Make delicious & healthy homemade sushi with these easy recipes! Prepare traditional rolls, explore Arab-style variations, or try cooked sushi. Plus, get tips for selecting fresh ingredients and making mindful choices for a guilt-free sushi night.
Fancy a sushi night? We do! But have you noticed how often store-bought sushi’s packed with stuff we might not want? Sugar, excessive salt, you name it. Is there a way to have our sushi and eat it too, healthily? Yes, let’s explore this further.
- A Healthy Way to Make Sushi at Home
- Making Arab-Style Sushi
- Preparing Cooked Sushi
- Tips for Healthy Sushi
Everyone has their own favorite dish, and their preferred way to prepare it. The ways sushi is prepared vary around the world. Each country adds its own touch, creating new and innovative ways to serve it. But the core of making sushi, the rice mixed with certain types of fish, usually remains the same.
Today, we’ll share some healthy ways to prepare sushi at home, including making traditional sushi, making cooked sushi, and others.
Making Arab-Style Sushi
To prepare Arab-style sushi, follow these steps:
1. Necessary Ingredients
You’ll need the following ingredients:
- 3 cups of brown rice or quinoa.
- 1/4 cup of rice vinegar.
- 2 tablespoons of natural sweetener.
- 1 teaspoon of salt.
- 8 sheets of nori (seaweed).
- Assorted fillings of your choice from vegetables and fish.
2. How to Prepare Sushi Rice
Follow these steps:
- Wash the rice well, then soak it in water. The brown rice needs more water for soaking, so the amount of water for soaking should be more than the water for white rice, about two cups of water for each cup of brown rice, approximately.
- Leave the brown rice for 40-45 minutes until it’s done.
- Mix the sweetener, salt, and rice vinegar in a small pot over low heat until the ingredients are combined to get the sushi mixture.
- Add the sushi mixture to the rice in a large bowl and let it cool.
3. How to Prepare Sushi Rolls
To complete the sushi-making process, follow these steps:
- Spread one of the seaweed sheets on a flat surface, then moisten your hands with water.
- Put some of the rice mixture on the sheet and press on it to get an even layer of rice.
- Add your favorite fillings of fish to the middle of the rice on the sheet.
- Start rolling the sheet tightly and carefully until you get a complete roll.
- Cut the resulting rolls with a sharp knife after finishing to get small sushi pieces.
Preparing Cooked Sushi
Here’s how to prepare cooked sushi:
1. Necessary Ingredients
You’ll need the following ingredients:
- 1 cup of brown rice.
- 1 fillet of fish.
- 1 cucumber.
- 1 sweet pepper.
- A little soy sauce.
- 2 tablespoons of ginger.
- Fish spices, as desired.
- Salt, as desired.
- 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.
- 2 tablespoons of white vinegar.
- 1 tablespoon of curry.
- 1 tablespoon of natural sweetener.
- 1 avocado.
- A little sesame oil.
2. How to Prepare the Filling and Sushi Rice
Follow these steps:
- Soak the brown rice in water for half an hour, then wash it well.
- Cook the brown rice as usual, adding sweetener, vinegar, sesame oil, and leaving it to cool.
- Cut the fish fillet into thin slices, and add white vinegar, a pinch of salt, and leave it for 10 minutes.
- Place the pan over low heat, and add the cucumber, sweet pepper, and avocado after cutting them into small, long slices, then add soy sauce, fish spices, curry, a tablespoon of sesame oil, lemon juice, and leave it on the heat for 5 minutes.
- Cook the fillet by putting the slices in a baking dish to put in the oven on low heat for 5 minutes, then mix the fillet with the cucumber sauce, pepper, and avocado.
3. How to Prepare Sushi Rolls
Follow these steps:
- Prepare the bamboo mats and cut them into rectangular shapes and spread them on the table.
- Put the rice on them and put a layer of the sauce and fillet on top of the rice before rolling them carefully until the roll becomes cohesive.
- Cut them with a knife into smaller rolls ready to be served after removing the bamboo from them.
Tips for Healthy Sushi
- Choose fresh ingredients and make sure of their source, especially fish.
- Choose fish rich in protein and low in fat for the filling, such as salmon, tuna, or shrimp.
- Avoid exaggeration in adding sauces to sushi.
We were trying to cut down on takeout but still wanted our sushi fix. Making it at home lets us control everything, from the rice to the fillings. It’s become a fun family activity and, honestly, it tastes even better than what you get at restaurants!
I used to think making sushi was intimidating, but these recipes made it surprisingly easy. Now, I experiment with different veggies and spices. My new favourite is the Arab-style sushi. Plus, knowing exactly what’s in it makes me feel so much better about what I’m eating.
FAQ
Answer: Yup! Brown rice is a whole grain, so it’s got more fiber and nutrients than white rice. This means it’ll keep you feeling fuller for longer and is a better choice, overall.
Answer: You bet, um, as long as it’s sushi-grade and has been properly frozen. Freezing helps kill off any parasites, making it safe to eat raw. Just make sure to thaw it in the fridge before using it.
So, who knew making sushi at home could be so easy and healthy? We didn’t, initially! Now, it’s a regular thing at our place. The best part? You know exactly what’s going into your body.
