Name: Mixed Sashimi Don (Sashimi Chirashi Don)
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: Assorted sashimi (salmon, squid or any fresh seafood) at least 200 g (7 oz); Shiso leaves for flavouring and garnishing; Hot steamed rice 400 g (14 oz); Toasted white sesame seeds (iri goma) 2 Tbsp; Grain vinegar (kokumotsu su) 1 Tbsp; Sea salt ⅛ tsp; Johakuto sugar 2 tsp; Cucumber for garnishing; Sweet pickled ginger (gari) to taste; Sashimi soy sauce to taste; wasabi to taste

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Donburi

By Aki Watanabe

Published 2022

About

If you have a few kinds of sashimi cuts available, this would be a quick but fancy dinner option.

Ingredients

Hot steamed rice 400 g (14 oz)
Toasted white sesame seeds (iri goma) 2

Method

Stir together all ingredients for sushi vinegar in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in a microwave for 20 seconds, until salt and sugar have dissolved. Alternatively, heat over a stove. Pour over hot steamed rice. Scatter over sesame seeds and mix well. Leave to cool to room temperature.
Meanwhile, make shallow slits on one side of the squid. On a flat surface, place a