Many a times I've looked at the clock and realised it's 5 already and no dinner is coming along as yet... I hope at least some of you can empathise with that! Just hoping I'm not the only one so disorganised! arghhh!
So here is numero uno of my fast food series...
"Roll your own Sushi"
Sushi itself doesn't take very long at all so you could just make the sushi and serve it like that but my kids love rolling their own and it saves me having to do it so I just prep all the ingredients, lay it out on the table and let everyone work for their dinner!
Ingredients
- 1 cup uncooked rice
- 1 teaspoon caster sugar
- pinch salt
- 2 teaspoons mirin or 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
- lettuce/cucumber or whatever vegetable you like
- nori (Seaweed paper)
- filling
- Prepare rice according to packet direction, I like to use the absorbtion method. I get fluffy rice everytime and it's really easy to wash the pot afterwards. No rice stuck or burnt on the bottom.
- Once the rice has cooked, let it cool down.
- Once cooled, use the mirin, sugar and salt to season the rice. I'm afraid the quantities above are merely guesses as I usually just throw it in... you'll have to taste it and add more of whatever you think it needs as you go. The rice should taste slightly sweet with an extremely faint tartness from the mirin or vinegar. if you do substitute the mirin with the vinegar, take note of the quantity difference in the ingredients listed above
- slice/prep your preferred vegetables. I usually like to use cucumber because I love the crunch! but you can also use carrots, capsicum, tomatoes, sprouts... anything you like, or for a busy family... whatevers in the fridge!
- Using kitchen scissors, cut the nori papers into quarters so you get smaller rectangles. You can leave them as they are but my kids love making mini ones. It's also easier to handle
- Now for the filling - Our usual is a large can of tuna mixed with a good dollop of mayo! In the pic above, we used korean bbq beef ribs. I didn't marinate them myself... when I finally get around to learning the recipe from my mother (she makes the best ones!) I'll be sure to post it... we purchased it from our local korean butcher for $16/kg. It's sold pre-marinated ready to grill! You won't find it at just any asian butcher, it has to be a korean one. If you know of a korean community near you, there's sure to be one there, otherwise, ask someone korean! :)
I've just typed this out off the top of my head so if anything doesn't make sense or it's confusing just leave a comment below and I'll try again... :)
NOTE~you can keep nori in a zip lock bag in the freezer to keep it fresh for whenever you need it! It will last years!!!
Enjoy!
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