Sushi rice at home

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare the ingredients. Rice must be purchased Japanese, round-grain or special rice for sushi. Long-grain and steamed rice for making sushi and rolls is categorically not suitable, because due to the low starch content in the grains, such rice does not have the necessary gluten, and the cooked dish will simply crumble. For refueling, it is necessary to use rice vinegar, replacement with table vinegar is strictly prohibited.

2. Step 2:

   

   Pour the rice into a bowl, pour cold running water and, in order not to damage the grains, rinse the rice with careful movements, drain the muddy water and pour clean cold running water again. Rice should be washed at least 4 times, the water should become clean and transparent. Discard the washed rice in a colander and leave it for 10 minutes, during which time all the excess liquid will drain.

3. Step 3:

   

   Pour the rice into a saucepan and cover with water, put on fire. It is very important to observe the ratio of rice and water. It should be 1:1. When the water boils, cover the pan with a transparent lid, reduce the heat to low and cook for 15 minutes. During this time, the moisture should completely evaporate. The lid cannot be opened during cooking, therefore, in order to see the cooking process, it is better to use a transparent lid.

4. Step 4:

   

   After the specified time, remove the pan with rice from the heat and leave the rice to steam under the closed lid for another 10 minutes. Do not open the lid, the rice should be fully cooked.

6. Step 5:

   

   At this time, prepare the dressing. Pour rice vinegar into a small ladle (turku), add sugar and salt. Put the ladle on a slow fire and, stirring, dissolve the loose ingredients. As soon as the sugar and salt have dissolved, immediately remove the dressing from the heat. The dressing should never boil, so you can not cook it over high heat.

7. Step 6:

   

   Put the finished rice in a wooden bowl, wiped with a damp towel, so the rice will not stick to the dishes. It is better to use a special tub of hangiri made of cypress, but I don't have one, so I used the one that was. Wooden dishes are used to prevent any interaction with rice vinegar, and also wooden dishes absorb excess moisture of rice when it is stirred.

8. Step 7:

   

   Take a wooden spatula and place it over the rice. Pour the vinegar dressing on the spatula, and it will gently spread over the rice. Break the rice with smooth movements, mix it carefully, trying not to damage the rice grains. Cover with a damp, clean towel and let the rice cool. When the rice cools down, you can start forming sushi and rolls.