Thought I'd share my greatest, life-long dream, crowning achievement! Something I've been wanting to do for probably 10 years now and just never got around to it is make my own Sushi. Sushi is probably my favorite food and it's actually pretty simple to make once you get everything you need. No more paying top dollar at the Sushi bar for a California Roll and a couple of small pieces of fish. I can make it all at home now.

I've probably made about 10 rolls now and am preparing to experiment with Salmon, Tuna, and Shrimp. Here's a few pics of my latest rolls that I made. Sticking to the cheap ingredients until I get better, these contain imitation crab, fish roe, and black and white sesame seeds.

That's pretty COOL!

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Congrats! That is really awesome! I have recently become a big fan of Sushi and could eat it at least once a week.

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Jason
You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

I can't believe how easy and cheap it is to make. It took about $40 to get all the supplies that need but I'm pretty well stocked up now and won't have to purchase anything but fish for quite a while. It's really easy to be creative with this food and it's amazing how much the smallest change in ingredients changes the whole thing.

I may have to try this soon, and if I do I will be seeking out your wisdom! At this point, you are the sh*t in my book!

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Jason
You don't shoot to kill; you shoot to stay alive.

Looks pretty good. there's a guy I work with who used to be a sushi chef and he often makes big spreads. His girlfriend shows me the pictures.

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Shaun
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PuroFreak:

I may have to try this soon, and if I do I will be seeking out your wisdom! At this point, you are the sh*t in my book!

If you need any help, let me know. I'm still starting out and learning so perhaps we'll be able to teach each other a thing or two. I can definately help you get started though.

Very cool! I just had sushi for dinner tonight, but I could eat sushi 3x a day every day!

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Man I am straight jealous. If I won the lottery I would eat sushi everyday and have my own sushi chef! No joke. My entire family including the kids love sushi.

Nice job and it looks delicious. How did you learn?

jsnake:

Man I am straight jealous. If I won the lottery I would eat sushi everyday and have my own sushi chef! No joke. My entire family including the kids love sushi.

Nice job and it looks delicious. How did you learn?

I was in my hometown a couple months ago and went to the Goodwill with my brother. They had a book in there for $1.00 called the sushi cookbook. That's pretty much it. I had a little help picking ingredients from the girl who works at the Oriental Market, which is a small oriental foods store down the road from me. Maybe later on, I'll make some more (as I intend on doing for football today) and I'll take some more pictures of the process and how I make them and what I use.

OK... so for those of you interested in making your own Sushi, here's a quick lesson.

Required Material:
Rice Cooker (or however you usually cook rice)
1/2 cup of Sushi Rice
1/2 Tablespoon of Sushi Vinegar (or white vinegar mixed with sugar)
1 fresh Tuna Steak
1 fresh Salmon Steak

Make the rice using a 5:4 Water-to-Rice ratio. (ie... 5/8 cup water to 1/2 cup rice)

Now make it sushi rice by placing rice in a bowl, add the sushi vinegar, and use a plastic or wooden spoon to make cutting motions through the rice until it has cooled to room temperature. Never stir or mash the rice, only cutting motions



When the rice is cooled, wet your hands so the rice doesn't stick to them. Make an elongated ball (think football shape) in the palm of your hand. Take a small filet of your tuna steak or salmon steak and press the rice and the fish together trying to make the fish dome out over the rice. Garnish, decorate, accessorize however you like.





The pictures only show 4, but the 1/2 cup of rice is enough to make 7-8 Sashimi or one roll.

Everything looks so good! I always wanted to try making sushi. Where do you buy your fish? Also do you do anything to prepare the fish?

I have the same rice cooker! Ok, this helps tons. I didn't know there was rice specifically for sushi. So, can you show how to make the rolls please? We are big fans of California rolls, shrimp tempura, and mostly cooked sushi. I enjoy the other stuff but wife doesn't.

Dinner at your house???? I eat sushi at least twice a week, and your's looks awesome!

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timb:

Oh, and after I'm done smoking, the cigar nub smells like my beard.

BTJR99:

Everything looks so good! I always wanted to try making sushi. Where do you buy your fish? Also do you do anything to prepare the fish?

I usually just get my fish from the grocery store (we have Giant here) and I make the filet's myself. Now, I won't just buy the fish from anywhere as I have probably 10 different grocery stores where I am. Giant does a great job of keeping their fish clean and fresh so I go to them. I clean the fish as soon as I get home, place it in seperate tupperware containers, and keep them on the top shelf of my refrigerator as this is the coldest place besides the freezer. That's pretty much it. I've heard people talk about "sushi grade" fish before, but this process has been working very well for me so far....aka haven't gotten sick.