How to prepare the perfect sushi rice?

As a sushi lover I have to admit that if I could eat sushi everyday I would ... I'm in love with sushi <3

I love to go to the japanese restaurants and order tones of sushi but after the food is eaten the bill hurts a LOT!

That's why I decided time ago to try and make sushi at home, as it is more affordable and it's a great opportunity to invite some friends in to help you out :)

Before showing you my little tricks to make sushi easy and fast let me show you the best recipe I have ever tried for making the rice. If you follow the recipe you will see how easy it is to make sushi rice and the best thing is that it's the worst part of doing sushi :P (because you have to wait!) 

So let me share with you how to make more pleasant this "hard" part of how-to make sushi and enjoy your home made sushi rice :D

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RECIPE

SUSHI RICE (The perfect sushi rice)

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 cups of sushi rice (I have try it with a normal rice and it works as well. Just try to find one small and round rice but for best results invest on a package of special rice)
• 1/4 cup of rice vinegar
• 2 teaspoons of salt
• 1/4 cup of sugar

DIRECTIONS:

First of all clean the rice with cold water very carefully, you must clean it as many times as you need until the water comes out clean and transparent. Then leave the rice in a bowl with water covering it for at least 15 minutes.

cleaning the rice you take off the starch

Meanwhile, heat the vinegar in a pan with the sugar and the salt. Heat it in medium heat until the sugar and the salt are completely dissolved (pay attention in to keep it into a medium temperature, never take it to boil!!!). Let it cool apart.

you see it...

... now you don't :)

Now it's time for the rice. In a pot put 2 cups of hot water and cook with it the rice with a real low heat until the water is evaporated (the pot can be covered or not). After the first boil keep it all the time in to low heat and cover it so you will get the sushi rice texture. 

Once the rice is cooked leave it cool apart at least 15 minutes.

At last, mix the vinegar with the rice with a wood spoon slowly and carefully. (Take the rice out of the pot and put it into a plastic or wood bowl if you think the metal of your bowl can react with the vinegar)

So here you have your perfect sushi rice! Now the funny part comes ;)

In case you need the ingredients see them listed down below:

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Lentils à la marocaine - International Kitchen

Today in our International Kitchen we fly for the first time to...

MOROCCO

The typical recipe we will have from there today can be done anywhere with no extra effort and it tastes really delicious :P

The main ingredient for today's dish will be the lentils; we know lentils appear in different recipes from different countries but this one taste pretty different as the ones we had before!

The lentils we are going to use today are the "beluga lentils" or "caviar lentils" that are smaller and darker as the normal lentils we use to eat. Click here to know a bit more about this lentils.

We hope you enjoy and try them :)

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RECIPE

Lentils à la marocaine

INGREDIENTS:

• 250gr of lentils
• 1 onion
• 1 tomato
• 3 pieces of garlic
• 1 teaspoon of paprika 
• 1 teaspoon of cumin
• Pepper
• A little bit of ginger
• One tablespoon of parsley finely chopped
• Salt
• Two tablespoon of olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

First of all clean (a lot) the lentils directly under the tap water for a while. Once you see the water starts to appear more clearer put the lentils in a bowl with water and let them rest there at least 30 minutes.

Meanwhile you can start with the rest of the ingredients. Cut into small pieces the onion and tomato and in half the garlic. Put the olive oil in a pot and slowly cook the onion and the garlic. Once the onion gets a bit softer we will add the tomato.

Slowly cook it until the tomato separates from its peel. Then add 1,5L of water.

Once it starts boiling add all the condiments and the lentils. Let it cook with slow heat until the lentils are soft and the water have gone down.

Now you are ready to taste the delicious flavors of the Sahara :P

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