Simple sushi

My teenage daughter loves sushi and so we decided to try making it ourselves. She is 13 and was able to do most of it with a little help preparing ingredients, like cooking the rice.

This recipe makes approximately 24 slices.

100 g cooked chicken breast
Half a red capsicum
1/3 cucumber
4 nori sheets
1cup sushi rice
2 Tbsp sushi vinegar
100 ml soy sauce
1 Tbsp sliced ginger
1 Tbsp of wasabi paste
Sushi rolling mat
Cling film

Slice the cooked chicken breast into strips.
Slice capsicum and cucumber into 5cm strips.
Cook rice. Once cooked, stir through sushi vinegar & let it cool down for 20 minutes.

To assemble the sushi.

Lay cling film on top of sushi rolling mat.
Place nori sheet on the cling film and wipe with moistened paper towel.
Scoop handfuls of rice and firmly spread over nori mat. Keep a clean bowl of water handy so you can clean your hands between scooping rice onto the mat.
Leave a 2cm border at the top of the nori without rice for sealing.
Place sliced vegetables and chicken at the bottom edge of the rice-covered nori sheet.
Roll the sushi mat into a tight, firm roll.

Remove the sushi roll and set aside and cover with a damp tea towel.
Fill remaining nori sheets and repeat the above steps.

 

With a sharp knife carefully slice the longer rolls into slices and store in the refrigerator until ready for serving.
Serve with soya sauce for dipping,  sliced fresh ginger and wasabi paste to taste.
Enjoy! 

Not bad for a 13 year old!
 

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