So, tonight for supper we're having sushi. We do this sometimes, although it appears it may have been August since we've made it. And, by "we" I mean Laura. The rice is a little high maintenance, but Laura deals with all that. In fact, Laura deals with every part of the sushi-making. hahaha Which, I love.
The photo below is from the pics I took in July; pics of tonight's sushi are shown further below.
Laura's sushi (photo taken in July)
Brunch: Huevos Rancheros
But, before we get to the sushi, I wanted to share with you what we decided on for lunch! Of course, despite having 3 meals of burritos (Laura had them for lunch yesterday too), there were still some refried beans left, along with several tortillas. Waste not, want not, So, we decided to have one of our favorites, huevos rancheros. There are also 10 eggs in the fridge, since we're not eating them as often now (trying to eat fewer animal products), plus the bottled salsa I bought before I knew Laura wanted to make the salsa fresca for the burritos.
Back to the Sushi
Rice
Laura found a recipe for the perfect rice at Allrecipes. It requires washing, drying and cooking. You can't use just any old rice you have laying around in your pantry for sushi. You need short-grained rice because of its sticky texture. After it's cooked you stir in some rice vinegar, oil, salt and sugar.
Back to the Sushi
Rice
Laura found a recipe for the perfect rice at Allrecipes. It requires washing, drying and cooking. You can't use just any old rice you have laying around in your pantry for sushi. You need short-grained rice because of its sticky texture. After it's cooked you stir in some rice vinegar, oil, salt and sugar.
Sushi rice
Rice drying
Wraps
I like seaweed wraps (Nori), but Laura doesn't, so we found some rice wrappers for hers.
Rice wrappers and Nori wraps
Veggies
She made a simple vegetarian sushi tonight using only avocado and cucumbers for the vegetables. We have used lots of other stuff in the past, but even very simple sushi is very good. Laura uses a sushi mat to roll them up. They're served with wasabi and Kikkoman soya sauce. Gotta be Kikkoman.
My plate
Laura's plate
Ask Laura
If you're looking for tips or have questions about how to make sushi, Laura is your girl. Shoot her a message on Facebook or post in the Comment section below.Reviews/Comments
Sushi is another one of my favorite things to eat. Tonight, it didn't disappoint. Super good. Have a few left for lunch tomorrow, too, so yay!
Looks yummy, good job Laura!
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