My kids are sushi obsessed and making these bowls at home helps to satisfy that sushi craving without breaking the bank! Sushi bowls are a highly customizable dish that can be enjoyed by everyone.
The ingredients listed in this recipe are based upon the sushi bowls my family typically makes but can be easily customized to your family’s tastes.
Note: the sushi rice recipe used for our sushi bowls is still under construction as we have not yet figured out our favorite recipe. But typically sushi rice contains a mixture of rice wine vinegar, sugar, and salt that has been mixed into cooked short grain sushi rice. Alternatively, you can just use plain white or brown rice.
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General Directions:
- Cook 2 cups of short grain sushi rice with 2 cups of water.
- Bake salmon and eel as desired. We tend to use a soy sauce based marinade for the salmon and cook the eel per package instructions.
- Cut carrot and cucumber into thin strips or grate.
- Cook edamame per package instructions. (Typically, boil for 5 minutes)
- Slice avocado.
- To make sushi rice, combine rice wine vinegar, sugar, and salt (official recipe under construction) in a small bowl. Pour mixture over rice and fold rice over itself to combine rice and mixture.
- Once everything has finished cooking, assemble bowls and enjoy!
Toddler Instructions: Click on the skill level below for detailed instructions. (#s relate to General Directions)
Beginner:
1. Help wash rice and pour premeasured rice and water into rice cooker.
3. Wash carrots and cucumbers.
7. Help to assemble bowls
Experienced:
1. Help wash rice and pour premeasured rice and water into rice cooker.
3. Wash carrots and cucumbers. Help to cut cucumbers and grate carrots.
5. Help slice avocado.
6. If making, pour in premeasured ingredients
7. Help to assemble bowls.
Pro:
1. Help measure, wash, and pour rice into rice cooker. Help measure and pour in water.
3. Wash carrots and cucumbers. Help cut cucumbers, and help peel and cut or grate carrots.
4. Help cook edamame on the stove.
5. Help slice avocado.
6. If making, help measure and pour in ingredients. Help to fold rice to combine with mixture.
7. Help to assemble bowls
Note: You can also rip the sushi nori into strips and fill it with rice, fish, and veggies to eat as you go, essentially making your own hand rolls.
Suggested Fine Motor Activities:
- Pouring and Scooping
- Toy Wash
- Playdough
- Wall coloring