Sushi rolls come in a variety of flavors and are popular at restaurants. You can make sushi at home with pantry ingredients if you don’t have the time to dine out or order takeout.
For our maki roll, we won’t use raw fish unless it’s a sushi-grade product. Instead, we’ll stick to rice and vegetables.
What You Need to Make Sushi:
- Bamboo mats or kitchen towels
- Plastic wrap
- 2 cups uncooked white rice
- Two cups of water
- Around 1 cup of chopped vegetable
- One package of dried nori
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar
- 2 Tbsp. Sugar
- 1 tsp. Salt
Serving Size: 6 rolls, 6-8 pieces of sushi per roll
Prepare the rice
After rinsing and draining the rice, add it into a nonstick medium saucepan along with the water. Bring the water to a rolling boil, lower the heat and cover. Then simmer on low for 15 minutes. Remove the pot from heat and cover for 10 minutes. You can also use a rice cooker.
As the rice is heating, combine the vinegar, sugar and salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Remove the mixture from heat and allow it to cool.
Mix the vinegar and rice in a bowl. The seasoned rice should be cooled before you use it to make sushi rolls.
Choose the Vegetable Filling
Making sushi at home allows everyone to add their favorite vegetables, even the children. Avocado, carrots, cucumbers, and red bell pepper are all good options. Cut your vegetables into matchstick-sized pieces or smaller, so that the nori rice can mold easily around the filling. You can add imitation crab to make California Rolls.
Build the Rolls
To make cleanup easier, lay out a bamboo mat (or a towel folded in a rectangular shape) on a flat surface. Line it with plastic wrap. Use a wooden teaspoon to spread out the rice evenly and thinly. Position the nori over the top. Keep a half-inch of nori exposed for later sealing. About halfway down the rice, arrange a row of vegetables. Once the nori and rice are rolled, carefully roll the mat over top and compress.
Use a sharp knife after transferring the sushi roll onto a cutting board to cut the nori into equal-sized, coin-shaped pieces. It is important not to cut through the sushi roll. Wetting the blade before cutting can help.
Time to Serve
You’ll want to have a variety of dipping sauces available to satisfy everyone at the table. Tamari Soy sauce, wasabi paste and pickled ginger are all essentials. It pairs well with sushi.
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