Anyone have a great recipe for sushi rice? What is the best rice to use?
The best nori to use? I want to make vegetarian sushi. I have the mat and materials, but need to purchase the ingredients. I will be making the rice in a rice cooker and need to know the best way to prepare it. Thanks for all answers.
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5 comments a "Anyone have a great recipe for sushi rice? What is the best rice to use?"
one thing is to use rice that DOES stick together.
so don’t use Uncle Ben’s.
the best rice for sushi is sushi rice. I’m not being a smart-aleck, but it’s really called sushi rice. VERY short grain, almost round. The ratio is 2 parts rice to 5 parts water. Most decently stocked supermarkets will carry it, if not in the rice section in the Asian foods section.
Do not use long grain, converted, or even plain short grain rice… not enough stickiness.
In your rice aisle, there should be White Rice, it’s better if you make it in a rice cooker, so it is not as sticky. Then, mix the rice with vinegar, the correct way to make sushi rice!
Enjoy & good luck
You should use Japanese rice or sushi rice. Some bags will actually specify sushi rice. After it is cooked, add rice vinegar and season it to your liking. You can also add a little bit of sugar if you like. If there’s a Japanese store near you, they also sell seasoning packets to use instead of vinegar and sugar. Once it’s seasoned, spread the rice out on the sides of a large bowl and wait for it to cool. You can fan it to help it cool more quickly. Do not put it in the fridge!
You’ll need- Jasmine Rice (available at asian delicacy store or any store, really) Rice Vinegar (at asian delicacy store) Sushi wrapping paper (at asian delicacy store… Don’t know the name! but it has a see-through front and white and black writing in the front.. should cost about $1.50-ish)
I have been using Jasmine Rice for my sushi all my life, and it works great. Any brand of jasmine rice would be find.. just jasmine rice in general.
What you do is you cook the rice in the rice cooker, 5 cups=water line should be at the 5 on the rice pot, let the rice cool by just opening the top of the rice cooker. Scoop the desired amount of rice that you’ll be using for the whole sushi recipe, and take Rice Vinegar (available in asian delicacy stores) and pour a reasonable amount on the rice. Just enough so that the rice will have a slight taste of it (do a taste test!) but will not be too overwhelming for you.. or anyone else.
Good luck!
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