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Family was informed by their friends to try  Blackbird at the Nielson Tower  and asked Mom Violy if she has ever been there before. Mom Violy had no clue what it was asked Carmina to look it up and see what kind of food they serve.  Carmina gave the phone number to Mom Violy make a reservation for a family lunch. On the day of the reservation, we arrived early and were allowed to enter before the official opening time of eleven o’clock in the morning. We decided to stay in the lobby, where we were asked if we wanted anything to drink. Carmina took videos inside and learned about the history by talking to the staff. One hour later, people started coming into the restaurant and took their seats at the reservation table, browsing the menu to decide what to order. Our family members were running late, but we didn’t get bored thanks to the friendly staff. More customers kept arriving and placing their orders, and we couldn’t help but glance at their dishes, curious about what ...

Ebi Sushi Recipe



My father in-law always craves for ebi sushi and we learned how to make this at home after a lot of practice we're able to accomplish his taste buds.

My father in-law prefers having no wasabi in his ebi he would rather place it along with his Kikkoman lite soy sauce for his dipping.

Ingredient:
  • 1 kilo Fresh Shrimp
  • Barbeque wooden sticks half size
  • Ice cubes
  • Pot
  • Japanese Rice
  • Rice Cooker
  • Wasabi Paste (tube) only optional

Step 1:
  • Cook Japanese rice in rice cooker
  • From every cup of rice is equivalent to one and ¼ cup water

Step 2:
  • Clean well remove whiskers
  • In a pot place ice cubes enough to fill up the lower pot with little amount of water
  • Place the shrimps inside
  • Keep the water set aside

Step 3:
  • From holding the shrimp, the head facing you stick a barbeque stick keep it near the legs
  • Do each one the same way set aside

Step 4:
  • Boil water in a pot with barbeque stick cover lid
  • Cook until it turns pink strain the shrimp

Step 5:
  • Soak the shrimp is cold water with the ice to cool off the shrimp
  • Remove the barbecue stick and discard the head
  • Remove the feet and skin off the shrimp
  • Leave only the tail in the shrimp

Step 6:
  • Cut halfway from the belly even to foam flat

Preparing the ebi sushi:

Step 1:
  1. Use a towel to moist off your hands
  2. Roll a small amount of Japanese rice and place small amount of wasabi paste (optional)
  3. Lay it on the plate
Ready to eat!

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