Super Sushi Nori Rolls

Submitted by Sackville

"Sushi is easier to make than you think! And you don't have to use fresh fish either. It's a great lunch to take to work or an attractive-looking party snack."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 2-4

ingredients

• 500 g sushi rice
• 5 sheets nori
• 2 cups vegetables (sweet peppers, avocado, zucchini or baby corn are all good) or 350 g smoked salmon, trimmings for filling
• wasabi
• soy sauce
• pickled ginger

directions

1. Empty rice into a bowl and run water through it until the water runs clear off the rice.
2. Then cover rice in water and boil, adding water continuously until it's all absorbed and you have a sticky rice.
3. If you have a bit too much water at the end, when the rice is cooked, just set it in a strainer for a few minutes to drain.
4. Now, leave the rice for up to an hour beforehand so it can cool properly.
5. You can speed this up a bit by putting it in the fridge to cool.
6. When the rice is cool, lay out a tea towel and a nori sheet on top.
7. Spread rice thinly over the sheet (a knife dipped in hot water makes this easier), leaving about an inch clear at the bottom and a slightly smaller border around the rest.
8. The trick is to not use too much rice, leaving room for it to expand when rolled.
9. Choose your fillings (one or two for each roll) and lay out in a thin line across the sheet, about 1/3 of the way from the top.
10. Then start rolling from the top.
11. The tea towel will help you get it started.
12. When it is rolled (the bottom inch of the nori will stick to itself, holding the roll together) take a sharp knife and slice 1 inch rounds.
13. Dip in soy sauce and wasabi, topped with ginger slices and enjoy!

Reviews

[Bergy]

I love Shushi and made these with a shrimp and piece of avacado inside.. I also made a thin omelet sushi with asparagus and a bit of corned beefhash init. Served both as appetizers to a goup that loved them. Served of course with wasabi & home pickled ginger. Your instructions are very clear and easy to follow even if it were a first time for someone making Sushi. Thanks Friedel

 

[English_Rose]

I love sushi and this recipe, I only wish I'd read your tip about the teatowel before I went miles out my way to get a proper bamboo rolling mat! Never mind at least I've got it now! I made two types with the rice, one with smoked salmon and long thin slices of cucumber and one with fresh tuna strips and avocado. A wet knife is a must for cutting the rolls! Also don't omit the wasabi, soy and pickled ginger.....I could eat this everyday! For cooling the rice, I always spread it out on a tray and leave by an open window while I cut the other ingredients into strips, this allows it to cool quite quickly. Great recipe, thanks for posting!

 

[Perfect Pixie]

This was a very simple recipe. we enjoyed this very much. i used just salmon and followed the instructions to a T. this was my first time making sushi and i will definitly use this reciep again but with variations. thanks for posting. MIss PIxie xx x :D

 

[William Uncle Bill]

Hello Sackville; I made this super recipe yesterday. I have never made anykind of Sushi before. Your instructions were so explicit. The Nori Rolls turned out so good and looked so professional. My DW told me to open a Sushi Shop, they tasted and looked so good. I also made some Sushi with fresh Ahi Ahi Tuna and also some fresh Sockeye Salmon, oh so good. The rice was absolutely perfect. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe with us. I am going to make more today. "Uncle Bill"

 

[AWinPA]

I love the idea of using a tea towel! It is traditional to use a bamboo mat, but the tea towel is something every cook already has. Bamboo mats for rolling are cheap, but if you don't make sushi often, who wants another thing in the kitchen, right? Also, cucumbers are my favorite maki roll. I also like carrots. I realize you cannot mention every veggie in a recipe, but new sushi cooks shouldn't overlook those for basic, but yummy sushi...thanks for sharing!