Ebi Kimizushi (Prawn Sushi with Egg Yolk)
- 6 medium shrimp raw, unshelled
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 pinch monosodium glutamate
- 4 tablespoons water
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 each egg yolks
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 pinch monosodium glutamate
- 1 1/4 teaspoons sugar
- 2 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice
- TO COOK PRAWNS: Leaving the shells of the prawns intact, insert the toothpicks along the inside curves to prevent curling.
- Drop the prawn into 3/4 pint of boiling water and cook briskly, uncovered, for about 3 minutes until pink and firm.
- Drain in a sieve and cool quickly under cold running water.
- Remove the toothpicks and peel the prawns, leaving the last section of shell and tail on each one.
- De-vein the prawns by making a shallow incision across their tops with a small, sharp knife.
- Lift out the vein.
- Butterfly the prawns by cutting along their inner curves 3/4 of the way through, spreading the open and flattening with a cleaver.
- MARINADE: Put the vinegar, water, salt, sugar and MSG into a mixing bowl and stir together thoroughly.
- Add the prawns, marinade at room temperature for 1 hour.
- FILLING: Drop the egg yolks into a small saucepan and beat lightly with a fork.
- Remove 2 1/2 teaspoons of the yolks and set aside.
- Add 3/4 pintt of water to the remaining yolks, stir thoroughly, and cook over a moderate heat for 10 to 15 minutes until the yolks are firm and hard-boiled.
- Drain them in a sieve, and mash them into a paste.
- Beat the sugar, salt, salt, lemon juice, MSG, and the rest of the raw egg yolks and continue to beat.
- Rub the mixture through a fine sieve.
- TO ASSEMBLE AND SERVE Divide the seasoned egg filling into 6 equal parts and pack each part into the center of a prawn.
- Seal the edges by pressing them together.
- Serve at room temperature.
shrimp, rice vinegar, sugar, monosodium glutamate, water, salt, egg yolks, salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, lemon juice
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/ebi-kimizushi-prawn-sushi-egg-y-47188 (may not work)