Sushi Rice

Ingredients:

2 C Japanese-style rice
4 C water
1/3 C rice wine vinegar
2 T sugar
1 t salt

Method:
Rinse rice well. Cook rice with rice cooker according to directions. If using a pan to cook rice, bring rice and water to a boil, turn heat down to low and cover for about 20 minutes, until rice is tender.

Prepare sushi vinegar by mixing rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a small pan. Put the pan on low heat and cook until sugar dissolve, Cool the vinegar mixture. Spread the cooked hot rice into a large plate with a spatula. Sprinkle the vinegar mixture over the rice and fold the rice with a spatula very quickly. Be careful not to smash the rice. Use right away.

Makes 4 cups of sushi rice.

This is the base ingredient of several sushi dishes.