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3 Responses to “How do you make your homemade sushi?”

1. Fashion Fanatic on March 2nd, 2010 at 11:50 pm

   get started, you will need to set out the things needed to make your Sushi:

   Bowl of water containing three lemon slices
   Bamboo Sushi roll mat
   Sharp knife
   Clean cutting board
   Pack of roasted seaweed
   Clean, wet hand towel
   Cooled Sushi rice
   Bowl of wasabi made from one part water and one part wasabi powder (condiment)
   Using your knife and cutting board, cut the seaweed in half. Roll it out on the front end of the bamboo mat. Moisten your hands with the lemon water, take 5 ounces of rice, and form it into the shape of a rod. Spread the rice from left to right onto one-half of the seaweed. Moisten your hands again and use the wet towel to wipe them off, which will be done each time after handling the rice.

   Leaving about 1/2-inch at the top of the seaweed spread the rice out evenly, leaving a slight groove in the center. This groove is where you will place the fish or vegetables. Moisten and wipe your hands again. Next, place the strip of fish or vegetables of choice in the groove. Carefully, lift and roll the front end of the bamboo mat to the other end of the rice, pressing slightly.

   Now roll the mat from the other end. The 1/2-inch space you left will be sealed with the other end of the seaweed. Next, press the mat lightly at the center, sliding your hands down to the ends. Gently remove the mat and press both ends of the seaweed to create a tight seal. To serve, use the sharp knife to cut into 3/4–inch pieces, creating a round circle filled with fish and/or vegetables.

   For professional chefs, you will find that Sushi comes in a variety of shapes, each a personal signature of the chef’s skill. After you have some practice in making Sushi, you too can create your own signature shape if you like. Remember to be patient. While making Sushi is not difficult, it does require getting used to. If you find that you and the rice are having a battle and the rice is winning, just remember to remoisten your hands and wipe them on the towel.

   To serve your Sushi, there are three primary condiments:

   Soy Sauce – This condiment is healthy and the perfect choice if your Sushi has fish, as it will help to bring out the natural flavors
   Wasabi Paste – If you like hot and spicy, you will love Wasabi Paste. This appears as a green glob but it is actually made from horseradish and is not for the faint of heart.
   Pickled Ginger – This condiment should not be eaten with fish. Actually, the pickled ginger is used to cleanse the palette if you are eating a variety of Sushi types. As you finish one variety, you take a very small bite of the pickled ginger and then move on to the next variety of Sushi.
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2. Erika on March 3rd, 2010 at 12:30 am

   my fav!warning: delicious

   DO IT YOURSELF SUSHI

   Thin strips of seasoned sea weed
   Mirin – Japanese bottled seasoning
   Soy sauce
   Wasabi – Japanese horseradish
   Rice, my family likes this with brown rice
   Avocado, cucumbers, red or green peppers, chives or scallions
   Raw fish – if you like tuna is good

   Japanese seasonings are easily available in Ethnic Section of supermarket.
   Make rice. Bring hot to table. Sprinkle with 1/4 to 1/2 cup Mirin, toss. Keep covered. Have on table small bowls of chopped chives, avocado, raw tuna, slivers of cucumber, red and green peppers and whatever else strikes your fancy. Each person should have a small bowl for soy sauce and, if you wish, wasabi- Japanese horseradish to dip and a pile of seaweed wrappers.

   Take seaweed wrapper in hand, cover with layer of rice. Add vegetables or fish in center. Roll up – dip in sauce – eat. Especially good with Sake.
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3. acabingirl on March 3rd, 2010 at 1:04 am

   California Rolls or Maki are a good easy combination and you can vary the ingredients just about any way you want. My favorite is with fresh salmon, avocado and cucmber, although recently I had a "mexican" roll with shrimp, tomato, jalapeno and cilantro that was very different, and very good!

   Variations:
   Add masago ( fish roe) , spread lightly on soread out rice prior to rolling instead of the sesame seeds.
   Use fresh sushi grade salmon or tuna instead of crab
   add thin strips of peeled seeded cucumber
   eliminate the mayo and use the entire crab stick without mixing.
   use smoked salmon and cream cheese instead of crab and avocado
   use shrimp instead of crab

   The possibilities are endless, use your imagination!

   California Rolls:
   Ingredients:

   4 sheets dried seaweed (nori)
   4 cups sushi rice (recipe below)
   1 avocado
   1/2 lb. imitation crab
   1 tbsp mayonnaise
   1/2 tsp salt
   2 tsps sesame seeds

   How to Cook:

   Peel an avocado and cut it into strips or mash it.
   Put imitation crab in a bowl and mix with salt and mayonnaise.
   Cover a bamboo mat with plastic wrap.
   Put a sheet of dried seaweed on top of the mat.
   Spread sushi rice on top of the seaweed and press firmly.
   Sprinkle sesame seeds over the sushi rice.
   Turn the sushi layer over so that the seaweed is on top.
   Place avocado and crab lengthwise on the seaweed.
   Roll the bamboo mat forward, pressing the ingredients inside the cylinder-shaped sushi.
   Press firmly the bamboo mat with hands, then remove the rolled sushi.
   Cut the sushi roll into bite-sized pieces
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