寿思卷 Classic Sushi Roll

Sushi is something easy and simple to prepare yet it fills your empty stomach with satisfaction if you chosen the right sushi stall.

So I decided to make my own sushi this time, just thought to get some exposure of how people makeing theirs.

First Step, essential tools and ingrediants collection:

1) Bamboo mat
2) Japanese Rice Wine
3) Japanese Sushi RIce  - 2 cups
4) Nori Sheets (a.k.a laver)
5) Avocado/Cucumber/ Carrot - up to your option
6) Tuna/ Salmon/ Crabsticks - up to your option

Now the processing steps:

1) Boil the sushi rice in a pot, remember not to put too much water, otherwise it will become sticky rice instead of sushi rice. Let the rice boil with big fire, and the water is boiled, turn down to small fire and close the lid. Let it boil for about 5- 8 minutes depending on the amount you have. Once the rice is cooked, turn off the fire and let the rice cold down.

2) Add in Japanese rice wine and pinch of salt and sugar into the rice. For 2 cups of rice, amount you need is approximately 1/4 cup of rice wine. Rice wine making the rice taste "sour", so adjust to your preference.

3) Place the bamboo mat on the cook top, followed by Nori ontop of the bamboo. The shining part face down.

4) Get your hands wet, and make about a handful of rice to a ball of rice. It's important to keep your hands wet while working with sushi rice because it is sticky. When you work with the nori though, you should keep them as dry as you. Then spread them ontop of Nori with some spaces left at each of the edge to accomodate the rolling spread out.

4) Place your preferred ingrediants (Tuna, Avocado, Cucumber etc) at the edge of the sushi.

5) Roll them with the bamboo mat.

6) Then finally cut them!!

That's my first sushi roll and it tasted yum !!

How did I find all this information? This website gives very detail basic technique as of how to make your own sushi for those who has no idea at all how to start !