Sushi with tuna and cucumber
Sushi is the Japanese preparation and serving of cooked vinegared rice combined with a range of ingredients, usually seafood, chicken and/or vegetables.
Ingredients
- - 125 grams short grain rice
- - 150 ml water
- - 1 tablespoon vinegar
- - 1 teaspoon sugar
- - 1 roll of sushi-seaweed (nori)
- - 50 grams of tuna (in spring water), drained
- - 1 teaspoon mayonnaise
- - 1/4 small cucumber, sliced into sticks
- - 1 bamboo rolling mat
Method
- 1. Rinse the rice under cold running water and drain
- 2. Cook rice in water until it boils
- 3. Reduce to a simmer and cook until all the water is absorbed (about 10 -12 minutes)
- 4. Tip cooked rice into a bowl and allow to cool for 10 minutes
- 5. Mix vinegar and sugar and mix into the rice, set aside to cool to room temperature
- 6. Chop the cucumber into small sticks
- 7. In another bowl mix the mayonnaise with the tuna
- 8. Lay out your bamboo rolling mat, place a sheet of nori on the mat, shiny side down
- 9. Spread the rice over the nori (leaving a centimetre of empty space along the edge of the nori furthest from you- this is the strip that will stick the roll closed)
- 10. Place the tuna and cucumber horizontally along the roll and roll up pressing firmly
- 11. When you reach the top 1 centimetre edge, dampen this part with water and continue rolling to seal the edge
- 12. Place the roll onto a chopping board and slice into 12 pieces using a sharp knife