Sushi Rice

Total Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sushi rice
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar

Recipe

• 1 use "sushi rice" only, also knows as "kagayaki" or"koshihikari" rice.
• 2 put rice in a bowl and fill with water you will notice the water is cloudy. drain water out and repeat the process until the water is clear.
• 3 bring 1 cup of rice and 1 cup of water to a boil.
• 4 reduce to a simmer and cover.
• 5 cook about 15minutes. just until all the water is adsorbed, could be more or less time. stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
• 6 remove the rice from the heat and let sit, still covered, for 10min.
• 7 spread rice on a flat surface. you want it to spread out as much as possible to cool quickly.
• 8 sprinkle on 1 tbs of seasoned rice vinegar.
• 9 if you have just "rice vinegar" combine 1tbs vinegar with 1tbs sugar and 1tsp salt and it is the same thing. put mixture over heat in a sauce pan or in the microwave to dissolve sugar and salt.
• 10 work vinegar through rice by pushing around with a spoon, also start fanning your rice. you want the rice to cool as quickly as possible.
• 11 the rice should have a sheen all over, if it does not add a little more vinegar.
• 12 wet your hands and form the rice into a ball, it should stick together and still pull apart into individual pieces.
• 13 use 3/4 to 1 cup of cooked rice per sheet of nori (seaweed).
• 14 for a step by step video on how to make the sushi rice search "nikki dinki sushi" on youtube for my instructional video. it can be really nice to see it on a video first! have fun!