Sushi

Ingredients:

• Nori sheets (toasted seaweed)
• Cucumber, peeled, seeded and thinly sliced
• Green onion, thinly sliced
• Mango, peeled and thinly sliced
• Assorted sashimi-grade seafood (ahi tuna, salmon, crabs, prawns)
• Wasabi paste
• Sesame seeds
• Low-sodium soy sauce
• For sushi rice:
• 2 cups brown sushi rice, rinsed
• Cups water
• 1tbsp mirin (Japanese sweet seasoning wine) 
• 2tsp rice vinegar (Brown or white)

Intructions:

In rice cooker or a large saucepan, combine rice and water. Bring to a boil and turn down to a simmer. Do not stir. Cook covered until all water is absorbed, about 35 to 40 minutes. While rice cooks, combine mirin and vinegar in a small sauce pan over medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. In a large bowl, add cooked rice and lightly fold into Mirin mixture. Let cool to room temperature.

To roll sushi:

Add 1 tablespoon rice vinegar to a small bowl of water. Dip your fingers in this water during preparation to keep rice from sticking to your hands.
Place plastic wrap over a bamboo sushi mat. (Makisu). On one Nori sheet, evenly spread about one quarter of the rice, leaving a half inch bare along the two long sides. About 1 inch from the edge of rice newest you, place your ingredients in a horizontal row. Roll up Nori away from you, pressing into shape. Moisten the bare edge and press against a role to seal. Slice each roll into 1 inch pieces. Wipe knife clean with a damp towel between each cut.

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