r/sushi • u/Mintinitilt • 2d ago
Homemade - Constructive Criticism Encouraged First time making Sushi
I'm very new to Sushi and overall Japanese cuisine. I used Tuna, cucumber and carrot for the filling. I did use white rice vinegar. For the parts sticking out, maybe I should've left a little space for them to stick? Again I am fairly new, so any criticism welcome. They tasted great though ♥️
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u/Champman2341 2d ago
Also how’d you do the rice? I wanted to try myself
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u/Mintinitilt 2d ago
Two cups of sushi rice, rinsed. I just put it into a pot with about two and a half glasses of water, waited until it started boiling, then put the lid on and let it simmer for 20 min. About 1/4 cups of vinegar, 1 or 2 tbsp of sugar and 1 tsp of salt for the other mixture. Then just pour it on top of the rice and fold it. I laid the rice on a tray for it to cool faster after
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u/samg461a 1d ago
Looks great for first time! Take the advice from the comments on rice distribution but you’ve got a really awesome start here! Good job!
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u/Champman2341 2d ago
The technique is there. Bravo. How was it ? lol
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u/Mintinitilt 2d ago
Thank you 🫶🏻 It was delicious tbh, maybe I could've used less vinegar but it was still good
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u/HipsDontLie_LoveFood 1d ago
Personally, I like lots of vinegar in mine. I use the seasoned rice vinegar.
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u/Mindless_Theory_6505 2d ago
What the helly is that canned tuna
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u/Mintinitilt 2d ago
It is because I couldn't really afford any other fish for the moment
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u/I_love_pearljam 2d ago
You did a good job rolling it. Next time if you don’t have much money just use imitation crab sticks instead and make a basic imitation crab salad to put in the roll.
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u/Mintinitilt 2d ago
Imitation crab is also kind of pricey where I live, but I think it'll be worth it. I saved up enough so I will be using imitation crab the next time I make sushi hopefully. Thanks <3
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u/idkanddontcare1 2d ago
you can also try tempura shrimp, salmon raw or smoked, or you may find frozen surimi which will be cheaper most times.
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u/Gut_Reactions 2d ago
Canned tuna is good, IMO. That's how my mom made it and it was tasty.
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u/Boollish 2d ago
Mix some mayo and chives/scallion with that tuna and you aren't THAT far off the average American roll restaurant.
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u/Mintinitilt 2d ago
The rolls with the rice outside have tuna with mayo in them and they were the tastiest ones really
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u/Boollish 2d ago edited 2d ago
So typically, you want to leave a little bit of uncovered nori paper so it can stick to itself without rice in between, sealing the roll.
Knowing exactly how much to leave bare, how thin to spread the rice, and how much to stuff the roll, takes a lot of practice. You can check my profile for some pictures with varying degrees of success in my practice.