Roll your own... Sushi (maki style)

Making sushi is easy. You need:
short grain rice (Mochi)
seaweed paper (Nori)
Vinegar (rice vinegar)
Sushi mat roller
Wasabi and gari(pickled ginger)

Try variations to raw fish like vegetables, tofu or cooked, chicken.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Sushi
• roll
• maki
• salmon
• rice
• mochi
• sticky
• wasabi
• gari

[Timwpeters1]

Very well explained - I'm gonna make some in the next week - have to get the ingredients. Just a question - if you dont have saki to wet the seaweed with, what else can you use to make the seaweed stick together? Your video was FANTASTIC!!!

[goldenpizza]

Water works in place of sake

Thanks for your comments.

[blackrose8120]

Looks delicious.

To bad good fish is very expensive xP. So I'm doing it with cucumbe and such for now.

You know the official way to eat sushi is with your hands?

It's more easy that way to =P

[goldenpizza]

Thanks.

[nightowl7777]

I teach high school Foods courses - some/many of my students have asked if we may make sushi. Would it be alright if I allowed them to watch your video first? I really enjoyed this and found it most helpful! I've never made sushi - is yours a fairly good example of "How To"? I would have them follow this, with 'minor shrimp's' suggestions below as I think that was all good advice. What do you think? Or can you/anyone suggest anything else? Thanks tons.

[goldenpizza]

Sure. Then maybe have them make their own video by adding something different like rice on the outside with sesame or trying hand rolls. But beforehand do try a couple yourself. mmmm. And the sticky rice should be cool before adding to the roll.

[minorshrimp]

i like the video, but i have a few things to say. First, when adding vinigar to the rice, take it out if the pot and put it into a plastic or wooden bowl, the metal adds a metalic taste to the rice. Second when cutting put the seem on the cutting board, otherwise it will break or re-open. Third, when you add ingredients to the roll, put them all the way to both sides of the roll maybe even put them a little over the edge of them. Just a few tips :). i will post a video showing what i mean soon.

[jsanch12]

im sure someone might have explained this

1. fan the rice while you're adding sure vinegar mixture. it'll help cool and dry out the excess moisture.

2. practice on rolling your sushi. roll using the roller instead of just using your hands first and then the roller. your rolls will be tighter.

3. tighter the roll, the easier it'll be to cut into pieces

4. wrap the roller in plastic wrap. it'll help when you roll the sushi.

[6celery8]

Luv it when the rice is still warm! Nice video...thanks for sharing 8^)

[elenorsturtle]

not only does too hot rice disintegrates the paper - but it changes the properties of the fish... it alters the taste

[Takudza]

Thanks Golden that was a great help

[beijosparavoce]

to keep the avocado from browning (oxidizing), pour a bit of lemon juice over it. This works to keep sliced apples from browning too.

[ukens1]

also soy sauce works

[demonicmidg]

tell me about it he didnt cool the rice or mix it in a wooden bowl jeeze

[pistolbanana]

That's the American way, lol.