Sushi is considered one of the famous and widespread dishes around the world, and it is one of the dishes that moved to our Arab world in recent years, and it was able to obtain the approval of many people, and if you are a fan of it, then you must want to know the ingredients of sushi and its different types, as well as the method of its preparation, And its most important benefits, follow today’s article with us to discover this information and more.

sushi ingredients

The ingredients of sushi differ according to the type to be prepared, as the ingredients of each type of Japanese sushi differ from the other type, and the ingredients also differ from the ingredients of Korean sushi, and in both cases you will need to provide sushi items, which you will need to prepare it, such as a sushi mat.

How to make the original Japanese sushi

Mostly the original recipe is prepared with raw fish, but this makes you susceptible to many diseases and problems, so we will give you an original recipe based on cooked fish instead of raw fish.

Ingredients for Japanese sushi

To prepare sushi you will need:

• Cooked sushi rice.
• Nori sheets (sushi paper).
• For the filling, you can choose the type of cooked fish you prefer (salmon, crab sticks, tuna).
• Bamboo sushi mat.

In order to prepare this recipe, you will have to cook the rice first, which means you have to do the following:

How to make sushi rice

To prepare sushi rice, you will need to prepare these ingredients:

• 2 cups of short-grain Japanese rice.
• 4 tablespoons of sushi vinegar.
• 2 tablespoons of sugar.
• Small spoon of salt.
• 400 ml of water.
• A leaf of kelp or kombu.

Then you will have to do the following:

• The rice is washed and soaked for 30 minutes.
• The rice is filtered and left to dry for 15 minutes.
• Rice and water are placed in the rice cooker or in the cooking pot on the fire.
• The clip or kombu is placed with the rice, and the mixture is left until the rice is tender.
• The rice is placed in another pot after maturity.
• A vinegar mixture is prepared with sugar and salt by mixing them together.
• The vinegar mixture is placed on the rice, stirring.
• The mixture is left to cool and then used.

How to roll sushi

After the rice is prepared, the following is done:

• The sushi mat is rolled out.
• Cut the nori sheet in half.
• One of the halves is placed on the mat.
• We make a mixture of a quarter cup of water with two tablespoons of vinegar.
• Hands are placed in the water and vinegar mixture.
• We put the measuring bowl in the water and vinegar mixture, then we take a quarter cup of cooked rice.
• Place the rice on the nori sheet on the sushi mat, then flatten it with your hands.
• We put the stuffing (a slice of cooked tuna or salmon) along the nori sheet, then we start rolling the mat until we get a cylinder.
• The cylinder is divided into two halves.
• Each half is divided into three equal parts, and then served.
• The sushi is served with soy sauce, wasabi, and pickled ginger.

This sushi can be prepared in a different way away from the original way, in what is known as the Western way:

• To prepare the California roll, the filling should consist of cucumber slices, avocado, and cooked crab.
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How to make vegan sushi

Sushi is one of the recipes that are available in multiple vegetarian versions and shapes, and the vegetarian version is prepared as follows:

Vegan sushi ingredients

The same ingredients of the previous recipe are prepared in the same way, with the replacement of the fish with one of the vegetables or a mixture of vegetables such as cucumber, carrot, avocado or soy puree.

The sushi is prepared in the same steps, but the sushi is stuffed with de-seeded cucumber slices, avocado slices, or soy mixture, and then served.

How to make sushi without nori paper

Prepare the rice in the same way as in the original recipe that we mentioned earlier, and prepare the filling, which is cooked crab sticks and avocado slices, or any of the other fillings that you may prefer.

method

• Spread some plastic wrap on a kitchen counter or flat surface.
• A quantity of rice is placed equal to one-sixth of the quantity, then it is spread on the plastic in a straight shape.
• The filling is placed in the middle of the rice, crab sticks and 3 slices of avocado are placed on top.
• We start wrapping the rice with plastic paper until we get a cylinder.
• The cylinder must be firm and the filler must be in it.
• The plastic is removed and a little sesame is placed on top of the cylinder.
• Place a new piece of plastic over the cylinder, then place a sushi mat.
• Press the edges of the cylinder from all sides using the mat to make sure you get a coherent cylinder.
• Remove the mat and plastic, then cut the cylinder into 6 equal pieces.
• It is served with soy, wasabi, and pickled ginger.

How to make korean sushi

The method of making Korean sushi is slightly different from Japanese sushi, and below we offer you the most important ingredients and steps, so follow us:

ingredients for korean sushi

To prepare the rice we will need:

• 2 cups of short-grain rice, which has been cooked without any additives.
• Two teaspoons of sesame oil.
• Two teaspoons of salt.

You will need these ingredients to make the filling and outer shell:

• One medium sized peeled carrot.
• A medium-sized cucumber, peeled, seeded, and sliced.
• Two large eggs, beaten.
• Bunch of frozen spinach, cook it, and then drain off the liquid to get just the leaves.
• A cup of pickled Korean radish, make sure it is drained and dried well.
• 4 sheets of nori.
• A quantity of cooked beef slices and a quantity of cooked crab sticks (optional).

method

Have your Korean sushi ingredients ready in front of you, then do the following:

• In a bowl, put rice with sesame oil and salt and mix well.
• In a non-stick frying pan, sauté the carrots without oil for a few minutes, add salt if desired, remove the carrots and set aside.
• In the same pan, brown the cucumber slices for 2 minutes, then remove and set aside.
• In the same pan, put the eggs until brown on one side, then flip them after a minute on the other side, and leave them for another minute.
• Take out the eggs, and cut them into long, thin slices.
• Lay out a sushi mat or aluminum foil if you don’t have one.
• Place the rice on the nori sheet and flatten it, making sure to leave a third of the sheet empty.
• Put some beef slices, some carrots, some cucumbers, some egg slices, some radishes, some crab slices, some radishes and some spinach.
• Roll the nori until you get a cohesive cylinder.
• Cut and serve the cylinder.

Now, at the end of our article on sushi ingredients and methods of preparation, we remind you that sushi is one of the recipes that can be prepared with many ingredients according to your desire, whether using raw, cooked or roasted fish, or even vegetables, but it is better to use cooked fish and vegetables to avoid any harm that may result.