Perfecting Sushi Rice
How to Make Perfect Sushi Rice
Ingredients You’ll Need
Japanese short grain rice
Kombu (kelp)
Rice vinegar
Sugar
Salt
Cooking Steps
Cook rice with kombu using your preferred cooking method.
Make sushi vinegar (seasoning).
Transfer cooked rice to a sushi oke (also called hangiri) or baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Season the rice with sushi vinegar then mix with a rice paddle (slicing motion!).
Cover with a damp towel and ready to use.
Make Homemade Sushi Vinegar
Sushi rice is always seasoned with sushi vinegar. It’s made of rice vinegar, salt, and sugar to achieve the balance of sweet, salty, and sour taste. You need to get mild-flavoured rice vinegar, not another type of vinegar for this; otherwise, it’s too strong and the flavour is not the same.
After you combine all the ingredients in a bowl, heat up in a microwave or in a pot over the stovetop so the sugar is fully dissolved.
If you want to save time, you can use a bottle of seasoned sushi, or what we call sushizu (sushi vinegar)
Now make some sushi and remember to have fun