Few people know that sushi was invented with the goal of cheap and satisfying meals, and absolutely everyone could afford them. Today, prices in Japanese restaurants for this dish are high, and one portion is hardly eaten. Therefore, self-cooking sushi is increasingly practiced in the most ordinary home conditions: the finished product is both cheaper and tastier. In addition, it is much nicer to eat what you have prepared yourself. It’s not so difficult to get ingredients for sushi today, since they are in almost every supermarket. It’s much harder to cook them right. This article will discuss the most difficult stage of cooking, namely, how to cook rice for sushi. Moreover, we will do this in a slow cooker - a wonderful representative of small household appliances, who can do a variety of culinary operations with products.
So, rice for sushi in a slow cooker will be cooked for about an hour. Cooking time depends on the specific model and cooking mode. Get ready for the fact that the first time it may not work. Although the recipe is simple, you need to clearly follow the instructions outlined below so as not to make irreparable errors.
What will be needed in order to prepare the perfect rice for sushi in a slow cooker? The list of ingredients looks like this:
-0.5 kg of round rice or special rice for sushi;
-water - 1 liter;
rice vinegar;
-lemon juice;
soy sauce;
Sugar (2 tablespoons);
-1 teaspoon of salt.
The first thing to cook is a marinade. To do this, pour rice vinegar and lemon juice into the bowl of your multicooker. Then add soy sauce, sugar and salt. All this needs to be mixed well. Then the resulting mixture must be brought to a boiling state in the "Cooking" or "Boiling" mode and transferred to a separate vessel.
While the marinade is boiling, work on the
rice. Rice can be taken absolutely any. Of course, you can buy special rice for sushi, but if this is not possible, you can do with ordinary round steamed rice. The prepared rice should be washed until the water is completely clear. This is very important, so be patient and bring this boring thing to the end.
Place well-washed rice for sushi in a slow cooker and fill it with water. To prepare rice, select the “Rice / Buckwheat” mode or another similar mode for cooking rice or pilaf, turn on the device. When the crock-pot beeps, or when you yourself understand that the rice is ready, leave it in the "Heating" mode for a while.
It will be enough 20 minutes. After 20 minutes, add the marinade to the rice and mix well. Then let the rice cool and start cooking your favorite Japanese dish!
Rice for sushi in a slow cooker turns out to be especially tasty, since there is no need to open the lid and look behind it. In addition, the closed lid of the multicooker contributes to its proper preparation and “sticking”. If you cook rice correctly, sushi will not be any different from those you find in an expensive Japanese restaurant. We hope our tips will help you, and you will delight loved ones with your favorite dish. Enjoy your meal!