A Full Sushi Dinner For Two! UNDER $15 | Struggle Meals

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[@ikaufma1]

Please do a full series of this! Cute date ideas that are affordable and involve food. Perfecto!

[@franksm2822]

Izzy Kaufman - seconding this

[@peanutbutterbaby4394]

Picnic episode must be done...

[@AnUumi388]

This is already a thing, just take the struggle meals series recipes and make 2 servings

[@broadbean.]

snuggle meals

[@Hawarka]

this is literally the best struggle meal episode from amount of info and jokes

[@lildevil872]

Fresh salmon is great but you could use canned tuna to make cooked tuna and avocado rolls much cheaper! And even make teriyaki chicken rolls very easy too

[@stephen_lori0765]

ew, imatation crab

[@CheviDoll]

... And now I know how baby Piggy banks are born...

[@chophappy]

Sushi for two? Yes, please. I love making sushi with my husband. We have so much fun

[@SpaceMel00]

My date will only eat low carb tofu sushi. If I could figure out how to make it I would make a date of us making it... But I can make these for me

[@SNintendoFreak]

Loving the direction this new season is going! Frankie really shows that it's possible to create almost any dish within your price range.

[@iamsilkina]

Sushi without the bamboo mat! I'M IN!

[@kathyerickson9402]

Awww...He even included the cocktails. Thanks again, Frankie!

[@ShojoBakunyu]

Save the water from washing the rice and pour it in your garden. Don't use too much in potted plants, it can lead to mold, but for outdoor plants you can douse them all and they'll love you for it.

[@quinitawhitfield9541]

I love that this is accessible. My only criticism is that he did not use the salmon skin since salmon skin rolls are super popular and delicious. It would have added an unexpected delight to the salmon section. Char the skin in a cast iron and you'd have the makings of a delicious roll. Also, bamboo sushi mats are less than $2 at most Asian markets. That's an investment that I'm willing to make.

[@candydemon41]

Now all I need is a date lol

[@charlesbannon6909]

Me and my GF did this it was a lot of fun, and so good.

[@jncchang176]

First time here. Glad I found you after Bros eat Greene broke up. I have never seen a packette drawer before. I'm a avid sauce packet collector. Soy sauce, taco sauce, hot sauce, honey, raw sugar... How do you a) organize these, b) keep in stock, c) rotate for freshness? Please, do tell.

[@freyjasvansdottir9904]

The only thing you mentioned that has an expiration date is taco sauce. Soy sauce and hot sauce are basically eternal, and obviously sugar is, and honey found in jars from Ancient Greece is still good.

[@jncchang176]

Freyja Svansdóttir What about ketchup, relish, or mayonnaise? He uses these too.

[@brittaneepennington9831]

You could write the date you got the packets on the back with a sharpie. 🤷 IDK if it works but it's worth a shot

[@jncchang176]

Freyja Svansdóttir actually I looked it up, ketchup is only good for max 2 years, mayonnaise & relish is even shorter.

[@PlayaSinNombre]

He has them stacked upright in something like silverware holders. New ones go in the back, always pull from the front.

[@tronicway1]

Ahhh this series needs its own channel!! My favorite videos, always learning something new. Now I'm cooking even more because you make it easier and funny. Thanks!

[@FrankieCooks]

no problemo

[@videowatcherinthearts1578]

My daughters and I love to make our versions of Maki rolls. It is a ton of fun and you get to play with your food. The best part is trying everyone's concoctions. Dinner and a show!

[@DaniJHollis]

I picked up my bamboo rolling mat for $2 at Walmart & it's sturdier than towels. Just saying, that's pretty struggle lol.

[@ravnaroks6469]

BTW - sushi rice doesn't have to be expensive. If you avoid the specifically labeled sushi rice, you can get it pretty cheap. In an Asian Market things are generally cheaper, but even if you don't have those around, you can get other types of rice, as long as they're short grain - so called 'porridge rice' (used for rice pudding) is short grain and cheap. Just read the back of the rice and see what you can find! AND you can get fish even cheaper if you use canned tuna or gravad (smoked) salmon.

[@rachelwise148]

Frankie is for the people! Real, and down to earth. Long time fan, Struggle meals. Thanks for bring back the series, we need it more than ever.

[@markmarcelo9342]

I was hoping you had a cheap and safe raw fish hack...

[@NotSoCheezyYT]

Fresh frozen fish should be safe. Freezing kills most pathogens.

[@chicka-boom7540]

@@NotSoCheezyYT I would not recommend. Freezing slows the growth of pathogens but there are still a lot of bad things that can be present. If you can't afford sushi grade fish then don't use it raw.

[@GorillazNoodle22]

I once ate raw fish that had been fresh frozen from Kroger. sure the pathogens are killed but I contracted roundworm. get sushi grade fish lol

[@eternalheartless]

Most raw fish are flash frozen at grocery stores and are safe. By the time they arrive at stores, they have already been frozen for multiple days and will be safe for consumption. Stuff like “sushi grade” actually doesn’t mean anything and you’re likely just paying extra for nothing.

[@PlayaSinNombre]

Cook it...

[@rubygem1948]

Wonderful episode Frankie. Love the cheap cocktail segment at the end.

[@MayoSLayo]

Love the new intro and a huge fan of the show! Definitely making these some day

[@BankruptMonkey]

This is awesome! I love this series so much. I hope there's a full seafood episode in the future.

[@lorenamunoz755]

whathever dudes I did it like Frankie and it was *sushi chef kiss* MWAH mãgnîfiq 👌🏻

[@nice1068]

Did you, really tho?

[@scene111]

ok I'll play along. Lorena a liar or a test chef for Frankie

[@1bwash]

I appreciate this but if you're going to use cooked fish, why not opt for a style of sushi that always uses cooked? Shrimp probably would have been cheaper and the end product wouldn't read so struggle bus.

[@FrankieCooks]

I'm allergic to shellfish, that's why lol

[@ckooijman6314]

Frankie Cooks lol😂

[@valia]

@@FrankieCooks Wow you have your own channel? Smashing that sub button right now.

[@Shaniboo234]

Frankie Cooks thank you for this cuz I’m allergic to shellfish as well and I like sushi lol

[@tiffanyziacan6562]

Best one by far, dude.... And I've seen every episode 😂 totally trying it ✌️

[@herowither12354]

For under 10 bucks on Amazon, I got a kit that had 5 pairs of chopsticks, a bamboo rolling mat, rectangular ceramic plates, ceramic sauce dishes, a nigiri mold, and a heart shaped sushi roll mold. I think it's worth it.

[@kaylamagill4764]

Anyone else thinking how how satisfying it was to watch him cut the veggies?

[@scorpiovegan5887]

Meeee!!

[@Jodabomb24]

I really enjoy the reformatting this show has undergone.

[@christinegonzalez7976]

Obsessed with this show

[@cherrykissesxo94]

I love this, thank you! Really want to give this a try next week. I hate spending tons of money on sushi at restaurants but I’ve always been scared of using raw fish at home. These look awesome and yummy and best of all, safe and cheap!

[@lgfrades]

Imitation crab works great too

[@sharonlyons5141]

So great! Our family NYEve party for 9 for 42$ and we bought sushi ginger and wasabi. So fun for all 4 generations and so good

[@elusivecreature2376]

Those looks good Frankie! ❤️ More Power!

[@thejompi]

You can denaturalize the fish with soy sauce instead of cooking it. It's what is done with poke in Hawaii or aguachile in the northern Mexico with shrimp and snapper.

[@beep_boop]

god I love your energy!

[@Chances29]

This is such a great idea!! Thanks for sharing :-)

[@unoffensiveusername1887]

Smoked salmon is also delicious, but much more spendy. Also, cucumber+krab legs+cream cheese is a California roll. Sushi is so easy and affordable at home!

[@dianaf3250]

Thank you for this, great idea! You can also do imitation crab which is affordable ( California roll)

[@Poonamsmartkitchen]

Nice

[@tmp0922]

As a pro chef I typically think your tips have been pretty good, but this is a HUGE FAIL... yes rice is the most important part of sushi that’s what zushi means “rice”. Would have been better to do tunamayo (caned tuna in water, mayo, honey, mirin, soy sauce want it a touch spicy add wasabi or sriracha to taste) cheaper than salmon and you can skip the broiling method or use the salmon in place of the tuna...the vegi was just fine. Buy your rice at an Asian market to save money (local grocery stores markup is crazy expensive) get the other ingredients there as well it’s also a huge money saver, order online if you don’t have an Asian market near you. It won’t be as cheap as what you presented but it will be superior and I would consider a splurge meal, mirin is a very common pantry item and everyone who loves Japanese food should have it. I can post a recipe if anyone is interested. Even though I have a criticism on this post it was still good content and much appreciated, thank you.

[@justjeni83]

Antony Michael Pugh ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Sasukio10]

Imitation crab meat should be cheap too right? I think it would taste way better than grilled salmon??

[@tmp0922]

Sasukio10 Yes you would be correct! A good quality imitation crab would be cheaper and it’s very versatile also for even more economical sushi, tamago would be very tasty fast and easy to prepare!

[@Ropeyandboaty]

@@tmp0922 Tamago would be great sushi on a budget!

[@Samantha2334]

Recipe please!

[@Kometheus]

I love this dude

[@abimburger]

My boyfriend and I are making this tonight! Is there anywhere I can find quantity for each item? How much salmon?

[@mglouise97]

Take a drink every time Frankie says "date" #aroLife

[@cynthiaesparza4547]

The same ingrediants can be used in a rice paper/salad roll. Plus peanut sauce, yum. Also if you zest your citrus and then freeze or dry the zest will save that flavor for a future inexpensive recipe.

[@jacobliqu2093]

Onigiri would also be great with these ingredients!

[@nancyinboise2160]

Would you usually service with pickled ginger like sushi restaurants do? Would you also serve with some wasabi? Could you do some other fishes?

[@JLg-ny5hb]

I like the series overall. I would caution against using this as a date meal if anybody participating in the date is Asian.

[@rose6739]

Jeff L why

[@LookingGlassAlice8]

Jeff L lol, I am, and I’d have no problem with this. It’s homemade, I wouldn’t expect it to be authentic. I dig it.

[@JLg-ny5hb]

@@LookingGlassAlice8 That's awesome! Again, I would like to clarify that my intent is to 'caution against' versus 'don't bother' as not everybody would appreciate a salmon salad rice roll-up under the title of sushi. It would come across as an unexpected twist.

[@LookingGlassAlice8]

Jeff L haha, yeah that’s fair 😌

[@valia]

LOL, totally agree. I am Asian and I have to admit this episode is not as appealing as Frankie's other episodes.

[@malisarozanan5969]

❤Frankie struggle meal..!👍😎 More 'struggle meal' please...💰🍣🍴👍

[@cbarocio729]

Bro where do you shop to get salmon that cheap?

[@dulcelemaire1220]

"A MILLION DOLLARS!" 😂

[@viviannichols3582]

Plus tax and tip 😉

[@waynerokos1]

Hey Frankie, do you have any suggestions on a good struggle brand of knives that are good quality but won't break the bank?

[@lilliankarroum]

Wayne Rokos the ones by Cuisinart are awesome! The whole set was only $10 from Costco

[@kOiGuh]

“VEHHH- GGIE ROLL!”

[@vonneblazier814]

You are the best!

[@tahloucunningham1098]

Love the piggies on a date in the back. ❤🐷🐷❤

[@elizacarrie7433]

Good hack for thin strips of veggies: just take a veggie peeler to the flesh of the veg. It makes nice thin ribbons

[@tristan4206]

"these get a top" i guess im not in the these group :((

[@youknowmyname9915]

If you buy farmed fish instead of wild there is very little chance of having any parasites. If you want to be extra safe buy species of fish which are less susceptible to parasites. When you are preparing it hold the fish slices in front of a strong light source, and you should see the worms if there is anything in them.

[@sk.n.9302]

Farmed fish may not have worms, but full of antibiotics & growth hormones.

[@starboushe]

Love u, Frankie!

[@annic7995]

Vodka, ice, cranberry juice, orange juice, VOILA! 🥂

[@colleenlocke3239]

Can you PLEASE write a cookbook?

[@falwk]

two tips: 1. to get raw salmon food grade it just needs to be frozen for three days and then thawed. 2. if you need raw food grade salmon the same day look for a cold smoked one, i love the smoke it imparts on the roll

[@keiths.9239]

Nori is not available everywhere. I have to drive about an hour for it and short grain rice. But medium rice does make sushi rice. I used some left over steak and a ice tray to make the nori less sushi also made onigiri with tuna and suracha mayo. Now I'm hungry. So when is the other half of meal prep for 4 coming out?

[@braysnyder24]

Not knowing what country your from i can tell you Walmart is basically everywhere and carries it, Krogers, and whole foods. Idk if TJs does.

[@keiths.9239]

@@braysnyder24 I am from the us in the deep south. None of the walmarts or Kroger's near me carry nori. Whole isle dedicated to mayo but only one tofu option.

[@birdtrainingpotential]

Dis guy and these hand movements, very animated. I must be Italian, because I swear I heard him better. Great video! Very fun!

[@FrankieCooks]

I have Italian blood

[@birdtrainingpotential]

@@FrankieCooks You are a great personality! Thanks for making these videos! I'm a fan!

[@shaunaleessnackidies]

I make these all the time w just my hands, and you can even use canned sardines but instead of cucumber do long strips of shredded green cabbage. Just don’t use water until the end to seal the roll and I eat it like a burrito instead of cutting.

[@wasabipassion]

I like using canned tuna and sriracha mayo

[@braysnyder24]

Try mayo and gochujang paste! Its freaking amazing and has a better flavor. I made both and preferred that over the sriracha and i looove sriracha.

[@insiderperson18279]

But how much does it cost though?

[@debralopez3142]

I watched your sushi show, & liked the vegetable tempura in oven. This appetizer is not on sushi video? I bought a lot of vegetables to make for my Parents. I need to know temperature, & time in oven.

[@hannahforbes9677]

You can also make tamagoyaki (Japanese egg omelette) if you don't eat fish

[@colettemcwilliams1325]

I went to the local Japanese restaurant and ordered a rainbow roll and a bowl of Miso soup.. It was 17.95!! Ridiculous!!

[@ofwgktadgafwolfgang2969]

Does he ever say portions or have recipes written down somewhere

[@allstat1290]

So no amounts or quantities of ingredients?

[@goodgollymizmolly]

What happened to your old show Frankie? I miss it

[@goodgollymizmolly]

The pretzels episode was my favorite

[@JenninKanata]

You could have used that piece of salmon rawin your sushi just remove the skin the difference between sushi-grade salmon and regular salmon is where it is along the fish and the cut. I've done it many times with fresh or frozen dethawed salmon. Also you can used smoked salmon too.

[@emjohnson76]

Love you Frankie but pretty sure rice has grains and not kernels...

[@melaniatapia]

Why is he so amazing?

[@1991xoxoshazz]

Melania Tapia IKR? Handsome, can cook and funny what more can you need lol.

[@PockASqueeno]

But if the salmon is baked is it technically still considered sushi?

[@jonathanmoore3130]

canned tuna and also fake krab can work!

[@stargazer510]

6:56 is where they make the spicy salmon

[@KrisRN23935]

Is imitation crab cheaper than salmon?

[@angelasheppard7197]

Thanks

[@charlesbannon6909]

Where is the recipe for this? I don't see any links or anything in the description

[@UnderseaPumaKing]

Its in the video....

[@julissamedina5664]

Rub that rice! Yea boi

[@Steffert.]

He is the exact opposite of life of boris but they teach the exept same subject lmao

[@gailb861]

A wine sprtizer seems to have triggered some. I'd have gone with a mason jar mojito. The lime would've been ideal with the sushi! All in all, This was a 7.5/10 and quite nice!

[@franky.378]

This is Adorable

[@Soren27]

My man teaching us how to make sushi and spit game.

[@caffeinedelusions]

Hey, trying to find the recipe....

[@Lauri333]

Me explaining how to roll 🍃 stuff more than you think. When you go to roll it makes it real chunky 😂

[@cutynobi21]

I like your struggle meals series Frankie, but as a Japanese housewife, this sushi dinner recipe would be not good. Calrose or sushi Rice should soak in at least 30min with cold water before boiling and the amount of water is very very important. Also, many people struggle to mix the best ratio of vinegar and sugar. There is an easy way to use "sushi powder". The sushi powder makes the sushi rice taste good. Why sushi is very expensive? because making sushi rice is very difficult and takes time for all process of making perfect sushi. When I went to Europe, I ate so many disgusting sushi, because people do not know how to make sushi!

[@kfstreich4787]

2:16 cooking and making lumber isn't that different ☺

[@mgray999]

So everyone knows, flash frozen fish is pretty safe to eat because it kills the organisms; sushi grade is not really a thing, and regular, fresh fish is fine (fresh from a quality fish market)

[@itshannah3260]

Ok now teach us how to make fried rice and crab rangoons

[@snakekingblues3017]

Umm is the rices suppose to be that wet

[@leandraterranova1313]

Maple syrup works better then sugar fun trick

[@Mikki220]

I hate sushi but I enjoy Frankie.

[@brdnmlna]

When did you become the Bob Ross of cooking

[@erinhowett3630]

By the way, "sushi grade" just refers to the way it's prepared (usually cut in blocks), and that it's quick frozen to extremely hard and stays that way until you defrost it. Doesn't actually refer to quality. Theoretically, any reputable frozen fish is safe. In practice, maybe not. But that's why I'm friends with my fishmonger.

[@maryegerton6848]

Dude, bamboo sushi mats are dirt cheap. Geeeez!

[@merlynnthegreat]

"That's not messy to eat" my soy sauce stained shirt says otherwise 🤔

[@larissadias1229]

Just there in the usa, because here in brazil all of the ingredients are so expensive any way.. unfortunately 🤷‍♀️😅