Learn how to cook easy and delicious sushi rice in the rice cooker. Made with Japanese short grain rice and a quick seasoning to flavor the rice for your favorite sushi rolls, wraps or rice bowl!
Wash the rice 3 times and drain well in a mesh strainer.
Measure 1 cup of rice to 1 ¼ cup water. Set the cooker to start or cook.
Make the sushi rice seasoning. In a small saucepan, heat the rice vinegar, sugar and salt on medium heat, and stir until the sugar dissolves, about 30 seconds. Set aside.
Once the rice is done cooking, spread it out on a plate or baking sheet. Pour the sushi rice seasoning over the rice and use the rice cooker spoon to carefully mix (using slicing motion with the spoon) to incorporate the seasoning into the rice.
Notes
*Nutritional facts provided are only an estimate, accuracy is not guaranteed.
Measuring cup used is the standard US measuring cup, not the cup that came with the rice cooker.
Make sure to drain the rice well after rinsing it, otherwise the rice may get too mushy.
Initially, it may look like the rice vinegar is too much, but it will take a couple of minutes for it to thoroughly soak into the rice.
If using the rice to make rolls, transfer the rice into a bowl and cover with a wet cloth or paper towel to keep it moist.