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Ingredients
The list of ingredients for Sushi is very extensive. Therefore, you are presented the ingredients that we like to use for Sushi, but this only a small list. More are listed in the recipes section. These ingredients can be used to make your rolls, be creative and experiment new things as you progress.
The Basics
Sushi Rice Dry roasted seaweed (Nori) Pickled ginger (Gari) Rice Vinegar (Su) Japanese Horseradish (Wasabi) Soy sauce (Shoyu) Salt, sugar Roasted Sesame seeds (Goma)
Filling examples
Fresh Salmon, Eel Crab/Seafood sticks Smoked salmon Omelette Steak, foie gras Bacon English cress Light chives cream cheese Creamy blue cheese Figues, mago, banana Pickled radish (Takuan) Avocado White radish Yellow pepper Asparagus Carrot (steamed) Cucumber Spinach
For those not too fan about the seaweed, you can use many more options. We have listed for you a couple of pages of alternatives to Nori to show you what can be done with Sushi, enjoy!
Great for the kids and colourful dinners, these soy wrappers can turn your sushi into amazing creative designs. Taste is not as good as Nori, still worth a try.
A favourite for the summer, use rice paper, cover it with salad leaves, then spread your rice and ingredientssimply roll and enjoy!
Parma ham
Perfect for your Maki rolls, leave the fatty part at the top with no rice on and cover the meat with rice. Experiment with sun blushed tomatoes and some thinly sliced mozzarella A real treat!
Smoked Salmon
Lay a couple of slices of smoked salmon on your rolling mat to replicate the size of piece of Nori; cover with rice & ingredients, roll, cut , enjoy!
375ml (or1 cup) Japanese Sushi Rice 500ml (or 2 cups) of Water 60ml (or cup) Cup Rice Vinegar 30ml (or 2 Tbsp) Sugar 5ml (or 1 Tbsp) Salt
uy shops; You can buy good Japanese Sushi Rice from many asian shop we like using Minori Sushi rice, but experiment with others and try them out!
Method:
Pour the rice into a clean bowl and wash it in cold water until th water the runs almost clear. Once water runs semi-clear, drain rice of any excess water and let the rice -clear, stand for 15min before adding 500ml of water into the rice. You can cook the rice using a rice cooker or in a pot over the stove. If you are cooking over the stove, cover the pot (with a thick bottom) and bring to r boil. Once it is boiling, turn the heat to a simmer and leave it for 10mins. After 10mins, turn the heat off and let the rice stand for another 10mins with the lid still on. DO NOT REMOVE THE LID during the whole duration of LID the cooking and simmering.
While the rice is cooking, well prepare our vinegar mixture by pouring our rice vinegar, sugar and salt into a clean pot and bring it to a simmer. You can also buy pre-mixed vinegar like this one, it can be easier if you are in a hurry.
When the rice and vinegar mixture is fully dissolved, let it cool down, and pour the rice into a large glass or ceramic lasagne dish and add the vinegar mixture to the rice. Go slowly and add it bit by bits to make sure it is to evenly spread out. You might not have to use it all, look for the shine and taste it. Remember that with time, the rice will lose its acidity also. Learn how to make Sushi with Your Sushi www.YourSushi.c www.YourSushi.co.uk
Loosen the rice lightly with a wooden/plastic spoon to ensure that the vinegar mixture is coating each grain of rice. You want the rice to move freely in the dish, so if you have lots of rice, do it in 2 steps! Never use metal at this stage, it would interact with the rice and vinegar and give a horrible metallic taste to your sushi! When mixing the rice with the vinegar, take your time and make sure that you are trying to break down into individual grain any lumps of rice as well as trying to coat each grain of rice with the mixture. You can fan the rice with a fan in the other hand or an electric fan to cool the rice down a bit quicker if you wish. Note: you do not have to fan the rice, but it needs to cool down to about 38 degrees to be perfect for Sushi, fanning it simply accelerates the process. Please do not keep the rice in a fridge as it will make it hard and too dry to taste. You can keep the rice at room temperature and cover the bowl with a piece of damp cloth, ideally to be used within the next hour. Sushi rice is best when it is freshly made. It can keep of course for a bit loner, but it will lose a bit of its softness.
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Nigiri Sushi are very hard to master. First, you need to learn how to slice fish, this is best done by learning from someone and buying a whole fish, then slicing it and again and again and cing againthendo a fish pie! Then, the rice should not be squeezed too tightly, he or too loose. Ideally, the rice should not fall apart when the sushi is picked up, but will easily fall apart with no effort when consumed. It is also important to keep the hand slightly wet, so the sushi rice does not stick to your hands so after immersing both hands in ice water, tezu, or diluted sushi rice vinegar is applied on the hands. This acts as a sanitizer as well. A light clap gets rid of excess moisture.
Hold the ingredient with your left hand by lightly left pinching it Simultaneously, form a ball of sushi rice it. with your right hand. The sushi rice should be loose at this point.
Now rub the wasabi on your right index finger onto ont the ingredient.
Place the sushi rice (Shari) onto the ingredient (Neta). With your right index finger and thum ( . thumb, set the length of the sushi rice and with your left thumb, press on the center of the sushi rice to make a dimple. This dimple is imp important for making air pockets in the sushi rice to make the finalized sushi easy to fall apart in the mouth.
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Place the left thumb on to of the top tip of the sushi rice and press on the ingredient.
With your right hand (side hand) index finger, flip over the sushi.
Place the thumb on top of the sushi rice and close the left palm. Press on the ingredient slightly. ngredient Rotate the ingredient 180 degrees.
Place the left thumb on the tip of the sushi rice, close the left palm, and press on the ingredient. Done
Remember to serve Nigiri sushi in pairs. A pair of sushi symbolizes peace, igiri whereas a single sushi symbolizes "kill" and 3 pieces symbolize "kill "kill" myselfnot nice!
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SALMON NIGIRI
Ingredients 1 cup Sushi rice 1 oz salmon sashimi Method 1. Scoop a small spoonful of rice and use your hands to mould it into oblong balls, around the length of an index finger 2. Cut the salmon into slices slightly larger than your rice balls. 3. Place each slice of salmon on top of a rice ball. You may place a small dab of wasabi on the underside of the fishif you wish also as a food adhesive 4. Serve with shoyu, wasabi, and ginger if desired
HAM NIGIRI
Ingredients: 1 cup Sushi rice 1 large slice of honey baked ham (if you still have leftover Easter ham, this is a great way to use it! Or you can use Turkey if you have leftovers from Christmas Dinner!) Method: 1. Scoop a small spoonful of rice and use your hands to mould it into oblong balls, around the length of an index finger 2. Cut the ham into slices slightly larger than your rice balls 3. Place each slice of ham on top of a rice ball. You may place a small dab of wasabi if you wish, or cheese even 4. Serve with shoyu, wasabi, and ginger if desired
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Sushi Rolls
TOFU, SESAME AND MIXED VEGETABLE SUSHI ROLLS
Ingredients: 3 cups Sushi rice 6 nori sheet 3 teaspoon of white and black sesame seed, slightly toasted 6 oz firm tofu, cut into thin strips A small carrot, peeled and grated 6 fresh shitake mushroom, stem removed and thinly sliced (or use normal mushrooms) cup snow pea sprouts, wash and drain teaspoon wasabi Japanese mayonnaise Method: 1. Place nori onto sushi mat 2. Gently press a thin and even layer of rice onto nori, leaving a 1 cm border on the edge furthest from you 3. Dab a thin horizontal line of wasabi across the centre of the rice 4. Squirt a horizontal line of mayonnaise beside the wasabi 5. Arrange all the fillings in equal quantity onto the wasabi/mayonnaise 6. Roll the sushi 7. Cut to size
BRIGTHON ROLL
Ingredients: 3 cups Sushi rice 6 nori sheets an avocado cut into slices 6 oz spicy salmon cut into inch pieces cup of crabstick 1 teaspoon of kewpie sauce (Japanese mayonnaise) Sriracha sauce Eel sauce Method: 1. Spread open sushi mat and wrap with cling film 2. Place nori on sushi mat and gently press a thin and even layer of rice onto the entire nori 3. Turn the nori over 4. Use the crabstick, spicy salmon, and avocado as your fillings. 5. Drizzle with sriracha and eel sauce 6. Roll the sushi 7. Cut to size
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Method: 1. Cut the bacon into thin strips and cook it well to make it crispy. Then dry out the excess fat in a paper towel and put aside. 2. Prepare a bit of scrambled eggs and cook it well, some it is more like an omelet, not too humid. When cooked, try to compact it a bit. 3. Place the nori on sushi mat and gently press a thin and even layer or rice over the nori, leaving a 2cm border at the top. 4. Place a line of bacon and add the scrambled eggs on top. 5. Roll sushi as taught in the Your Sushi making workshops. 6. Cut to size The true Bacon & Eggs roll would not be the same without its brown sauce either add it in the roll or on the side, forget the soy sauce there! Please note that this is not exactly what we call a diet roll! Enjoy!
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Method: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Cook the bacon to your preferred crispiness Spread out the sushi mat and wrap it with cling film Place nori onto sushi mat Gently press a thin and even layer of rice onto the entire nori sheet Flip the nori sheet so that the rice faces the sushi mat Use the smoked salmon, a few slices of avocado, and a strip of bacon as your fillings 7. Roll the sushi as taught in the Your Sushi Workshops 8. Cut to size
Method: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Mix the kewpie, masago and sriracha sauce together Cut the scallops and mix with the spicy sauce Blanch the asparagus Spread the nori onto the sushi mat and gently press a thin and even layer of rice onto the nori, leaving a border at the top. Line the scallop and a stalk of asparagus onto the rice (allow the flowered end of the asparagus to stick out of the sides of the sushi) Roll the sushi as taught in the Your Sushi Workshops If you are making temaki, add everything to the hand roll Cut to size
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CALIFORNIA ROLL
Ingredients:
6 halves of nori sheet & 3 cups Sushi rice 1/2 cup imitation crabmeat, finely chopped 1/4 cup mayonnaise or light chives cream cheese 2 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1 cucumber, cut into thin spears 2 avocados - pitted, peeled, and sliced the long way
Method: 1. Mix the imitation crabmeat with mayonnaise in a bowl, and set aside. To roll the sushi, cover a bamboo rolling mat with plastic wrap. Lay a half with sheet of nori, shiny side down, on the plastic wrap. With wet fingers, firmly pat a thin, even layer of prepared rice over the nori Sprinkle the nori. rice with about 1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds, and gently press them into the rice. Carefully flip the nori sheet over so the seaweed side is up. . 2. Place 2 or 3 long cucumber spears, 2 or 3 slices of avocado, and about 1 tablespoon of imitation crab mixture in a line across the nori sheet, about 1/4 from the uncovered edge. Pick up the edge of the bamboo rolling sheet, fold the bottom edge of the sheet up, enclosing the filling, and tightly roll the sushi into a cylinder about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. Once the sushi is rolled, wrap it in the mat and gently squeeze to compact it tightly. 3. Cut each roll into 1 inch pieces with a very sharp knife dipped in water.
Enjoy!
The Rainbow roll, on the left, is a good example of what California rolls can be turned into; g ornia generously topped with fresh tuna, salmon, eel and shrimp, it is a delight On the , delight. right, covered with avocado is the Caterpillar roll, scary!
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Method: 1. Spread out sushi mat and wrap it with cling film 2. Lay nori sheet on mat and gently press a thin and even layer of sushi rice onto nori 3. Sprinkle sesame seeds all over the rice 4. Flip nori sheet over so the rice is facing down on the mat and the nori facing up 5. Spread a thin band of wasabi and mayonnaise across center of nori 6. Cover wasabi with vegetable and avocado. 7. Roll the sushi 8. Cut to size
Method: 1. Cut salmon into pieces of inch wide 2. Heat oil in a pan and fry the salmon when the pan is hot 3. Remove salmon when it changes to deep orange in colour. If desired, fry longer for extra crispiness 4. Place nori on sushi mat and gently press a thin and even layer of rice onto nori. Remember to leave 1cm border at the top 5. Place salmon, avocado slices and crabstick onto the rice and drizzle eel sauce on them 6. Roll the sushi as taught in the Your Sushi Workshops 7. Cut to size
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Ingredients: 250g lean mince beef 1.5 cups Sushi rice 3 nori sheet 1.5 tablespoon Japanese soya sauce teaspoon of black pepper packet fresh bay leaf
Method: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Marinate the mince beef with soya sauce and pepper Stir fry the mince beef until cook Place nori on sushi mat Gently press and thin and even layer of rice onto the nori, leaving a 1cm border at the edge furthest from you Lay a line of bay leaf horizontally across the centre of the rice Scoop a line of mince beef onto the bay leaf Roll sushi Cut to size
Directions 1. Trim any excess fat from the flank steak 2. Pat the surface of the flank steak dry with a paper towel, then rub the cut side of the clove of garlic onto the steak. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic. 3. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a pan. Put the flank steak in the pan and cook over medium-high heat until it is browned on the outside but still pink in the center. 4. Remove the flank steak from the pan and cover loosely with foil 5. Melt the remaining 3 tablespoons of butter in the pan. Saut the mushrooms until they have shrunk to about 2/3 their original size. 6. Slice the flank steak across the grain. 7. Place nori on sushi mat and gently press a thin and even layer of rice onto the nori 8. Use strips of flank steak, mushrooms, and a stalk of spring onion as filling 9. Roll the sushi & Cut to size!
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Method: Kampyo Preparation 1. Soak in water for 15 minutes, rinse and drain 2. Mix 2 tablespoon soy with 1 tablespoon sugar. Bring to boil in small pan 3. Add kampyo and simmer for 2 min 4. Cool and cut into 10 inch lengths Mushrooms and Carrots Preparation 1. Cook carrots until tender, but not mushy. 2. Mix 2 tablespoon soy sauce and 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon water in a small pan 3. Cook carrots and mushrooms in this sauce for 5 minutes and drain Preparing the Rolls: 1. Place nori on sushi mat 2. Gently press a thin and even layer of sushi rice onto nori, leaving a 1cm border. 3. Arrange the ingredients: - 5 strands Kampyo, 1 row each of mushrooms, carrot, watercress, eel 4. Roll sushi 5. Cut to size
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Shaped Sushi
VEGETARIAN SUSHI RICE BALL
Ingredients: 1/4 cup chopped cooked hijiki sea vegetable (optional) 2 carrots, minced 5 scallions, green part only, chopped fine 1/4 cup hulled black or white sesame seeds Wasabi-Ginger Dipping Sauce 1 tablespoon wasabi powder 1/4 cup water 1 garlic clove 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and sliced 2 tablespoons canola or corn oil 1 teaspoon sugar 3 tablespoons rice vinegar 3 tablespoons soy sauce
Method: 1. Mix the rice vinegar, sugar, salt, hijiki (if youre using it), carrots, and scallions in a large glass bowl 2. Turn the rice out into the bowl that contains the vinegar-scallion mixture and stir with a wooden spoon for 3 minutes. (At this point you can leave the rice to sit for 1-2 hours.) 3. Take a spoonful of rice and roll it into a ball with your hands (size of the ball is up to your own preference) 4. Roll the ball in the sesame seeds to lightly coat it. 5. To make the dipping sauce, combine all of the sauce ingredients. Blend until the garlic and ginger are chopped fine. Serve the sauce with the sushi balls
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Method: 1. 2. 3. 4. Stir the sesame seeds into the rice Use cookie cutter to gently press rice into squares Dab some wasabi paste thinly on each square Gently press some crab meat, golden caviar, and avocado on each of the rice square
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If you have no or little experience with making sushi, this is the perfect place to start. You will get the hang of it in a few tries, and then you should be able to make them with ease and save a lot of money! Remember that Sushi is a way of cooking rather that a set of dishes. What makes Sushi so good is combination of the rice and Sushi vinegar mixed together; do not rush when preparing and mixing the rice, it will make or break your sushi! Be creative and always think about strong colour contrast and clean arrangements to obtain best results. In Sushi, 70% is preparation, so get everything ready and cleanly laid out in front of you before you start! Here at Your Sushi, we all have taught thousands of people across the UK and the rest of the world how to make good sushi for many years and this guide is our thank you to you, for joining us in our Sushi revolution! We have tried to share as many tips as possible in this book and will be adding more soon. Books are fine but it is always worth spending a few hours with a real sushi chef to learn the tricks in real lifeand nibble along!
Come and join us in our Your Sushi Workshop all over the UK; or have us in your home or work parties to make and eat a lot of Sushi!
Enjoy it and do not hesitate to ask any questions, we are always happy to help. Best regards and from all the chefs at Your Sushi Happy Sushi making!
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