A chef shares his easy, 10-minute sushi recipe everyone should know how to make at home

• Chef Masaharu Morimoto shared his easy hand roll recipe.
• According to the chef, making eight hand rolls takes 10 minutes.
• Morimoto's recipe is perfect for anyone looking to have an interactive sushi night at home.

Celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto first entered Americans' homes in 1999 when he landed a spot as one of the experts on "Iron Chef America" after competing on the Japanese version of the show in 1998.

Through his cookbook, "Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking," Morimoto shares his tips and tricks for creating traditional Japanese meals at home.

The TV star and restaurateur didn't always have his heart set on being a famous chef - he was actually on track to become a professional baseball player. According to his personal website, a shoulder injury ruined those chances for him, so he pivoted and began learning to make sushi in Hiroshima.

He went on to open his first restaurant at the age of 24, became the executive chef at Nobu after moving stateside, and continued to build his worldwide restaurant portfolio, the website adds.

In an email to Insider, the chef shared a recipe reminiscent of his early days as a student of sushi: temaki.

"To this day, my favorite kind of sushi to serve is temaki," Morimoto told Insider via email.

He described temaki as nori that has been rolled by hand into a cylinder around vinegared rice and some sort of filling. The biggest requirement, he says, is that it's served by the chef and eaten immediately.

Morimoto said temaki is easier to make than other types of sushi because it doesn't require any extra tools like a bamboo mat for rolling. It's great for any time of day, the chef said, with the key to success being creativity and "having fun with the combinations you create."

While the chef shared his recipe for a veggies-only version of this dish below, which he says only takes 10 minutes to put together, the book also includes his recipe for a spicy tuna version, which swaps out the veggie strips for sliced tuna.

He emphasized the point that eating temaki instantly is important, ensuring the nori stays "super-crispy and crackles under your teeth as you bite in."

"The serve-it-right-away commandment makes temaki perfect for a DIY sushi party and allows anyone to play sushi chef," he said.

See Morimoto's recipe for vegetable temaki below.