Homemade Sushi
Ingredients
Rice:
- 1.5 cups Japanese short grained rice
- 1 piece dried kelp (2 inch square)
- 3 tbsp Japanese rice vinegar
- 2.5 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp sea salt
Sushi:
- Prepared vinegared rice
- 5 or 6 Nori sheets
- 1 avocado
- 1 cucumber
- pickeled ginger and soy sauce to serve
Instructions
Rice Preparation:
- Put the rice in a large bowl, or colander, whatever works for you, and wash the rice until the water runs clear.
- Transfer the washed rice to a pot and add 2 cups water and kombu. Cover. Bring to a boil over high heat for a little less than 5 minutes. Then simmer for 10 minutes. Keep covered, and remove from heat for 10 minutes.
- Mix the rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a small bowl.
- Transfer to a large, shallow bowl, and using a wooden spoon, add in the vinegar mixture. Fold it in – do not stir. Let the rice cool to room temperature before making the sushi.
Sushi Preparation:
- Cut avocado and cucumber slices.
- Put Nori on a sushi mat. Dip your hands in water, and take a handful of the rice. Put it in the center of the sheet and spread it out – leaving .5 inch border on the far side.
- Arrange the cucumber and avocado in the center.
- Pick up the mat from the side closest to you and roll the mat over and press down gently to make the edges stick.
- Cut roll in whatever width you like.
