Wash your hands! It's Te-Maki-Sushi nite ;) Te = Hand Maki = Roll
Prepare sushi rice:
Cook rice. Add sushi vinegar and mix. Cool.
I also add sesame and radish seeds to rice.
Cook rice. Add sushi vinegar and mix. Cool.
I also add sesame and radish seeds to rice.
Spread rice on a sheet of Nori (seaweed).
Put your favorites - cucumber, avocado, crab, kaiware sprouts, shiso red basil, tuna, BBQ beef, etc.
Fold up left bottom corner of seaweed to the center of seaweed and roll diagonally.
Fold up left bottom corner of seaweed to the center of seaweed and roll diagonally.
Voilà!
Cut abura-age (deep fried tofu) in half. Heat dashi soup stock, sugar, mirin, and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Add aburaage and simmer until the liquid is alomost gone. Cool.
Put rice into the pocket of seasoned fried tofu.
Inari Sushi - some call them "Football" !
One of my favorites - Natto Maki, Japanese super food :)