Make Sushi Yourself: The Best Recipes

Sushi is becoming more and more popular in this country. The Japanese classic is quick and relatively easy to make yourself. We have the best recipes ready for you here.

You need these ingredients to make sushi yourself

If you want to make sushi yourself, you first need the right ingredients and the right tools. You should provide the following things:

• The basic ingredients for sushi are sushi rice, nori sheets, and rice vinegar. You also need sugar and salt.
• For the filling, you can use raw fish such as tuna or salmon, seafood, and/or various types of vegetables such as carrots, cucumbers, or peppers. Avocados or tofu are also often used.
• Sushi is usually eaten with wasabi and soy sauce. In addition, so-called gari – pickled ginger – is often served with various sushi appetizers or in between.
• To roll sushi more easily, a bamboo mat is beneficial.
• If you want to prepare California rolls, you will also need cling film and sesame seeds

Making sushi yourself: the preparation

Now that you have all the ingredients for sushi, you can start making the sushi rice. The following steps are necessary before the actual preparation:

1. For all types of sushi, you must first cook the sushi rice. Before that, the rice should be washed thoroughly.
2. Prepare the desired amount of rice. Instructions for this can usually be found on the packaging.
3. Now let the rice cool completely before processing.
4. Season the sushi rice with rice vinegar, sugar, salt, and a little water.

These are the best sushi recipes

Once you have prepared the rice and provided all the ingredients, you can make your own sushi. These are the best recipes for it:

• Maki is the typical sushi roll that most people think of when they hear the word sushi. The rice is spread on the nori sheets, the filling is spread on it and at the end, everything is rolled up using the bamboo mat.
• You can use any of the ingredients mentioned above. Mixtures of fish and vegetables are particularly popular. When you have finished preparing the sushi roll, you should now cut it into small pieces. To do this, moisten the knife a little so that the nori sheets can be cut through more easily.
• Nigiri means filled rice bites. To do this, simply form the rice into small oblong balls, which you can then spread with wasabi. Fish or seafood is then placed on top. Occasionally these are then tied together with nori strips. Shrimp and salmon are particularly suitable for this type of sushi.
• The third type of sushi is California rolls. To do this, first spread out cling film on the bamboo mat. Spread the foil with rice, then place a sheet of nori on top. Then you spread the filling like raw fish and vegetable strips on top. Then roll the sushi using the bamboo mat. In the last step, you should roast the sesame and then roll the sushi roll in it. Cut the roll into small pieces. Your California roll is ready.