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Sushi American Style

sushi american style
best sushi JAPANESE STYLE?

What is the best JAPANESE style sushi
not american style with sauces and stuff not really found in japan
im looking to broaden my pallet but am smothered by complex american traditions.

Sushi
Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

* 1/2 cup (125 mL) fish fillets (tuna, bream, salmon…)
* 1/2 cup (125 mL) shellfish (shrimps, crab meat…)
* Sheets of nori (dried seaweed) (optional)
* Cucumber
* Fresh mushrooms

Rice
* 2 1/2 cups (625 mL) long or short grain rice
* Salted boiling water
* 2 tablespoons (30 mL) rice vinegar or other sweet vinegar
* 3 teaspoons (45 g) sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 mL) salt
* 2 teaspoons (10 mL) sherry

Sauce
* 1/4 cup (60 mL) sake
* 1/4 cup (60 mL) vinegar
* 1/4 cup (60 mL) sesame oil
* 2 teaspoons (10 mL) sesame seeds
* 3 tablespoons (45 mL) soy sauce
* 3 tablespoons (45 mL) honey

How to cook Sushi:

* Rinse rice under cold running water drain.
* Boil rice into salted boiling water.
* Into a large bowl, mix together boiled rice, rice or other sweet vinegar, sugar, salt and sherry.
* Mix into boiled rice cool to room temperature.
* Really finely slice fish fillets watch for bones!
* Arrange sheets of nori onto a cookie sheet broil to cook.
* Line a bamboo mat or a cloth with plastic wrap arrange sheets of nori side-by-side yet toughing, and garnish each sheet with rice.
* Roll mat or cloth, pressing in order to get a tight log.
* Let log rest for at least 10 minutes.
* Remove mat or cloth and plastic wrap cut log into 6 slices.
* Arrange onto a serving plate.
* Decorate with very small pieces cucumber or very finely minced mushrooms.
* Mix together all sauce ingredients.
* Serve into tiny individual bowls, along with roll slices.

Notes:
Be sure to use really fresh fish.

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