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A video recipe on how to make Japanese Norimaki, from SBS Food safari show.

Serving size: 6 rolls

Sushi Rice

Ingredients

4 cups koshihikari rice
120ml rice vinegar
2 ½ tbsp sugar
1 tspn salt

Directions

1. Wash rice well in cold water and soak in fresh water for 30 minutes.
2. Steam rice in a rice cooker. Cover with a damp cloth and leave to cool for 15 minutes.
3. Place rice vinegar, sugar and salt in a saucepan and stir over heat until sugar and salt dissolve.
4. Place into mixing bowl and pour evenly over the rice vinegar mixture. Mix in well with a cutting action, being careful not to squash the rice. Fan to cool.

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     Tags: Japanese food, Japanese Recipe

A video recipe from SBS Food Safari on how to make Japanese Miso Soup with Tofu.

Dashi (Stock)

Ingredients

3 cups water
10cm square piece konbu (kelp)
15g of katsuobushi (bonito flakes)

Directions

1. Wipe the surface of konbu with a dry cloth. Using scissors, make a few snips into the konbu to help release the flavours. Place water and konbu in a saucepan and soak for at least 30 minutes.
2. Place the pan over medium heat and slowly bring to the boil. Just before it reaches boiling point, remove the konbu and discard.
3. Once the water comes to the boil, turn off the heat, put a ladleful of cold water into the pan, then add the katsuobushi.
4. Return to the heat until the water comes back to the boil, then remove from heat and leave until the bonito flakes settle on the bottom of the pan.
5. Strain dashi through a fine sieve. Do not squeeze out the flakes, as this will make the stock very fishy.

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     Tags: Japanese Recipe, Tofu