the base from Stepn5 and it's done!



Recipe by BiBi Sumire
Translated by　 COOKPAD