few things i made today:
Salmon marinated in Chipotle Salsa(very good, and very spicy)
Brown Sushi Rice(made with brown sugar instead of white, apple cider vinegar instead of rice vinegar, and *duh* brown rice instead of white)
homemade hot chocolate(three different kinds. one with 92% cocoa, one with milk chocolate, and one with white. it was too damn good)
For the Salmon, it needs to be 1 lbs. of Sockeye Salmon, and needs to marinate in half a jar of Arriba! brand chipotle salsa. add what ever seasonings you like, and bake it for 18-20 minutes. eat half and save the other for this:
for the sushi rice, take 2 cups of any short-grain rice(i made mine with brown rice, since i lacked other ingredients, but here's the real recipe), and 1 cup of water, and pour both into a large saucepan, and just let 'em soak for 10 minutes. no heat whatsoever. now, once the water is kinda murky and smels a lot like rice cakes, go ahead and bring the water and rice to a boil, and once it boils a lot, cover it and let it simmer COVERED for 13 minutes. oh, and also, DON'T MOVE THE LID UNTIL THE 13 MINUTES ARE UP! YOU'LL RUIN THE RICE IF YOU DO THAT! anyways, once the 13 minutes are up, using a small hand fan or just a small electric fan set to low(or if it has no settings, just put it about 2.5 feet away from where you're mixing the rice), and a wooden spoon or rice paddle, mix in 2 tablespoons of rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons of Supafine sugar, and a pinch of table salt. mix that separately, until the salt and sugar have dissolved in the vinegar. now, start mixing the rice, while fanning it, or with the electric fan on, adding the vinegar, sugar and salt mixture in small amounts, every minute or so. once it starts to look really sticky, and has trouble falling apart, you'e done. if you have a sushi mat, this can be done really easily.(yes, i'm telling you how to make sushi, instead of just the rice.) take a sheet of plastic wrap, and put it on the sushi mat, and lay down a sheet of toasted nori(the seaweed that they use), and spread some of your sushi rice over that. now, once you've done that, take whatever ingredients you have(like the Salmon, or anything. hell, i've put a hotdog in there with ketchup, mustard, relish, and jalapenos, and it was still good, and still counted as sushi! btw, if the piece of toasted nori is like, lets say, 6 in. x 4 in., this next bit should help: ) on the first bit of nori(like 6x1.5 inches), put down your ingredients. it can be wider, but that would mean a longer roll. roll up the entire thing, a little past where you stopped putting ingredients, and cut it right there with a mid-size, sharp knife. remove the plastic wrap, and congratulations, you've just made sushi!
) and is infinitely better than anything you can make with a "Chilli" mixture or a jar of chilli sauce, IMHO... you can also serve it with guacamole, nachos, bread etc. if you have more people to feed...
