Have you ever wanted to make the perfect sushi rice but don’t know where to start? Try this recipe from our sushi making master at Constance Halaveli, Ferdinand Nono.
Avocado salmon tobikko California roll
- 3 cups Japanese sushi rice
- 3 1/4 cups cold water
- 1/3 cup rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
1. Wash rice in cold water until the water runs almost clear. This may take a few minutes. Once water runs semi-clear, drain rice of any excess water and add 3 1/4 cups water. Add enough water to cover the rice and so that the water comes up to the first knuckle on your index finger if you are touching the rice with the tip of your finger.
2. While the rice is cooking heat the rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a pan until dissolved. Remove from heat as soon as sugar and salt has dissolved.
3. When rice is done, put rice in large bowl. Slowly add the vinegar mixture in to the rice while mixing the rice with a wooden spoon or spatula.
4. The rice should stay as individual rice grains and not a glutinous blob. Another tip for making sushi rice is to let the steam (water) come out of the rice fast by mixing near a fan or open window. The breeze will allow the water to come out of the rice while adding the flavor from the vinegar mixture. Sushi rice is not sticky from over working the rice. It is sticky from the vinegar mixture lightly coating every grain of rice.
5. Store sushi rice at room temperature covered with a damp towel. This will keep the rice from drying out.
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