Sushi-Go signature rolls

We are cooking with Discover Newport. Jefferson Dube, owner of Sushi-Go joined The Rhode Show kitchen to make a couple of their signature rolls.

Sushi-go Signature Roll #2

Ingredients:
Spicy tuna
Asian pear
avocado

Steps:
Spread rice on nori, add sesame seeds,slice ingredients and add to roll and then roll up and cut.
Top with sauce and garnish.

Jumbo Shrimp tempura roll:
(per roll makes 10 pieces)

Ingredients:
Vegetable oil for frying
2 16-20 count raw shrimp peeled and deveined with tail-on 4oz prepared tempura batter (follow package directions) 1/8th ripe avocado sliced into thick strips (should just yield to thumb pressure)
2oz English cucumber peeled and cut into thin strips 1oz Masago or Tobikko Fish roe *(may be omitted)
1 cup prepared sushi rice
1 full sheet of nori seaweed or 2 half sheets 1/2oz toasted sesame seeds Sushi-go spicy sauce (recipe to follow) Pickled ginger and wasabi paste for garnish Sushi rolling mat covered in plastic wrap

Steps:
Heat about 2 inches of vegetable oil to 325 degrees in a heavy pan.
While oil heats place each shrimp on a skewer and place into tempura batter.
Once oil is hot, fry shrimp for 4-5 minutes or until opaque in center and light golden brown.
Set aside on a paper towel and proceed to next step.

Place nori on a clean dry cutting board and place a small handful of sushi rice (on the rough side) in center.

Spread rice evenly over entire sheet to approximately 1/2 in thickness.

Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds lightly onto rice then flip sheet over and place on rolling mat.

Remove shrimp from skewers and place cooked shrimp on nori with tails slightly off edges of nori.

Next add spicy sauce, sliced avocado, fish roe* then cucumber slices.

Form roll starting from side closest to you paying close attention to keeping ingredients tightly held in the center.

After your roll is complete slice in half then each half into 5 pieces. Plate roll, top with spicy sauce and serve with wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce.

Enjoy!

Sushi-go spicy sauce recipe:

1 part chili sauce (hot not sweet)
3 parts mayonnaise
Splash each soy sauce and sesame oil