Saturday Night Sushi
The weather in Whitehorse has not been ideal this summer, so while I would love to spend sunny Saturdays lounging on the deck, it just hasn't been possible. I also got the nasty diagnosis from my Doctor that I have a mild case of pneumonia. I'm taking cortisone, and it should be fine in the next two weeks, but I can't run or bik for the next couple days. While I am tempted to spend the next 7 days watching reality television, Lisa and I came up with a slightly more productive way to spend our Saturday....a sushi party!!! Luckily, Tony and I had been the recent recipients of some Japanese gifts from our friend Sean. This was the perfect opportunity to try out our funky new chopsticks and veggie-inspired chopstick holders. Lisa and I are no sushi masters, but we managed to make some damn fine looking rolls! Sushi is surprisingly easy, all you need for a rockin' sushi party is: nori, sushi rice, toasted sesame seeds, sushi grade fish (salmon and tuna is my favorite), avocados, cucumbers, crab meat and wasabi.
Sushi Rice
- 3 cups of water
- 2 cups of sushi rice
- Pinch of salt
- Rice Vinegar
- Sugar
Making the sushi is pretty easy. Here's how you make california rolls.
California Rolls
- Sushi Rice
- Nori
- Avocado
- Cucumber
- Crab meat
- Wasabi
- Seaseme seeds (toasted)
Chop the avocado, cucumber and crab meat into thin slices. Put a thin layer of sushi rice onto the sheet of nori, sprinkle with sesame seeds. Flip the entire sheet over (so the rice is now on the bottom of the sheet. Place the strips of avocado, cucumber and crab meat across the sheet of nori. Roll the sheet (rice is on the outside). Cover roll with saran wrap and use a bamboo sushi mat to roll it tight.
Making the other sushi is easy...just put the rice on the nori, add your fillings and roll. In the end our sushi party was excellent, although we only finished about 1/3 of our sushi.
Sierra posted this on Aug 13, 2006 from the kitchen | | permanent link
