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Have you ever made sushi?

post #1 of 26
7/14/12 at 10:24am
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I want to try making sushi. Any advice? I have the short-grain rice and will let it cool to get sticky. I think you're supposed to add rice vinegar to it as well. I'm not sure how the rolling will go.
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post #2 of 26
7/14/12 at 10:52am

We make it sometimes. A basic California roll is easy. I can't think of any tricks, other than to make sure you roll it tight. Mine never taste as good as bought, so I will read what others do! 

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post #3 of 26
7/14/12 at 12:14pm
I've never tried to make it....I always eat it at restaurants or buy at the store. I know they sell kits to roll them, but I have no idea how they work. I'll also be interested to see if anyone successfully makes their own. My DD LOVES sushi.
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post #4 of 26
7/14/12 at 12:37pm

Yes, It's much cheaper to make it than buy it. 

It's not difficult. You cook short grain rice and dress it with a rice vinegar and sugar solution to make it sticky. 

You put a sheet of plastic wrap on a bamboo sushi mat, put a layer of rice and a sheet of nori (dried seaweed), and whatever filling you want, and roll it up using the mat. 


Edited by Phoenyx - 7/14/12 at 12:39pm
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post #5 of 26
7/14/12 at 6:05pm
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Originally Posted by Phoenyx View Post

Yes, It's much cheaper to make it than buy it. 

It's not difficult. You cook short grain rice and dress it with a rice vinegar and sugar solution to make it sticky. 

You put a sheet of plastic wrap on a bamboo sushi mat, put a layer of rice and a sheet of nori (dried seaweed), and whatever filling you want, and roll it up using the mat. 

 

This is how we do it also. We make it at least once a week. Our favorite is salmon and avocado.

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post #6 of 26
7/14/12 at 7:32pm
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Originally Posted by mamax3 View Post

 

This is how we do it also. We make it at least once a week. Our favorite is salmon and avocado.

 

Once a week?  Wow!

 

I just made it.  It was fun!  The first rolled I packed too full of "stuff" but the second and third went SO much better.  I was surprised at how easy it was.

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post #7 of 26
7/14/12 at 7:40pm

Dh for Christmas gave me this 'quickie' sushi maker, with clear plastic trays where you put the rice in one tray, your filling in another tray and then you sandwich them together and then take it off the 'mold'.  It was harder than I thought, and it was almost impossible to get the 'sushi' out without breaking it.  If I did it again I would spray the 'mold' with olive oil.  All in all the taste was OK but nothing to write home about!

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post #8 of 26
7/14/12 at 7:43pm
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I think the key is using the short-grain sushi rice and letting it cool to get really sticky.  That part, to me, was the EASY part.  It was hard to roll it tightly enough but luckily it was forgiving and still tasted great.  Pictures soon, I promise!  

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post #9 of 26
7/14/12 at 8:17pm

It's pretty easy if you use those mats. I've made it before, but I don't like sushi (I don't eat fish) and making it fish-free didn't make it taste better to me because of the seaweed, lol.

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post #10 of 26
7/14/12 at 8:53pm
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So my first attempt was pretty successful.  To me, it tasted like any California Roll I've ever tasted.  However, I think I either stuffed them too full or didn't roll tightly enough.  You can see how my rolls came "undone" at the ends.  Any tips on how to roll them more tightly?

 

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