Homemade Sushi
Impress your guests by making homemade sushi. Or better, host a make-your-own-sushi party at your house. The choice of fillings is entirely up to you!
Servings: 40 Pieces (5 Sushi Rolls)
Calories: 51
Ingredients
- 2 cups Sushi Rice (14 ounces/400 grams)
- 7 ounces Smoked Salmon (200 grams), See note 1
- 1 Large Ripe Avocado
- 1 Small Cucumber
- 1 Small Carrot , optional
- 5 Nori Sheets
- ¼ cup Rice Vinegar (60 ml)
- 1 tablespoon Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
Optional Condiments:
- Soy Sauce
- Pickled Ginger
- Wasabi Paste
Instructions
- Cook the rice following packet instructions. In a small bowl, combine vinegar, sugar and salt and mix until the sugar is dissolved. Pour this over cooked rice and mix well. Let the rice cool down.
- In the meantime, cut the veggies into thin strips. I like cutting the cucumber and carrots into matchsticks, avocado and salmon into chunks (all of them about 4 inch/10 cm long).
- Now place mat onto your worktop (see note 2), top it with nori sheet so that the rough side is facing you. Spread the rice over the nori sheet, (see note 3) covering it evenly but leaving about 0.5 inch (1.5 cm) of the sheet free. The rice-free end should be farther from you.
- Place a thin row of salmon, cucumber (or carrot) and avocado in the middle of the rice.
- Wet the rice-free end with water and roll everything tightly (the mat helps you get a nice round shape and also by applying pressure when rolling, you are making sure the roll stays tight).
- Slice and serve with soy sauce, wasabi paste and/or pickled ginger.
Notes
- I used smoked salmon. You can use fresh salmon or fresh tuna instead.
- Wrapping the mat in plastic wrap prevents rice from sticking to it.
- Rice will be sticky so dip your fingers in cold water to avoid excessive sticking.
- Make sure you don’t put too much rice onto each sheet. There should be a balance between the rice and fillings. I use my measuring cup for “measuring”. 1.5-2 cups very loosely packed rice should be enough for 1 nori sheet.
- Wet your hands in cold water to prevent the rice from sticking.
- You should get 8 pieces out of one roll (without the cut offs) = 40 pieces in total. This should serve 4-5 people.
- Each sushi roll is 7-inch (17-cm) long.
- If in doubt, please read the whole post that contained detailed information as well as step-by-step photos.
Nutrition Facts
Homemade Sushi
Amount per Serving
Calories
51
% Daily Value*
Fat
1
g
2
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Cholesterol
1
mg
0
%
Sodium
99
mg
4
%
Potassium
51
mg
1
%
Carbohydrates
9
g
3
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
1
g
1
%
Protein
2
g
4
%
Vitamin A
240
IU
5
%
Vitamin C
0.8
mg
1
%
Calcium
3
mg
0
%
Iron
0.2
mg
1
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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