Sunbeam RC4900, Instruction/Recipe Booklet

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You will find it a pleasure to be able to make
your very own sushi with these simple steps.
You will need to use Japanese style sushi
rice which is a type of short grain rice and is
readily available at good supermarkets.
The cup measurement below is using the
cup provided with your Sunbeam Risotto and
Rice Perfect.
Sushi Rice
3 cups sushi rice
3 cups water
Sushi Vinegar
¹/
³
cup rice vinegar
2 ½ tablespoons sugar
¼ teaspoon salt
1. Place rice in a fine sieve and wash until
the water runs clear. Drain for at least 10
minutes.
2. Place washed rice in the cooking pan.
Add 540mls of water (3 rice cups)
or pour water in cooking pan to level
indicator 3.
3. Replace the lid.
4. When cooking is complete, the unit will
beep and automatically switch to KEEP
WARM. Leave the rice in the cooker for
10 minutes at this stage.
DO NOT REMOVE LID .
5. Combine sushi vinegar ingredients
together; mix well until the sugar
dissolves.
6. Spread the rice into a large flat bottomed
wooden or plastic bowl or container.
Using the rice spoon provided, gently
slice through the rice removing any
lumps; at the same time gradually pour
over sushi vinegar.
7. Using either an electric fan on low or a
hand fan; fan the rice until it is almost
cool. Continue to gently slice through the
rice but don’t stir as this will break up
the rice grains.
8. Place a clean damp cloth over the rice to
prevent it from drying out while making
sushi. Rice should be used as soon as
possible.
9. Do not put rice in the refrigerator as it
will be too hard.
Makes approximately 9 cups of cooked sushi
rice.
Sushi