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10 November 2011

Whoever said not to play with your food?

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I am certain at some point in your life your parents have passed down the age old wisdom of ‘don’t play with your food’. Whoever decided this was the golden rule of dinner time clearly hadn’t discovered the joy of the rice cube!


Although I had seen this little rubix cube like contraption before it was only when I saw it in action at the recent Brisbane Good Food & Wine Show that I fell in love with its potential.


I admit I was a tab dubious of how ‘easy’ its creator and demonstrator Ross Patten made the cube look. But with a batch of freshly cooked rice in hand, I began my first attempt at rice tetrus, instructions at the ready.




To my surprise, the rice cube IS as easy as it looks, just a few small movements and voila! Square rice. A small sticky rice mess later, I discovered that if you keep the cube wet it is easier to remove the sticky cube.. also by adding less mixture it allows you to make layered items at once.


At the request of the small person in the house. We made tuna rolls, (Master 5 didn’t quite grasp the cube concept just yet) so tuna rolls it is!


INGREDIENTS
Snack size can of tuna
Mayonnaise to taste
1 cup cooked Jasmine Rice


So easy.. really!


Simply cook the rice, I cheated and boiled it as I had just finished boiling some potatoes and the pot was already in use (anything to save washing up two pots later). You can stick to the Absorption method or use a rice cooker.. but as I found – straining off the water works just as well.


In a separate bowl, mix the tuna and a tablespoon at a time of mayonnaise until the mixture is moist and tacky. The mayonnaise holds all the tuna together so it doesn’t crumble, up to you how liberal you are. If you are feeling really authentic, you can even add a dash of wasabi to the mix.


If you place a cutting mat or bake paper underneath your work space, it makes the clean up a whole lot easier as you will have some small spillages from the cube squishing process.


Following the rice cube instructions, make a half sized cube of just rice. This is the base of the sushi so don’t fill the cube up completely.


Once the base is squished into shape, push the rice to the back of the rice cube to make room for the tune.


Add a small amount of tuna to completely fill the cube, again following the rice cubes instructions to form the shape.


Remove from the cube and VOILA! Easy, Peasy sushi cubes in seconds. No mats! No fuss!






NEXT I want to try alternatives to rice products in the cube. I’m thinking steamed potato cubes, then lightly frying them – Potato gems, eat your heart out!


To purchase your very own cube plus more excellent recipes, ideas an instructions, head to ricecube.com.au

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