What do people eat in Japan? That’s right: sushi. Contrary to popular belief though, this tasty dish didn’t actually originate in the Land of the Rising Sun — it was first used as a method for preserving food in Southeast Asia. That said, the Japanese have made sushi an art form and there are now thousands of varieties to choose from. Here’s a simple selection that should keep everybody happy!
Homemade Sushi
Ingredients
- 9 oz sushi rice
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- black & white sesame seeds
- strips of salmon for topping
- avocado for topping
- shrimp for topping
- cream cheese for topping
- mayonnaise for topping
Instructions
- Wash the rice in a pot of water. Next, pour out the water. Add fresh water to the pot so that there are two parts water to one part rice. Cook the rice at a low heat for six to eight minutes. The rice should soak up all the water.
- Transfer the rice to a bowl. Stir the rice vinegar, sugar, and salt together in a separate bowl. Microwave the vinegar mix at 800 W for 40 seconds. This will allow the rice to absorb the vinegar mix more efficiently. Finish by stirring in the sesame seeds.
- Cover an ice cube tray with food wrap. Fill each mold with either a strip of salmon, a slither of avocado, or a shrimp. Each strip of salmon then gets a teaspoon of cream cheese, while the shrimp are garnished with a teaspoon of mayonnaise. Use a potato peeler to create the slithers of avocado.
- Fill the molds with the rice and place in the fridge for 30 minutes. Carefully turn the sushi out of the mold and onto a plate for serving.
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This is a dish that even sushi novices can try. Who knew that making sushi could be so easy? Enjoy!