5 from 2 votes
Sushi: Sacred Union of Land and Sea
Here is an easy recipe to make your own sushi at home with a few simple ingredients and step by step instructions. A sushi kit is fairly easy to find and you will be making your own custom rolls in no time! Sushi also has an interesting history.
Prep Time
45 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 15 mins
Servings:
8
servings
Calories:
152 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 cup sushi rice
- 2 cups water
- 1 tsp vegetable oil
- 4 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 4 heets nori seaweed paper
- 1 avocado cut into thin slices
- 2 carrot cut into matchsticks
- ½ cucumber cut into matchsticks
- 4 pieces imitation crab
- ⅛ tsp pickled ginger served on the side, optional
- ⅛ tsp wasabi served on the side, optional
Add soy sauce to taste
Instructions
- To cook the rice: Place the rice in a mesh sieve and rinse rice until the water runs clear. Place rice in rice cooker with water and oil. Stir.
- When the rice is cooked transfer to a large bowl and let it stand for about 10 minutes.
- In a small bowl mix together rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. Add to the rice a little bit at a time while turning with a wooden spoon.
- Cover with a damp cloth and allow it to sit for about 30-45 minutes. You will end up with about 2 cups of cooked rice.
- To roll the sushi: Place a piece of nori sheet on top of the bamboo mat. Put the sticky rice on top of the nori flattening down with a wooden spoon. The rice should go up about two thirds up the nori sheet.
- Place fillings adjacent to each other.
- Take the edge of the bamboo mat nearest you and curl over the nori, keeping the filling in place.
- Seal with water.
- To cut evenly: First slice the finished roll in half. Place both halves next to each other and cut into thirds.*
- * dip knife in water in order to make slicing easier.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
152kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Sodium
311mg
(13%)
Potassium
218mg
(5%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
2665IU
(53%)
Vitamin C
4.5mg
(5%)
Calcium
15mg
(2%)
Iron
0.6mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 152
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 152kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Sodium | 311mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 218mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 2665IU | 53% |
| Vitamin C | 4.5mg | 5% |
| Calcium | 15mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.6mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.