How to make Easy Sushi (No Raw Fish)

Biceps and I LOVE Sushi. We don’t however, love the price tag on restaurant sushi, or the empty stomach an hour later because tried to get by on two rolls a piece.
Making sushi at home can sound overwhelming-and I am by no means an expert. I am a sushi hack.

Sushi is super cheap to make at home, very low calorie and makes Biceps one happy man. Win-win-win.

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It’s rather easy once you know what you are doing. Steering clear of raw fish in my sushi, I opt for either raw vegetables or cooked crab.

(ps-I shared this over at Curbly in January)

 

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Here’s what you’ll need to make your own sushi:

Raw Vegies-1 cucumber, 1 avacado, 2 carrots
1 Package of Cooked crab sticks (if desired)
1/4 Cup Sweetened Rice Wine Vinegar
5 Cups Sushi Rice (I use Nori brand)
10-15 Seaweed papers
Rice Cooker

 

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Measure out the amount of rice and water according to your rice cooker directions. (I use 5 Cups of rice with 6 Cups of water). Turn on the rice cooker and let it do it’s thing.

 

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While the rice is cooking, thinly slice up the crab meat (if desired).

 

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Peel the skin off of the cucumber.

 

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Next, slice the cucumber in half.

 

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Using a small spoon, scrape out the seeds from the center of the cucumber.

 

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Cut the cucumber to length in reference to the size of the seaweed paper. Thinly slice the cucumber lengthways.

 

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Once the rice is finished, transfer it to a non-metallic bowl.

 

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Add about 1/4 C of Sweetened Rice Wine Vinegar per 5 Cups of rice. (if you can’t find sweetened, add a two packets of Splenda or 2 TBS of sugar).

 

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After coating the rice with the vinegar, spread a thin amount of rice evenly on the seaweed paper.

 

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Add the cucumber, crab, avacado, etc 1/3 of the way down on the seaweed paper.

 

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Begin rolling the seaweed paper away from you, starting from the end closest to the contents.

 

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Once the seaweed paper is completely rolled up, it should look like this-but prettier. I left some rice hanging out of the end so that you could see where the end of the paper was.

 

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Using a bread knife, cut the sushi roll into 1″ slices. Occasionally, run the knife under cold water to keep it from sticking to the sushi roll.

 

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Line the sushi up like a little army on your plate. I recommend soy sauce and wasabi to further enhance the roll’s flavor. Enjoy!

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27 Responses to "How to make Easy Sushi (No Raw Fish)"

  1. Pamela @ Pink Hammers & Sippy Cups says:

    Omg I can’t believe how simple this is and it would be cheap too! Being that I can’t eat raw fish anyway (pregnant) but always get mad cravings for sushi I need to start making it at home! Thank you soooo much for this!!!

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  2. Gwen says:

    Yum. I LOVE California rolls..esp. with Avocado…MMMM….

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  3. Megan and Emily@Whimsically Homemade says:

    Definitely looks easy peasy! Can’t wait to try it. Now following. Love from Whimsically Homemade.

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  4. Katie @ Little Becky Homecky says:

    You make it seem so easy! I have always been intimidated but this looks amazing!! I would love to have you link them up to Fantabulous Friday @ Little Becky Homecky going on now.

    http://littlebeckyhomecky.blogspot.com/2012/03/fantabulous-friday6.html

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  5. Elise says:

    Looks so good! Now that I know how easy it is, I’ll have to try it!

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  6. Pam M says:

    My oldest daughter and I LOVE sushi. We would eat at our favorite sushi so much more if it was not so expensive. I will need to try y our recipe. I would really love it if you would link your homemade sushi recipe to my first linky party, Dare to Share.

    Pam
    http://pamspartyplanning.blogspot.com/2012/03/dare-to-share-linky-party.html

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  7. Adele says:

    That looks so much easier than I thought it would be. My OH and my best friend both love sushi and are always on at me to go to the new sushi bar in town but it has never appealed to me. Now I can just make some at home to keep them quiet 😛

    Thanks for sharing!

    – Adele @ Mammy Made

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  8. Denise says:

    I totally agree! And the FDA has NO regulations concerning sushi/sashimi grade and I wish they would. Although you could go ahead and order some flash frozen that would be delivered to you in a day, you can also skin a fish leaving about 1/8th of flesh on, fry it in some teriyaki in a skillet to add to your veggi sushi. Fully cooked, no fears. 🙂 I’m going to be doing a post on that soon I’ll try to remember to bring a link to you so you can check out some more too.

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  9. lisa says:

    We just discovered that we like this! Sounds really fun to try to make at home!

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  10. Mandy @ Sugar Bee Crafts says:

    thanks for linking to TAke-A-Look Tuesday – – I just featured you on my FB page

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    • Rebekah says:

      Mandy! Thanks so much for featuring me on your FB. You are stinkin’ awesome. Hope you and your readers enjoy my little corner of weirdness!

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  11. Carrie @ My Favorite Finds says:

    Mmmm. This looks really good. Thanks for sharing this on Handmade Tuesdays!

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  12. Sarah says:

    This is not as difficult as I thought it was going to be! I must make these for my Mister 🙂 Thanks for sharing!

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  13. The American Homemaker says:

    We make sushi at home all the time… In fact when my kids are forced to find their own dinners both my girls (ages 12 & 14) bust out the sushi stuff. My son hates it. Frozen pizza is his find-your-own-dinner of choice.

    angie 🙂

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  14. The American Homemaker says:

    OHHH… and a Korean friend introduced me to adding scrambled eggs into your homemade sushi right along with the crab and such. I was scared at first, but it’s quite delightful.

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  15. Maria says:

    Your sushi looks awesome! I’ve tried making it before, not always successfully… yours looks amazing! It’s making me want some now!

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  16. Christina says:

    we have been planning to make sushi for a long time and haven’t gotten around to it. I know I’ll be back to this post when we do!

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  17. Lisa says:

    What a great tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing at Mix it up Monday 🙂

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  18. Rebecca @ Natural Mothers Network says:

    Beautiful images, I love this! Thank you so much for sharing this with us on Natural Mothers Network’s Seasonal Celebration and best wishes for a very Happy Easter!
    Warmly, Rebecca x

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  19. Paula-Riverton Housewives says:

    SO excited to try this! We love sushi! We’d also love for you to link this up to our party! http://housewivesofriverton.blogspot.com/2012/04/recipe-round-up-11.html

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  20. Claire @ Polkadot~pretties says:

    Thank you for linking up this fabulous project!!!!

    I hope you will stop by tomorrow and link up another great project

    http://polkadot-pretties.blogspot.co.uk/

    Claire xox

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  21. Jill says:

    My husband does good home made sushi too! We just use tinned tuna with mayo and some spring oniions too!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  22. Anne @ Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy says:

    I’ve never had sushi, raw fish or otherwise! This looks easy enough to give it a go. Thanks for sharing at Healthy 2Day Wednesday and come back tomorrow to see if you were featured!

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  23. Thingamajig Thursday #21 » Radcrafter says:

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  24. Adele says:

    Hiya babes. Just wanted to let you know that I featured this on my blog today. I would love it if you could check it out and grab my button 🙂

    http://mammymade.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/mint-stuff-ive-seen-15.html

    – Adele @ Mammy Made

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