Sushi Rice

Servings: Makes 6 small rolls/ 3 small rolls & one big roll/ 2 small rolls & 2 big rolls

3 seaweed on outside (spicy crab, california, spicy tuna)/ 2 seaweed on inside (avocado, tuna cucumber)

Ingredients: 

·         1 Cup Sushi Rice (using medium grain Botan Calrose Rice)

·         1 cup Water (for tight fitting lid, more water if open lid)

·         3 tablespoons Rice Vinegar

·         1 tablespoons Mirin- Rice Wine

·         1 tablespoon Sugar 

·         1 teaspoon Salt

Directions: 

1. Wash rice 4-5 times, swirling rice.

2. Put rice in strainer.

3. Put rice in pot with water.

4. Bring to a boil. Turn heat to low. Cover. Cook covered for 20 mins.

5. Remove from heat leaving the lid on and let sit for 10 mins.

6. Microwave rice vinegar, mirin, sugar, and salt until sugar and salt is dissolved in mixture.

7. Put rice in glass casserole dish and pour in the vinegar mixture. Using a cutting motion with a spoon, mix in vinegar mixture with rice.  

8. Let sit until room temperature. 

Preparing Sushi Rolls:

1.      Rice goes on the rough side of seaweed.

2.      Roll upward using the shorter side of the sushi.

3.      Touch rice to rice when rolling.

4.      You can fold seaweed in half to make smaller roll. Or cut off a little from the end to make larger rolls. 
-wet hands so sushi rice won’t stick
- use plastic wrap over rice side out rolls to make cutting easier
-wet knife when cutting through rolls

Sushi Roll Ideas:

·         -California- crab stick, cucumber, avocado

·         -Sweet potato, strawberry & mango

·         -Kani Salad Roll ( 3 crab sticks from Asian market, 1/2 tbsp mayo, 1/2 sriracha, splash of sesame oil)
  -Tuna Cucumber Roll

       -Spicy Tuna- 50g tuna, 1 1/4 tsp sriracha, .5 tsp soy sauce, .5 tsp toasted sesame oil, 2 green onions, pinch sugar.

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Helpful Video for rolling Rice side out sushi: Sushi Rolling Video. You can put plastic wrap over roll to make cutting easier. 

 

If leftover tuna, make tuna poke.

Ingredients: 

• 1 Small Tuna Filet
• 1 Tablespoon Soy Sauce
• 1/2 Tablepoon Rice Vinegar
• 1 Teaspoon Sugar
• 1 Teaspoon Toasted Sesame Oil
• Green Onions, Slices
• Sesame Seeds
• Furikake

Mix all together.

Asian Meatball Recipe

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup Panko Crumbs/ Bread Crumbs
• 1-1/4 lbs 93% lean ground turkey
• 1 Large Egg
• 1 Tbsp Ginger, minced
• 1 clove Garlic, minced
• 2 1/2 tbsp Soy Sauce
• 1/4 cup Cilantro (optional)
• 1 tsp Onion Powder or 3 scallions, chopped
• 2 tsp Sesame Oil
• 1/2 Cup Shredded Zucchini 

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. In a large bowl combine the ground turkey, panko, egg, scallions, garlic, ginger, cilantro, soy sauce and sesame oil.
3. Gently mix with your hands until combined well.
4. Shape meatballs  with small scooper and transfer to a baking sheet.
5. Bake until cooked through and browned, about 15 minutes.