The Most Simple Sushi Rice Recipe
When you can make homemade sushi rice, you can enjoy several different kinds of sushi at home with your family and friends. Now let's transform your home to a sushi restaurant with this simple recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 cups Japanese short grain "sticky" rice
- 4 TBS Rice vinegar
- 3 TBS Granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Rinse the rice very well until the water is clear
- Add the rice and slightly less amount of water than usual (to cook 2 cups of rice) in a rice cooker insert or instant pot insert, or pot (read the first point of the recipe note below)
- Cook the rice in a rice cooker, instant pot or on the stove
- Mix vinegar, sugar and salt in a small bowl. (Heating the vinegar mixture in a microwave for a little bit helps sugar melt into vinegar well.)
- Place the cooked rice in a big bow and add the vinegar mixture in.
- Mix it up with a slicing motion
- Cover the bowl with a damp towel or paper towel, and let the rice cool down until it reaches room temperature
- Enjoy your sushi rice!
Notes
- Cooking the rice slightly harder than usual prevents the sushi rice from becoming too soggy
- Make sure that sugar is completely mixed in in the vinegar mixture before you add it to the cooked rice
- Cover the bowl of sushi rice with a damp towel or paper towel to prevent it from drying while cooling down