How to Make Sushi

Makes: 20

Preparation time: 20 mins

Cooking time: 10 mins

Ingredients needed to make Sushi:

• 1 ½ cups sushi rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• ¼ cup rice vinegar
• 1/8 cup sugar
• 2 salmon fillet, cut into long strips
• 1 cucumber, sliced into long strips
• 1 fillet ahi tuna, cut into long strips
• 1 avocado, peeled, stoned and sliced
• Seaweed or nori sheets
• Roe or fish eggs, as required
• ½ cup cream cheese, sliced

Cooking instructions for Sushi:

• Add the rice to a stockpot and empty a couple of cups of water over it.
• Cook the rice according to the package instructions and bring it to a boil.
• Reduce to a simmer and continue to cook for another 20 minutes.
• While the rice cooks, heat olive oil in a pan and pour the rice vinegar into it.
• Add the sugar and stir the mixture continuously until it dissolves; remove from heat and cool it completely.
• Meanwhile, when the rice is cooked ,drain and spread it across a flat plate.
• Cool the rice completely while fanning, which is said to give it a glossier look and drizzle the vinegar syrup over it.
• Toss well with wet hands to mixand set aside for a while.
• Spread a sushi mat across your kitchen’s working counter and place a nori sheet across it.
• Place a portion of the rice on top and spread it into a single layer with wet hands to prevent it from sticking to your hands.
• Arrange the salmon strips longitudinally across the middle of the rice layer.
• Place cream cheese by the side of the salmon and top the latter with avocado and cucumber strips.
• Press the filling a little and roll the nori sheet into a long cylinder, using the sushi mat to do so while pressing the ingredients inside.
• Unroll and do away with the mat.
• Dip a sharp knife into water and slice the sushi roll with it into smaller rounds.
• Arrange the sushi rolls on a serving plate and top each of them with a tsp of roe.
• Make another batch of sushi similarly, this time replacing salmon with ahi tuna and arrange them on a separate serving plate.
• Serve the sushi alongside wasabi sauce or enjoy with your favorite wine.

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Last Updated on January 1, 2013 by