Making Delicious Sushi Rice Without a Japanese Rice

Sushi rice or commonly called shari or sushi meshi, is the most important element in making sushi. However, not all types of rice can be used to make sushi rice. One of the requirements to make sushi rice right is the level of stickiness of the rice types.

However, kind of Japanese rice with rice beans in round shape it is the most perfect to make sushi rice. But the Japanese rice is very hard to be found in Indonesia. Even if  it is available the price is very expensive. For this condition, we can use local rice fluffier kind with high quality sushi rice in order to obtain similar results as using Japanese rice. Noteworthy is also the level of stickiness and fluffiness rice. Even if wearing high-quality fluffier rice sometimes it is not equal for the level of stickiness standard of sushi rice. Well, to fit with the standard we can mix rice with glutinous rice fluffier with  the ratio of 1 kg of rice fluffier: 100 gr glutinous rice.

It is important for  making sushi rice is the proper dose of spice. Sushi rice has typical flavor and aroma when it is consumed. It requires fit compossition between the vinegar, salt and sugar. Use the type of rice vinegar with acidity levels that are not too thick or it could be replaced with a kind of apple cider vinegar. It is advised not to wear local vinegar because it has high levels of acidity. The following  is the comparison of dose elements to make sushi rice :

1. Rice, 200 g: 300 g: 400 g

2. Water, 270 ml: 400 ml: 540 ml

3. Vinegar, 20 ml: 30 ml: 40 ml

4. Sugar, 1/2 tbsp: 3/4 tbsp: 1 tbsp

5. Salt, 1/2 tsp: 3/4 tsp: 1 tsp

the next steps is cooking mixed rice and water in a  pan along with Kombu sheet. Konbu be bought at the supermarket that is  specialized in selling Japanese food ingredients. However, konbu can be eliminated if it would not be found. Cook the rice as usual and after being cooked pour the rice into a wooden container called hangiri. Hangiri actually is very important because the use of wood container will speed up the process of absorbing the marinade. However, container from other materials is possible too.

Pour a solution of vinegar, sugar and salt to the rice and mix well with a fanned-fan to remove steam heat. We recommend using a wooden spoon when stirring the rice. Once the rice is really cold, then it is ready to be used to make sushi, we also can make sushi rice to make onigiri, the other kind of Japanese food. Because the savory flavors of sushi rice can be processed for acid used for onigiri.

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