How To Make Sushi Rice
Servings 2
Ingredients
- 1 cup Japanese short grain rice (150g)
- 1 cup Water
- 2¼ tbsp Rice vinegar
- 1½ tbsp Sugar
- ¾ tsp Salt
Instructions
- Wash the rice in a bowl or strainer until the water runs clear. * Do not skip this step, as it removes excess starch from the rice and prevents it from becoming mushy.
- Soak the rice about 20 mins, and rinse it off
- Cook the rice in a rice cooker pot with 85% of 1 cup of water.
- Mix the rice venigar, salt and sugar. Put in microwave in 30 secs, stir well until all ingredients are dissolved.
- Once the rice is cooked, let the rice sit for 10 minutes before fluffing with a fork.
- In the medium bowl with cooked rice. Sprinkle the mixed vinegar evenly over the rice and mix it gently.
- Cover with cloth or cling wrap, leave for 10mins.