Sushi

My newest obsession:  homemade sushi rolls. 

I have been missing this for years while living in Mexico!!  I finally bought a bamboo mat to roll my own sushi and I am so happy.  Below is the (modified) recipe that I chose for the sushi rice.  The bag of rice I bought suggested making at least 2 cups of rice for "best results".  I knew I would end up with a lot of cooked rice, but I wanted to make sure that my first time making it was good.  My friend said she usually makes 3/4 cup of uncooked rice when making 2 rolls.  The recipe below is for the 2 cups. 

Sushi Rice

2 cups uncooked sushi rice
3 cups water
1/3 - 1/2 cup rice vinegar (use the larger amount if you want a more vinegar taste, use the lesser amount if you don't)
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon salt

1. Rinse rice in a colander or strainer under water.  Rinse until water runs clear. 

2. Combine rice and 3 cups water in a medium saucepan.  Bring to boil, then reduce heat to low.  Cover and cook on very LOW for 20 minutes.  (I stirred mine occasionally even though the recipe didn't mention it to make sure it didn't burn on the bottom of the pan).

3. In another small saucepan, combine rice vinegar, sugar, and salt.  Cook over medium heat until sugar dissolves.

4. Let both rice and vinegar mixture cool. 

5. Stir vinegar mixture over cooked rice.  When poured over the rice, the rice will seem very wet.  Keep stirring and the rice will dry as it continues to cool. 

Large bag of Sushi rice from the local Asian store.

Cooked sushi rice with seaweed behind it.

Yummy avocado and rice sushi rolls!  It is so simple but it tastes great.