I made inari sushi for my lunch bento last weekend (simple the quickest and the easiest!) and wasn’t intending to blog it at all. The pictures of it were merely to pass the time because I was bored of my readings and needing a bit of a breather in the form of cooking and gazing out the window whilst waiting for whatever’s on the hob to be done cooking. But everyone’s been asking about my bento (it’s not prettily dressed up, no time for that!), how to make sushi rice and where they can buy it readymade, etc. so I thought a quick post on it would be pretty useful. I don’t normally post ‘how to’ stuff because I don’t see myself as being qualified to write from a detailed and instructive position. Sushi rice, however, is dead easy and after lots of practise, I can quite possibly prepare it half asleep! You only need these simple steps (and ingredients) to get the foundations set for all the sushi possibilities. Once you get the hang of it, you won’t be wanting to buy readymade or cracking your brain to figure out the compositions, etc.

Recipe yields 4 servings 320g uncooked Japanese rice 2 tbs white sugar To cook the rice, soaking and washing are the first important steps to getting the right texture. Of course you can use an electric rice-cooker that does the cooking time estimation and water measurements all for you which is real simple. But I like to cook mine old school in a saucepan. Place rice in a heavy-based saucepan and cover with water. Let it sit to soak for 20 mins. Pour away the water and rinse in cold water (use your hands to sieve through the grains and remove any unwanted particles, kinda like searching for gold nuggets), then drain. Repeat the rinsing process twice, then drain. You may choose to wash the rice twice but I always wash mine thrice out of habit. Add 400ml water to the pan (cooking rice efficiently means using the right amount of water to cook it). Put a lid on, bring to the boil then reduce heat and let simmer until all the water is cooked off, about 10-12 mins.

Turn heat off and leave for about 5 mins with lid on for the rice to steam a little more to perfection. Before using the cooked rice, use a wooden rice spatula to stir and fluff up the rice. Put the rice vinegar in a small saucepan or milkpan and heat gently. When warm, add the sugar and salt and mix to dissolve. Bring to the boil then remove from heat. Set aside and allow to cool. Add the sushi dressing to the cooked rice and carefully mix in. sushi making kit perthIf the rice is still a little too hot to handle between your hands, set the lid 3/4 over the pan of rice and allow to cool a little more until its comfortable for shaping, etc.jiro dreams of sushi japanesereviewed BanzaiSushi – 5 starI purchased it at the Ft. Bragg commissary; mori sushi menu with photos

was a bit sheptica about frozen Sushi, but it was reasonably priced, so why not try it? I am a fan! reviewed BanzaiSushi – 5 starI've been buying Banzai sushi for a few years. I like the new packaging, easier to serve from when thawed. I usually stick with the California and spicy but I got the shrimp the other day. It's was a little on the fishy side. Not sure if that was a one time thing. My daughter loves these in her lunch box! jiro dreams of sushi streaming netflixreviewed BanzaiSushi – 5 starGreat tasting Sushi! permainan sushi onlineIloved it so much that I want more! jiro dreams of sushi london screeningsreviewed BanzaiSushi – 5 starI love sushi. comprar kit sushi online

This makes it so much better and easier to get ahold of some. Hopefully you can bring out more products to the public. New foods are always a pleasure to bring to the table. reviewed BanzaiSushi – 1 starThey seem to have a packaging issue that is affecting the freshness of the grocery store 8 packs that my local Albertsons sells. I bought some today and the rice was partially dried out making it unpalatable and quite inedible. I took it back for a full refund. I recall that I tried their product before about 6 months back and had the exact same quality issue. There are better prepackaged sushi on the market than this. reviewed BanzaiSushi – 5 starI am sushi deprived in the area that I live... I literally would have to drive a minimum of 60 miles to get it! I have purchased it from Schwan's a couple of times, but it wasn't very good. I ate it anyhow, but it wasn't very good lol. I admit, I was hesitant to buy Banzai frozen sushi when I discovered it at my local Wal-Mart... but I am proud to say that it was AMAZING!

I thaw it using the water method, and the rice was perfect. Frozen to lunch in 30 minutes. reviewed BanzaiSushi – 4 starNot the best rolls in the world, but still pretty good. 6 bucks for the equivalent of 2 rolls is pretty awesome, even it does mean I have to go to Walmart. (I hate that store, but i will brave it for sushi.) I just wish there was more variety in the frozen 15 piece packs!Kylie Goodin reviewed BanzaiSushi – 4 starI was very skeptical buying these but was very pleasantly surprised! I went back to the store the next day and bought two more packages! These have been also helping me stay away from the bad foods, they fill you up. I can't even tell they were frozen reviewed BanzaiSushi – 4 starWe live in Europe and found your sushi at our local Commissary. I wasn't expecting much, especially coming from a freezer and also the inexpensive price. I was so surprised by the quality of your rolls! We will definitely buy them again.Carl Zane McCoy reviewed BanzaiSushi – 5 starJust found this at our Walmart in Fort Smith Ark.