So with all this, Mr. Universe said- let's get this gal sushi-sick- But, hey Universe, that didn't happen. I tell you this because I recently had to cook some sushi @ school, it tasted real nice, and they allowed me to be creative with a few ingredients, salmon, surimi, avocado and cream cheese... infinite combinations, right?
So, back to a serious topic...
I'm going to share with you our sushi recipe. That recipe said 6 portions... yeah right, if you're like me, 2 makis are just for you, so where the heck do we get 5 more portions? I don't know. But even with those details, it came real good. So let's get rice cookin' and some sushi rollin' (:
Salmon / Crab sushi
Ingredients:
- 185 g sushi rice
- 125 ml vinegar (really? I used waaay less)
- 10 g sugar
- 5 g ajinomoto (optional) it is MSG
- 100 g crab surimi*
- 250 g avocado (1 piece is enough)*
- 5 sheets seaweed (nori)
- 100 ml soy sauce
- lime juice (1 piece)
- 100 g smoked salmon*
- 190 g cream cheese*
Note: The last two ingredients are for salmon sushi, but you can make the combinations your cravings shout for. * these ingredients must be cut into sticks (:
Method:
1. Soak rice in cold water, until water comes clear. Cook in a pressure cooker for 8 minutes, with water covering rice 1 cm top of it.
2. Mix vinegar, sugar and MSG.
3. Spread cooked rice onto a tray and sprinkle with vinegar mix. Let cool.
4. Put a seaweed sheet over your sushi mat with bright side facing it. Put some rice on top and cover all the surface (except for borders) pressing for making a flat surface. Fix your favorite ingredients on top, in the side that's closer to you.
5. Start rolling the sushi pressing so it sticks together. When you first start rolling, you should wrap the sticks of whatever so that it stays in the center. Press well and keep rolling in the deep...
6. Cut your maki in half and the resulting parts in half, then in half again... until you have the number of sushi slices (nigiris) you like (:
7. Mix soy sauce with lime juice. Dip your sushi and enjoy!
Lots o' love
V
