Any make their own sushi??

[EveRecinella]

I bought a sushi making kit today and want to make a whole pile of sushi for us for New Year's Eve. Does anyone have any recipes, tips, ideas, anything that would help me out?

[Jennifer]

I just love sushi. I've never made my own, but I've seen a friend do it and she said the biggest thing is to not use too much rice. Oh, and something about not rinsing the rice like some of the recipes say. Sorry that's not much help, lol.

I'd love to know how you're doing it...it's something I should learn!

[scrapmonkey]

I've done it a few times. There's no real "recipes" per se for Sushi, as it's like a sandwich - it's what you like. I do rinse my rice, but the key is using the right rice - sushi grade rice is the best, if you can find it; if not, another short grain rice can do (long grain does not work - blech). The rinsing helps it be a bit more sticky (I learned that in Hong Kong when I was taught to make sticky rice). I also tend to use a little rice vinegar with the rice (not a lot, though). If you do rolls (versus the lump of rice with sushi grade fish or roe on top), there are two different methods of rolling the rice and seaweed sheets - one with the seaweed on the outside and one with the seaweed inside - I prefer it with the seaweed outside because it keeps it neater, but the other key as Jennifer said is to not use too much rice. Fillings are dependent on your preferences. The cheapest ones are California roll (usually imitation crab "legs", avocado, cucumber and/or carrots), veggie roll (same as California but no crabmeat) or Philadelphia roll (cream cheese, and cucumber and/or carrots). But my favorites are with sushi grade yellowfin tuna or sushi grade salmon. At a restaurant, I've enjoyed eel (cooked a special way with some sauce), but I don't know how to make it. And make sure your wasabi paste is fresh - if it's old, it won't have the same kick nor will it have a good taste.

[jennpage]

My hubby would make it and it seems like he did it like Leslie explained. He would get tuna from the fish counter and make his. Or he has used the fake crab. I don't care for it but him and my 15 yeard old does.

[Laura_A]

I've made California Rolls before, but I struggle because I can't get the right rice... it's not sticky enough. I love the kind with eel, the one I like is called Unagi Nigiri but don't know how to make that one. I also love Inari wich is rice inside a sweet tofu wrap and Kani which is pretty much just a clump of rice with a larger piece of crab on top (looks like the Unagi Nigiri). Those are my faves, but there are a few others I'll eat... can't remember their names though. However, I hate wasabi. lol

[junebug]

i've never had sushi, lol. really curious about it though.