Smoked Salmon And Jicama Maki Sushi

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 4 cups sushi rice (calrose or short grain)
• water
• 1 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup mirin
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 8 sheets nori
• 1 cup smoked salmon, strips
• 1 cup jicama, strips
• 1 cup diakon mixed sprouts
• 1/4 cup pickled ginger, julienned
• wasabi oil

Recipe

• 1 wash rice at least 3 times or until water is clear. fill rice cooker or casserole with water to about 1-inch over rice.
• 2 slowly heat vinegar, mirin and sugar until very hot but not boiling. fold in (vinegar and sugar) with the hot rice, add enough so that the rice has a tart/sweet taste. rice should be shiny, not mushy.
• 3 carefully put rice in a clean bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let rest for 30 minutes.
• 4 lay down nori on sushi mat and lightly pat on rice on bottom 2/3rds of nori.
• 5 place smoked salmon, jicama, daikon, gari and a touch of wasabi oil. roll, moisten end and let rest.