Sushi Time!

So my mom left me many sushi supplies so I could make sushi, but I always wondered when I would have time to do it. But, putting some time aside resulted in a pretty good meal (with plenty of leftovers!). I already had seaweed, soy sauce, the rolling mat (a makisu), and rice vinegar, so I went out and bought fake crab, cucumbers, avocados, and sushi-grade salmon and tuna (from Loblaws).

Making the rice wasn't too hard, I followed the instructions from a website (which I can't find at the moment :( ). Basically you rinse the rice well, cook it with enough water, let it cool, and then add the su (which is the rice vinegar-sugar-salt mix). In fact, this site looks pretty legit (http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/01/perfect-sushi-rice/). I didn't really measure out the su...I just eyeballed it and tasted it, then added the other ingredients if they were lacking.

Anyways here's the photo collection of the experiment...it got better as more were made :P

O yea I also used brown rice, which I thought wouldn't work or taste good but it actually turned out okay! Extra fibre for the win :P

So this was messy...they weren't pressed hard enough in the makisu, and thus fell apart when cutting.

Much better sushi when you press hard while rolling!