How to Make Sushi Rice in a Rice Cooker

Are you curious about how to make sushi rice in a rice cooker? Want to make great sushi to impress your friends? It's actually really easy, even for the first time, and once you have the hang of it, you can make perfect sushi rice every time.

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Total Time25

Course: Dinner, lunch

Cuisine: American, Asian

Keyword: 30 minute meal, easy recipe, rice recipe

Servings: Servings

Calories: 82kcal

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Kitchen Essentials

Rice Cooker

Sushi Kit

Serving Tray

Strainer Container

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Ingredients

2 Cups Sushi Rice short grain rice
2 Cups Water

Sushi Seasoning

6 Tablespoons Rice Wine Vinegar
3 Tablespoons Granulated Sugar
Pinch of Kosher Salt

Instructions

Rinse the rice until the water runs clear. A strainer works well for this. Just add the rice to the strainer and rinse under running water.
Transfer the rice to the rice cooker and add the water. Cover with the lid and follow your rice cooker’s instructions for cooking rice. It might say white rice or basic rice. Choose that setting and press start.
Pro Tip. Once the rice has finished cooking leave it in the container for 5 minutes before removing.
Add the granulated sugar, rice vinegar and pinch of kosher salt to the rice. Gently stir the rice to combine making sure not to mash the rice. Pro Tip. If you want to cool the rice faster, pour it out on a baking tray in a flat layer.
Cover with a damp towel to prevent the rice from drying out as you assemble your sushi.

Notes

Storing sushi rice

If you are not going to use your rice right away or if you are taking your time making sushi rolls, you can cover the rice with plastic wrap. You can also store in the refrigerator in any airtight container.

You may just have to use a little more water to rehydrate your rice when you are preparing sushi rolls the next day.

Another way to store it is to prepare the sushi rolls, then put those in a very airtight container, preferably glass, and enjoy those for a couple of days, just beware of using raw ingredients when preparing sushi ahead of time.

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