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.

Spicy Ahi Tuna Roll

Ingredients:

1/4 pound sushi-quality ahi tuna
1 t mayonnaise
1/2 t Srircha chili sauce such as Huy Foods brand
2 sheets nori (dried seaweed)
2 cup sushi rice
2 t toasted sesame seeds

Method:
Chop tuna and mix with mayonnaise and chili sauce.
Put a nori sheet on top of a bamboo mat. With moist hands, spread rice on top of the nori sheet. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of sushi rice. Place tuna mixture lengthwise on the roll. Roll up the bamboo mat, pressing forward to shape the sushi into a cylinder. Press the bamboo mat firmly then remove it from the sushi. Rub a small amount of water on seam of nori to seal.
Cut the rolled sushi into bite-sized pieces using a chef's knife wiped with a wet cloth between each cut.

Serve immediately

Sexy sushi... sexy girl!

Sunrise Roll

Ingredients:

2 sheets nori (dried seaweed)
2 C sushi rice
1 T sesame seeds, divided
1 avocado, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch thin slices
1/2 fresh mango, cut into 1/4-inch thin slices
1/4 pound fresh crab, cooked and shredded
1 t mayonnaise

Method:
Cover a bamboo mat with plastic wrap. Place a sheet of nori on top of the plastic and, with moist hands, spread sushi rice on top, pressing firmly. Sprinkle sesame seed over the rice and turn the nori over so it is on top. Place avocado and mango, alternating, on the seaweed down the length of the center. Mix crab with mayonnaise and place on top of the avocado and mango.

Roll the bamboo mat forward, pressing the ingredients inside to make a cylinder-shaped roll. Remove the sushi from the mat and cut into bite-sized pieces using a chef's knife wiped with a wet cloth after every slice. Serve immediately.

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