Sushi (courtesy of Kaori Kobayashi)
This recipe will make 4 rolls enough for 2 people
EQUIPMENT:
Bamboo mat
Fan
Ingredients
- 2 cups of sushi rice or medium grain rice
- 60 ml sushi vinegar
- 4 sheets of Yaki Nori (seaweed)
- Fillings, for example, cucumber, red capsicum, chicken, tuna, salmon, crab meat, fried eggs and avocado
Method
- Cook rice with the Rice cooker OR Place the rice in a pot and wash, then drain the water. Add 2.5 cups of freshwater and put the lid on. Bring to the boil, leave about 2 mins, then turn off the heat and wait about 15 mins with the lid on.
- Add the sushi vinegar and mix through the rice. Cool rice and spread vinegar with the fan.
- Chop up the ingredients, and make a thin omelette and cut into thin strips.
- Put a seaweed on the bamboo mat and place rice on the seaweed, with strips of your fillings.
- Roll tightly using your bamboo mat. Use a sharp knife to slice your sushi roll.
- If you like you can add soy sauce, pickled ginger or wasabi.
- VARIATIONS: Have fun and play with the ingredients. There are many variations.
