SushiOriginating in Japan, sushi is now found in many places around the world, including China. Besides finding sushi in various Japanese restaurants, you can also find it sold in many places, and many people even buy the ingredients to make sushi at home. Let's take a look at the steps for making sushi below.

What kind of rice to use for sushi?

If you can get Japanese short-grain rice, that's the best. This rice is small and sweet, and has a great texture.However, it's not always easy to get Japanese short-grain rice at home, so you can use:Japanese short-grain riceandglutinous ricein a 4:1 ratio. Of course, you can also uselong-grain riceor regular rice.

Prepare the ingredients for making sushi

First, prepare the rice you will use for making sushi according to your needs. You also need to prepare:nori (seaweed sheets)sushi rice vinegarand other ingredients like fish, meat, and vegetables, according to your preferences. Then, you'll need a large bowl for mixing the ingredients. If you have one, a bamboo rolling mat will make it easier to roll the sushi.Steps for making sushi

Now, let's look at the steps for making sushi. You can use this as a guide for making other types of sushi.

Ingredients:

200g Japanese short-grain rice1 package of roasted nori

2 eggs1 piece of ham2 pieces of pickled radish1 cucumber100g spinach6 cans of tuna1 tablespoon of cooking oil1 teaspoon of sesame oil1 teaspoon of rice wine2 teaspoons of sushi vinegar1 teaspoon of salt1 teaspoon of sugarMethod:1. After rinsing the rice, soak it in cold water for 20 minutes. Then, cook the rice in an electric rice cooker.

2. Blanch the spinach in boiling water with a little salt and cooking oil. This will make the spinach look more vibrant.

3. You can also cook the shrimp in the water used to blanch the spinach. After removing the heads from the large shrimp, thread them onto bamboo skewers. The shrimp will be cooked straight.4. Prepare the omelet:In two eggs, add a teaspoon of rice wine and a little salt, then whisk until smooth.

Heat a pan with a little cooking oil.

Fry the omelet until golden brown.5. Cook the rice:Cook the rice according to the instructions on the rice cooker.

6. Once the rice is cooked, mix in the sushi vinegar, salt, sugar, and sesame oil.7. Spread the rice evenly on a sheet of roasted nori. Place the ham, pickled radish, cucumber, and omelet strips on one-third of the nori.8. Use the bamboo rolling mat to roll the sushi tightly. Cut it with a knife when it's firm.

9. Remove the excess water from the blanched spinach, and drain the tuna from the can. Arrange them neatly on the rice and nori.10. Divide the nori sheet in half. Place the rice and shrimp on one half, then roll it up. Cut the sushi into 1-1.5cm wide pieces.Cold NoodlesFried;

6,RiceCooked, add sushi vinegar, salt, sugar, and sesame oil to the rice while still hot, and mix thoroughly;

7, place the rice on a pre-cooked seaweed sheet, and arrange the ham, pickled radish, cucumber, and egg strips on one-third of the rice and seaweed;

8, use a sushi rolling mat to roll up the sushi, ensuring it is tightly rolled, so it doesn't come apart when cutting;

9, remove the excess water from the blanched spinach, and drain the excess liquid from the tuna in a can, and neatly arrange them on the seaweed and rice;

10, take half of the cooked seaweed sheet and spread rice on it, then arrange the shrimp on top, roll it tightly, and after rolling, cut it into 1-1.5 cm wide strips.

Tips

If the knife is sticking when cutting, wipe it clean with a clean cloth before cutting, or moisten it with water.