How to make sushi – easy recipes for beginners

by John Griffith
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This Japanese dish has taken the world by storm. It has become on of the most popular foods out there. And the good news is, it is also very easy to make. It consist mainly of rice, seafood, which is often raw and vegetables. Of course, there are many vegan and vegetarian options as well. So, today, in this article, we have prepared a few easy to follow recipes with instructions on how to make sushi. What’s more, we are going to show you how to cook rice, which is a must have part of the sushi. So, now that you have time on your hands why not try our homemade sushi recipes? They will be the perfect party food once our lives go back to normal.

Sushi is really easy to make

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How to make sushi rice?

Well, it is time to start with the basics. The rice is the absolute must have ingredient, so here is the recipe on how to prepare it.

Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup short grain rice
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions:

  1. Rinse the rice well.
  2. In a pan cook the rice with the water until bigger portion of the water has evaporated. Let sit for about 10 minutes.
  3. In a saucepan mix the rice vinegar, sugar and salt and simmer until they melt. Let cool.
  4. Once the rice is ready mix it with the vinegar mixture.

Cooking the rice in the right way is important to create delicious sushi rolls

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Source: Asian Vegan and Beyond

Scrumptious sushi burritos

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Homemade sushi

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup cooked rice
  • 2 nori sheets
  • 1 tsp chili sauce
  • 1/2 avocado, sliced
  • 1/2 cup strips of carrots
  • 3-4 oz. ahi tura or smoked salmon
  • 1/4 cup kimchi
  • 1/8 cup fresh cilantro

Rolling sushi is not that difficult

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Instructions:

  1. Spread out the nori sheets and attach them together with a few drops of water.
  2. Spread out the rice over the nori sheets, leaving 1 inch in front. Cover with the chili paste.
  3. Layer the avocado, carrots, kimchi, ahi and cilantro at the center of the rice.
  4. Roll up carefully, wet the last inch of nori with water to seal it. Cut.

And voila

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Source: Feasting at Home

The super famous California roll

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California roll recipe

Ingredients:

  • cooked rice
  • 16 imitation crabsticks
  • 3 nori sheets
  • 1/2 English cucumber
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 1/2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
  • wasabi, soy sauce, pickled ginger for serving

So delicious

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Instructions:

  1. Place a nori sheet on a bamboo sushi mat. Cover with rice and sprinkle it with sesame seeds.
  2. Flip over and fold the top half of the mat, press down and open up again.
  3. Layer the rest of the ingredients on the nori.
  4. Roll up the sushi and cut into pieces and serve with the sauces.

Try and see for yourself how easy it is

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Source: The Kitchn

Homemade crab sushi

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How to make sushi

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • nori sheets
  • 80z. cream cheese
  • 8oz. imitation crab
  • 2 avocados, cut into slices

Spread out the nori sheets

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Cover with the cooked rice

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Mix the crab and cream cheese and layer it onto the rice along with the avocado and roll

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Source: Six Sisters’ Stuff

Now it is time for the Dragon roll recipe

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Dragon roll sushi

Ingredients:

  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 avocados
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 2 nori sheets
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 8 pieces shrimp tempura
  • 2 tbsp Tobiko

For topping:

  • spicy mayo
  • Unagi sauce
  • toasted black sesame seeds

Instructions:

  1. Roll the sushi as in the other recipes leaving the avocado.
  2. Cut the avocado into slices and place on top of the roll. Wrap in foil and let sit for awhile.
  3. Top with the toppings.

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Source: Just One Cookbook

Maki sushi recipe

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How to make sushi at home

Ingredients:

  • roasted shiitake mushrooms
  • cooked rice
  • 3 nori sheets
  • 1 cup red cabbage, sliced
  • 3 strips of cucumber
  • 1/2 avocado, sliced into strips
  • sesame seeds

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Instructions:

  1. Assemble the sushi roll. Start with the nori sheet, top with rice and add the rest of the ingredients.
  2. Roll as shown in the photos and cut into pieces.

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Source: Love and Lemons

Mango sushi roll

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Types of sushi rolls

Ingredients:

  • 1 ripe mango
  • 4 tempura shrimp
  • 1/4 avocado
  • 2 cups cooked rice
  • 2 nori sheets

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Instructions:

  1. Assemble the sushi without the mango and roll.
  2. Cut the mango into slices and place on top. Wrap in foil and cut.
  3. Remove the foil and drizzle with mango sauce.

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Source: How Daily

Shrimp tempura sushi

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Shrimp tempura roll recipe

Ingredients:

  • cooked rice
  • nori sheets
  • shrimp tempura
  • cucumber, sliced
  • avocado, sliced
  • lumpfish caviar
  • toasted sesame seeds

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Instructions:

  1. Assemble the sushi without the caviar and sesame seeds and roll.
  2. Place avocado, sesame seeds and caviar on top.

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Source: Crafty Cooking by Anna

Temaki sushi

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How to make sushi

Ingredients:

  • cooked rice
  • 2 nori sheets
  • 200g canned tuna
  • 2-3 tbsp kewpie mayonnaise
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1 cucumber, sliced

Place the ingredients at the corner of the nori and roll diagonally

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Great party food idea

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Source: Wandercooks

Now it is time for some vegan sushi rolls

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Vegan sushi rolls

Ingredients:

  • 4 nori sheets
  • cooked rice
  • 4 strips pre-cooked kanpyo
  • 1 cucumber
  • 4 strips pickled daikon
  • 1 carrot, sliced
  • 1/2 block smoked tofu

Spread the rice over the nori and add the ingredients in the middle

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Roll the sushi with the help of a bamboo mat

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Cut into pieces and serve with wasabi and soy sauce

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Source: Okonomi Kitchen

Tasty veggie sushi

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Veggie sushi roll

Ingredients:

  • 6-8 nori sheets
  • cooked rice
  • 2-3 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 2 small carrots, sliced
  • 10-12 asparagus spears
  • 1 cucumber, sliced
  • 1/2 yellow squash, sliced
  • 1 avocado, sliced

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Instructions:

  1. Try and roll the sushi in different ways.
  2. Prepare a few with rice on top, a few with the nori on top and a few with avocado on top. That way you can serve a whole platter of sushi to your guests.

Assemble on a nice tray or board and wow your guests

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Source: Wife Mama Foodie

Sushi makes for a great party food

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Just grab your chopsticks

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You can use any type of filling you like

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John Griffith
John Griffith

John Griffith is a young, passionate journalist. Writing has been John’s hobby ever since he was a boy. He has worked in some of the UK’s most successful news portals over the course of his professional career but found his forever home at Archzine.

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