How To Make Sushi
If you are reading this article then you probably want to
know how to make Sushi. The first thing you should
know is that there are many different varieties of Sushi
apart from the traditional version of raw fish and rice.
Making Sushi can be made in several different ways,
either stuffed inside tofu pouches, rolled in nori sheets or
scattered over vinegared rice.
Sushi is one of the worlds most popular asian dishes and
it can be eaten at anytime of the day. Many people think
that Sushi is the raw seafood or fish itself. However this
is not true because Sushi is actually the vinegared rice
that is served with the raw or cooked seafood.
The seafood and other fish that are used in the process of
making Sushi can be either raw or cooked. However the
traditional way of making Sushi is to place a slice of raw
fish on top of the vinegared rice and this would be tied
with a band of nori.
If you want to make Sushi, you first need to decide
whether you would prefer the seafood raw or cooked.
Remember you can always use other alternatives such as
squid, boiled crab meat, fish rue, shrimp or sea urchin.
Making nigir Sushi is quite a simple process, you will
need vinegared or seasoned rice as your base. You will
also need a slice of cooked or raw seafood along with
and wasabi sauce.
Sushi rice should be prepared in advance by boiling the
required amount of short grained rice and water in equal
proportions. When the rice is cooked you will then need
to add a tablespoon of Sushi vinegar for every cup of
rice.
In order to make nigir Sushi, you will need to have about
20 grams of vinegared rice. You will then need to roll it
until it becomes a well-shaped oval. At this point you can
now spread wasabi paste on top of the surface is
required.
When this is complete you will now need to place a thin
slice of raw or cooked seafood, usually about 2x5 cm in
size on top of the rice.
The final thing you need to do is to wrap a thin band of
nori around both the fish and the rice in order to secure
the Sushi.
When making Sushi it is important that you use the
freshest seafood or fish. The experts will usually use
deep saltwater fish such as tuna or salmon as these do not
contain any parasites.
Author John Alton has got some great tips on becoming a
great Sushi Chef even if you have never made Sushi
before located on the Amazon Kindle at
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0070OCKSY or from his
website http://howtomakeSushitoday.com