Preston and I have made homemade sushi a few times now. We bought calrose rice (any kind of sticky rice will do) from HEB along with a couple of packages of nori sheets and a bamboo mat for rolling. Our ingredients vary depending on what we like or want, but each time has ended up being the most yummy stuff ever.
We cook the rice in our crock pot/rice cooker for as long as the package directs. Usually we cook about 3/4 cup of rice in 1 cup of water to yield 1 cup of cooked rice for 2 sushi rolls for each of us.
We then slice our ingredients (make sure you have a sharp knife!) which included cucumber, avocado, cream cheese, crab stick, salmon, and jalapeno last night.
They. Were. DELICIOUS.
I don't have pictures of the step-by-step process but there are plenty of tutorials online like here and here.
We made 2 rolls each. Mine were both modified California rolls with cream cheese and cucumber added. Preston likes the spicy rolls with jalapeno, salmon, cucumber and cream cheese. We talked about making spicy tuna but we haven't committed, yet.
There are sets available in stores for beginners that come with all of the tools you need to create your own sushi roll. We just like making them so much that we invested in supplies. :)
We also enjoy dressing the plates with spicy mayo and soy glaze. It enhances the flavor AND the presentation!
We also enjoy dressing the plates with spicy mayo and soy glaze. It enhances the flavor AND the presentation!
