How to Make Perfect Sushi Rice
I Grew up in Taiwan, an Island strongly influenced by Japanese culture. Wherever you go you will easily find Japanese food on any corner of every street in Taiwan. As everyone knows sushi is a key part of Japanese cuisine, but you should also know that over the years it has become an important aspect of the Taiwanese diet. How popular and readily available is sushi in Taiwan? Well it's everywhere, from the night markets to 7-11! Want to know how to make perfect sushi rice? I've have got your back :)
Sushi rice mix (for 4 people)
2 cups of sushi rice (500g)
2 cups of water (500 g)
300 millilitre apple vinegar (Sushi vinegar)
140 g (2/3 cups) brown sugar
42 g (2 1/2 teaspoons) sea salt
Vegetable oil (1/2 teaspoon)
Instruction
1. Put 2 cups of sushi rice and 2 cups of cold water with half a teaspoon of vegetable oil and a pinch of salt into a pan, cover with lid and cook on a medium heat for 15 mins. After 15 mins turn off the stove, leave the lid on and steam for a further 10 mins.
2. While the rice is cooking you can start preparing the mix for the sushi rice; add the brown sugar and sea salt to the apple vinegar and mix well.
3. After the rice is finished steaming, add the mix into the rice and stir through with a fork. Set aside and wait for it to cool. This is what gives sushi rice its unique flavour!
4. At the same time can start to prepare the ingredients for your sushi rolls, for example, avocados, beetroots, cucumbers, apple slices, omellete (You can add any vegetables or tofu you like.) Do this by cutting the ingredients in to long, thin slices.
6. Place the seaweed sheet on the bamboo sushi roller, and using the back of a spoon, spread out a layer of rice about 1 cm thick on the seaweed sheet. Be sure to leave 2 cm space on the top and bottom edges (don't place any rice on the edge).
7. place your ingredients in the middle of the rice, and fold the bamboo sushi roller over to 2/3 to encase the filling, and with a firm grip press down around the edge of the roll to close it. Then loosen the bamboo roller for a second and again with a firm grip begin to roll the sushi away from you an into a tube shape. You can dampen the edge of the seaweed role slightly to help it seal
8. If you have some leftover rice, you can simply make balls of rice with your hands and place ingredients on the top, quick and easy! 😋
