Sushi

I love sushi. Or should I say I love rice. :D
A little time consuming but worth it to stuff our faces with. My munchkins like sushi too but only with cucumber. My sushi doesn't look as good as what we can get in restaurants but I do try my best. Haha! I make sushi quite often-maybe once a month and eat to our hearts' content. >_<

Ingredients
Sushi Rice 
Wasabi - S&B brand
Vinegar Powder -S&B brand
Mayonnaise - Kavli brand
Nori Seaweed Sheets- Blue Dragon brand
Rolling Mat-wrapped with cling wrap
Tuna Mayonnaise
Cucumber
Crab Meat
Salmon
Avocado

Method

1. Cook rice as directed in the package.
2. Sprinkle vinegar powder, mix well and leave to cool.
3. Cut all the desired ingredients.
4. Very quickly, blanch the crab meat.
5. Prepare your working area with rolling mat.
6. Place a sheet of seaweed on it. (Shiny side at the bottom)
7. Ladle sushi rice on it and flatten them.
8. Arrange your ingredients.
9. Roll it up and slice.
10. Serve with green tea and miso soup. YUMMY!

Fried Rice

What can you do with leftover white rice? Keep them in the fridge and use them to make a simple lunch, on the following day. Fried rice is best done with cold rice. You can use all sorts of ingredients to make it a complete meal. I usually have sausage, carrots, eggs, corn, peas or french beans. Basically, whatever vegetables that you can rummage in the fridge or pantry, use them! ;)

Fried rice with sausage,carrots, eggs and french beans

Fried rice with eggs

Ingredients
5 cups of leftover rice (kept in the fridge)
2 cloves of minced garlic (optional)
1 carrot (cubed)
1 cup french beans (cubed)
1 cup sausage (cubed)
3 eggs (beaten and add a dash of salt+pepper)
2 tbsp oil

Method

1. Heat up oil in a pan. 
2. Fry minced garlic till fragrant. 
3. Fry sausage till browned. Push aside. (Add a little more oil for frying eggs, if needed)
4. Add beaten eggs and as they start to cook, 'scramble' the eggs.
5. Add in carrots, french beans and any other vegetables that you fancy.
6. Fry for about 3 mins. Use medium to low heat while frying.
7. Add in cold rice and mix around quickly. Try to 'un-clump' your rice. 
8. Fry for another 5-8 mins. You can add 2-3 tbsp of soya sauce if you prefer a saltier outcome.
9. Turn off heat and stir fried rice till mixed well. 
10. Serve warm.

Note: I use ekologisk vegetables and sausage as this dish is cooked mainly for my kids.