How to Make Homemade Sushi Rolls
You want to know how to make homemade sushi rolls?
How about how we make homemade sushi rolls because we have no clue as to the proper way to make sushi rolls.
Making sushi rolls at home is a perfect date night.
It’s also fun way to spend time with friends, sort of like pizza making parties, for grown ups.
Ingredients
White Rice
Seasoned Rice Vinegar
Nori (seaweed sheets)
Bamboo Rolling Mats
Soy Sauce
Wasabi
Ginger
Assortment of sushi grade fish, veggies, fruits, cream cheese, i.e., fillings.
We used halibut & ahi b/c that is what was available at the fish market.
(Our sushi roll recipes are at the bottom of the post.)
Sushi Rice
We use a 1/1 ratio of rice to water.
Use 1/3 a cup of seasoned rice vinegar for every 3 cups of rice
Pour vinegar over warm rice and fluff.
How to Make the Sushi Rolls
Brent getting the “sushi station” ready .
“Sushi Station”
Lay your seaweed paper in the center of the bamboo roller.
Spread rice out on the seaweed paper.
Lay your fillings out on the rice.
Use the bamboo mat to “roll” your roll.
(Sort of feels like making a burrito except you don’t fold the ends.)
Voila!
Then slice with a annoyingly dull sharp knife.
” The AAA Roll”
(recipe below)
According to the Bodybugg sushi making does not burn a lot of calories.
Unfortunately if you use cream cheese the way I use cream cheese you will eat more than you burn.
A lot more.
The “ALT” (Ahi Lettuce and Tomato) before …
…we ruined covered it with burnt eel sauce.
We took a perfectly healthy plate of veggies….
…and turned them into this…
…mmmmm….tempura…
(I’m sure the farmers at my CSA would be proud.)
The Feast.
I’m big on presentation.
(insert sarcasm)
La Piece de Resistance
(Tempura banana rolled in shredded coconut…killer!)
Sushi Roll Recipes
We had a lot of fun experimenting.
The AAA Roll
Ahi
Avocado
Apple
(The apple was surprisingly good.)
Red Onion
(I pretended the red onion wasn’t there b/c it ruined the alliteration)
The Baja Roll
Cabbage
Jalepeno
Red Onion
Halibut
Tomato
Cilantro
(Brent’s favorite. Next time we will tempura the roll when we are done.)
Coconut Curry Roll
Tempura Banana
Mayo Mixed with a bit Curry Powder
Red Onion
Shredded Coconut
Cilantro
Ahi
(This was probably my favorite of the bunch. The curry and wasabi were YUM together.)
Tropical Roll
Mango
Red Onion
Avocado
Halibut
The ALT
Ahi
Lettuce
Tomato
Eel Sauce
(This one had potential had we not burnt the sauce.)
The Red White and Green
Red Onion
Cream Cheese
Asparagus
Ahi
(LOADS of cream cheese. What more can I say.)
It was a night well spent and I don’t regret a. single. bite.
Hugs and High Fives,
Jenn
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That is so cool, Jenn! I’ve only ever had veggie sushi. I don’t like cooked fish, so raw fish will probably never happen for me. Brent loves sushi, though. Maybe I will attempt this for him sometime.
We used to make our own sushi all the time!! We have the mats and everything!! But we haven’t made it in probably over 2 years now. I think we both kind of forgot about it. I need to remind Andrew!! Sushi is so romantic to make and then eat together!!
I haven’t made sushi in forever. I used to do make it with cooked shrimp, since I knew it was “safe”. I am personally afraid to handle raw fish. I also have trouble cutting the rolls. But my husband and I always had fun eating my creations. Gotta do this again soon, but so hard with two little ones underfoot!
Mmmm, you got me at that coconut-fried banana!!!!
I have never tried to make sushi – sounds like a fun night! Thanks for the primer and all of the great ideas!
i have never made my own sushi, can you believe it!
i gotta get on that!
xo
Um, sushi and tempura? My all-time fave meal ever! I’ll be right over!!
I’ve always wanted to make my own sushi but I’ve never tried it. You made it look so easy though. I’m sorely tempted!
I’ve never tried making sushi. It always seems so daunting. But that looks delicious!!!