$5 Sushi Meal | But Cheaper

is this boat gonna float yeah no absolutely not a few years ago I started to make the cheapest Gourmet sushi rolls that I can and I achieved that goal for the most part but I only left you with three rolls that's just not enough to cover the wide variety of roles that are out there which brings us to today we're making a physical boatload of sushi four brand new rolls with a budget of five dollars per serving originally I wanted this Sushi Boat but that's a hundred dollars not very much cheaper so in the spirit of butt cheaper we're gonna be making our own at home in a way that's not going to completely alliterate our budget I'm gonna put all the sushi on the boat but I can't eat it until I lay it in a body of water and it must float so that makes two goals for us to hit so with all that being said let's make this shall we so first we gotta make our boat we looked up a video on how to fold a paper boat Evan volunteered to figure that out and well it actually worked look at that link in the description for how we did it onto the sushi what have we always talked about you absolutely must wash your rice first you're gonna need two and a half cups or 535 grams of short grain rice place it into a large mesh sieve pop that bad boy into a bowl and fill the bowl all the way up with water until your rice is covered gently agitate the rice drain the water and repeat that process one to two more times until the water runs clear then comes the second issue well what about the rice cooker Josh there's no way around it rice cooker is going to make the best version of rice if you have one then please use it put in equal parts water close it and start your rice cooker but if you don't have a rice cooker then obviously you can use a pot which you'll use the same ratio of water you'll bring the pot to a boil on high heat then turn the heat down to Low cover with a lid cook for 12 minutes then turn the heat off and leave it to steam for 10 more minutes listen this is not Uncle Roger or Uncle Josh approved whatsoever but I'm just showing you the option if you cannot afford a rice cooker now while that rice is cooking you're gonna make your seasoned rice vinegar also called Sushi zoo in a medium sauce pot add three tablespoons or 38 grams of sugar one tablespoon or 18 grams of kosher salt 1 cup of white distilled vinegar heat that over medium heat stirring occasionally until everything's dissolved and it's steamy hot traditionally you would steep combo in this but that doesn't exactly keep the price low does it so instead we're gonna steep one sheet of nori in there for about 10 minutes drain it and that's your zoo now once your rice is done pop that out into a large bowl or if you happen to have it Hungary It's pretty dope carefully seasoned using a large spoon drizzle your sushi juice over the spoon to help distribute over the rice and you're going to cut the rice using a sweeping motion sweep the rice all the way the edges of the bowl gather it all back up into the center season it again cut it again fold it should be good to go after the second or third time once it tastes perfect though it's done pop that back into a pot or your rice cooker to keep it warm and we have four rolls to fill up this boat avocado katsu which I like to call avocatsu a soy brown butter mushroom tempura sweet potato and let's not forget our glazed spam first let's start with our soy brown butter mushroom because it can sit for a little bit in a 12 inch pan add in just enough oil to coat the bottom of the pan heat over medium high add in two portobello mushrooms that have been cubed and let those sear for two to three minutes tossing occasionally until beautifully browned on all sides then add two tablespoons or 24 grams of unsalted butter toss and just let that cook for about one to two minutes or until the butter begins to Brown then cut off the heat and add soy sauce to taste stir the coat and that's it first sushima wrap that bad boy in plastic get yourself one sheet of nori I don't know about a half cup of sushi rice spread it out if you have them add some toasted sesame seeds on top you're gonna carefully flip all right cool not bad in the lower third of your roll add on your Mushroom in a nice row optionally you can add some sliced avocado then using your sushi mat roll it up crimp up a little bit more crimp then finishing all the way cripping it and forming it into a beautifully shape to makimono remove your mat cut it in half and then cut into rolls and it's your soy brown butter mushroom let's move on to our avocatsu first a very simple spicy mayo in a small container add three quarters of a cup or 162 grams of mayonnaise three tablespoons or 45 grams of sriracha a little Pinch of Sugar salt to taste serve everything together and well that's it next an apple Relish in a small bowl I'm gonna add one green apple that's been beautifully brunoise it's just basically a very fine dice best way to do it place your Apple into sheets about an eighth of an inch thick cut those sheets into very fine matchsticks and then cut the opposing way on the Matchstick all the way down to get a beautiful brunwa pop that into a small bowl along with one Thai Chili thinly sliced three tablespoons or 45 grams of white distilled vinegar a quarter cup or 71 grams of soy sauce the juice of one whole lemon optionally a little splash of mirror and that's totally up to you stir together and let that sit now for the avocado you only need one large avocado cut that into quarters peel each piece and then cut each quarter in half now for the breading station very simple in One Bowl One Cup or 150 grams of all-purpose flour in another Bowl two eggs plus one tablespoon or 14 grams of soy sauce with set together till combined and then in the final Bowl one cup or 73 grams of Panko bread crumbs if you know Katsu it's really easy toss it in the flour dust off the excess coat in your egg mixture go with panko and repeat with the rest in the 7 quart heavy bottom pot filled halfway with vegetable oil and heat it to 350 Fahrenheit add in your katsu in two batches and fry for two to three minutes or until a beautiful golden brown avocatsu emerges placed in a wire rack to drain and immediately season generously with salted taste nor you down add on your sushi rice spreading it all the way edge to edge but leaving a little bit of a quarter inch lip at the top in the lower third add one to two of your fried avocado in a row followed by your Apple relish so first cilantro sprigs roll it up nice and thoit and beautiful room for the mat and cut it to six to eight pieces next temper a sweet potato you're gonna need one large sweet potato peel that bad boy cut it in half lengthwise then cut each half in half again to get quarters and then slice that into wedges that are just under a quarter inch thick separately to make your tempura batter get a medium sized Bowl add in one cup or 150 grams of all-purpose flour half a teaspoon or half a gram of baking powder which together until combined then mix in three quarters of a cup or 180 milliliters of carbonated water and one large egg once it's thoroughly mixed it's okay if there's a couple of lumps add an additional soda water if needed then strain out your lumps and now you're ready to fry using your same fry oil from before toss your sweet potato in a little bit of plain all-purpose flour dunk in your tempura batter and immediately drop into your fry oil that's been preheated to 350 Fahrenheit then just fry those bad boys for two to three minutes while there's a fry I'm going to make a very simple chili sauce small pole three tablespoons or 45 grams of mayonnaise one tablespoon or 18 grams of a spicy chili sauce of your choice one teaspoon or 6 grams of soy sauce and stir together until combined that's it real simple if I ever seen a beautiful sweet potato it looks like this right here once it's done in crispy pull it out drain it on a wire rack and immediately season a taste with salt Nori down sushi rice slide onto your mat add on your sweet potato in a nice row followed by two batons a fresh cucumber Josh how do you get this shape can you please help me out of course I can it's literally just a seedless English cucumber cut into segments half the length of your Nori and you're going to cut off just the cheeks if you will you're thinking to cut those into beautiful batons but a third of an inch wide and that's it follow that with Thai basil leaves or regular basil leaves whichever optionally if you want a little bit of you know it's a very thinly sliced Serrano and your sauce to your heart's desire roll that bad boy up and then cut your roll into six to eight pieces we're on to our last one the spam roll first a very basic glaze medium sauce pot add in two tablespoons of 26 grams of light brown sugar bowl with half a tablespoon or 8 grams of white distilled vinegar half a tablespoon or seven grams of sriracha one tablespoon or 14 grams of soy sauce optionally one tablespoon or 18 grams of Hoisin turn the heat on and stir until completely dissolved pour into a container and you're done now hold on one second before we move on what are we gonna do with all this remaining Sushi soup we'll make a pickle relish for this roll so take your remaining Sushi soup bring it to a boil in a medium-sized sauce pot in a separate container you're gonna add in a quarter cup or 42 grams of finely diced cucumber a quarter cup or 42 grams of finely diced onion a quarter cup or 42 grams of red bell pepper also finely diced and finally a quarter cup of 42 grams of finely diced green bell pepper for your hot Sushi zoo on top stir and let that sit until room temp now look the spam is just dummy easy you literally just pop it out of the can cut it into half inch thick and if you have a grill you can totally heat that bad boy upheat it over medium high or you can use a grill pan once you your grill is lightly spray with oil and add in your spam Grill on all sides so you get some beautiful color then immediately brush every single side with your glaze turning often brushing and turning until they're glistening like dark obelisks standing in the night or uh something like that and now we assemble Nori down sushi rice slide it under the mat add in two pieces of your spam or more if you want these are pretty thick so roll that bad boy up slice it beautifully just like the rest and then all you have to do is load up that boat beautifully and I kind of wanted to go with a nice little gradient here right we've got our little sections once your boat is filled any toppings will go on now on the avocatsu you'll have nice little dots of spicy mayo now on the spam roll you're just gonna add a nice light spoonful of your pickled relish directly on top plus some cilantro if you desire now to keep this boat looking pretty we didn't stack all the sushi on top of it so you can't see every roll that we made this boat could probably serve six people and that comes up to five dollars and six cents per serving which puts me slightly over budget but hey delete the most expensive roll out of here and you're good to go but we know why you're here forget the sushi let's see if this thing floats I need a pool noodle thanks Kendrick that you strategically had that I only used half of a pool noodle how much is a pool noodle two dollars for the pack two dollars for the pack one dollar but cheaper here we go yes I told you it floats eat my sushi right now this is uh currently leaking through my ceiling and I don't know why just Joy here we are welcome we have four different rolls cheap price for this right here for the whole goddamn thing well never gonna spend that little at restaurant the beauty of it is many of these are vegetarian completely accidentally because that's really the only way to save money is to be honest let's start with the one that I I'm gonna like the most spam but that's the it's salty it's fatty it's rich but balanced there's the sweetness it's smoky it's good moving on avocatsu a vegetarian's dream that one thoughts was good enough to make a got named boat spin sorry it worked and everyone didn't believe me absolutely not I made backups look at that it's obviously creamy but you get that immediate crunch your brain almost goes is this like fried chicken or something and then right away the avocado moving on to poor sweet potato underrated fragrant sweet crunchy it's a refreshing roll I can eat like 100 of these and I know I'm gonna feel great afterwards love it not low calorie last one it's really hard to choose okay mushroom was my favorite every single one of these are fantastic you make all of them you decide which one your favorite is the goddamn boat close all right mission accomplished on budget and bon voyage foreign [Music] [Music]

Channel: Joshua Weissman

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Length: 10min 13sec (613 seconds)

Published: Wed Nov 16 2022