July 2, 2009

Make a Delicious Sushi at Home

Sushi is one of the best tasting dishes that you eat anywhere. Most of the time it is enjoyed in fine Japanese restaurants.

But often times you will have people that want great tasting sushi at home.  I should know.  I own a Sushi Restaurant Murrieta and get asked all the time by my customers.  They always want to know what is the secret to making great tasting sushi at home?

I always joke and tell them they can't and they need to always come to my Sushi Restaurant. But seriously, if you are looking for great pieces of advice for great sushi you can make at home, pay attention.

First off, have a great time.  Remember, you are not trying to make this for a Sushi restaurant Menifee full of people. You most likely are just making it for friends.

Remember great tasting food doesn't have to look beautiful. So relax, remember you are going to go through a learning curve.

For the rice, remember it has to be sticky. So if you prefer not to have sticky rice all over, make sure you wash your hands a lot.

Another great piece of advice is don't try to make the world's largest sushi.  Yes the ingredients taste great.  But when you try and put too much ingredients into one roll it will be a disaster.  You will have rolls that don't roll up.  You will have ingredients spilling out because it is overstuffed.

Just do not do it.

Fourth piece of advice, be gentle. Resist the urge to use a lot of force.  When you are making the Sushi all it takes is a gentle rolling. If you apply to much force and pressure with your hands and fingers the roll will turn out funny or an odd shape.

Final piece of advice is regarding knives.  Obviously making sushi requires small pieces of fish. Well to stop the fish from tearing, make sure the knife is moistened. This helps you cut into it with the knife evenly. You will have nice pieces of fish that you are able to put into the sushi.

There you go.  Follow these few steps and you will be making great sushi like at my Sushi Restaurant Hemet.

Making Sushi doesn't have to be hard.  It can be fun, enjoyable, and most of all delicious.

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