Sushi Cravings

- Oh, this menu has sushi...Should we order some?
   Mm, yeah, though we could make sushi ourselves you know, would be a lot cheaper.
- True, and we'd get loads more, I actually have the rice for it I think.....
     
      24 hours later

We used:
Sushi Nori
Sushi rice - 2,5 dl (We had a bag of 500 grams and used about half)
Rice Vinegar - a dash on the rice (can be excluded)
Spring onions - ca. 4 small ones, or according to taste.
Salmon - ca 200 grams. We used Smoked Salmon flakes (from Sainsbury's)
Surimi sticks - 8 pieces
Other topping suggestions: cucumber, avocado, carrots. Make it veggie, fishy, chickeny (though cook that first!) - anything goes!
    Bamboo mat
    Sharp knife
    Bowl of water

1. Boil the rice according to instructions, and leave aside to cool completely.
2. Place a nori on the mat, moist one end with water, not too wet just make it damp. Dip your fingers in water (makes it easier to handle the rice) form a ball of rice and place it on the nori. Spread it out, as close to the side edges as possible, and cover about 2/3 of the sheet. You can make a thin or thick layer of rice according to taste.
3. Choose your topping! We used a combo of surimi sticks (crab-flavoured fish sticks), smoked salmon flakes (both from Sainsbury's Basic selection) and spring onions. Place your topping near the end closes to you.
4. Roll, with the help of the bamboo mat. Near the end, dampen the end bit of the nori so it will stick to the rest of the roll. Make sure the roll is tight.
5. Let it rest in the fridge - or somewhere cool - for a little while, that will make it easier to cut. Use a sharp knife!

We got 8 rolls, roughly 10 pieces a roll = so ca. 80 pieces.
(However, that depends on which end of the nori was used in rolling, the width of the pieces - and most importantly - how many pieces the chef ate while cutting.)
    Compared to a standard restaurant where you get 4 to 6 Maki-rolls for ca. £3,50, we estimated we made sushi to the value of about £42. We spent on ingredients roughly £7 and this amount of sushi would serve at least 4-5 people (or save and have an awesome lunch the next day, to the envy of your coursemates.) Remember: if you use raw fish, it will spoil quickly and when buying raw fish for sushi make sure it is really fresh and of good quality. Don't keep in fridge for more than 1 day.

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