Let's make sushi tonight! This is a great hands on
dinner project that everyone no matter what age can get involved in!
Start out by
making a big pot of sticky sushi rice, by following the directions on the bag
you have. Once the rice is cooked gently toss it with 1 tablespoon seasoned
rice vinegar per cup of uncooked rice.
Prepare the
vegetables, put the soy sauce, wasabi and pickled ginger in little bowls on the
table. In front of each place-setting put a bamboo mat and a bowl of warm
water. Have a roll of wax paper or plastic wrap ready. And let the fun begin!
Gather everyone
at the table. Cover a bamboo rolling mat with wax paper or plastic wrap. Lay 1
sheet of nori, shiny side down, on each mat. Now everyone can wet their fingers
with water (to prevent the rice from sticking) and gently spread about 2/3 cup
of the rice evenly all over the nori, except leaving an inch of the far end of
nori bare.
Place a thin row
of vegetables across the middle of the rice patch. Sprinkle the rice with
sesame seeds. If you like wasabi put a little smear of it along the middle as
well.
Grab the edge of
the mat closest to you, keeping the fillings in place with your fingers, and
roll it into a tight roll, using the mat to shape the cylinder. Pull away the
mat. Cut each roll with a serrated knife into 6 pieces.
Dip into the soy sauce, add a little wasabi pop it
in your mouth!