Sushi Rolls

Ingredients

sushi rice

• 3 cups japanese-style cooked rice
• 3/4 cup rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• roasted nori

Directions

1. 1

   Cook rice according to package instructions.

2. 2

   Mix vinegar, sugar and salt.

3. 3

   Cut vinegar mixture into cooked rice until well combined.

4. 4

   To roll sushi you can use a bamboo sushi mat, or just use a clean towel instead, or you can even forgo the roller and just carefully roll using your hands.

5. 5

   Place nori sheet on roller and spread a thin layer of the sushi rice over the nori.

6. 6

   Place your filling in a center line on the nori sheet.

7. 7

   Begin rolling by carefully folding over the top edge and starting the roll.

8. 8

   Continue to roll, keeping the roll as tight as possible.

9. 9

   Take a sharp knife and slice the roll into 1- 1 1/2 inch pieces.

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    Some Possible Sushi Filling Combos----------.

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    Once you have your layer of rice on the nori sheet, try some of these ingredient combos.

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    Mix and match to suit your taste.

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    Things like thinly sliced cucumber or carrots and radish sprouts are good general ingredients to add to all kinds of rolls.

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    Spicy Tuna Roll-- Sushi grade raw tuna, minced and mixed with a small amounts of mayonnaise, oriental style hot sauce and sesame oil and served with radish sprouts.

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    California Roll-- Imitation crab meat, mayonnaise and avocado.

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    Salmon& Asparagus (one of my personal creations)-- Leftover cooked salmon (grilled tastes best) with an blanched asparagus spear and a small amount of mayonnaise mixed with oriental hot sauce.

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    Veggie-- Thinly julienned strips of cucumber, carrot and zucchini with avocado slices and sprouts.