Smoked Tofu Sushi
This tofu sushi recipe combines smoked tofu, veggies, and a sriracha mayo to make delicious maki sushi rolls the entire family will love. You do not need to be a professional sushi chef to whip up this recipe. With this easy step-by-step guide, you will have your own restaurant-style vegan sushi at home in just an hour!
Servings 4 servings
Calories 384kcal
Equipment
- Bamboo mat
- Beginner's sushi kit
- Sushi making kit with roller machine
- Rice cooker
Ingredients
Sushi filling
- 7 oz Smoked firm tofu or marinade plain tofu in liquid smoke
- ½ Red bell pepper
- ½ Cucumber
- ⅓ oz Chives
- 2 Lettuce leaves
- 2 Tbsp Crispy onion
- 2 Tbsp Vegan mayo
- ½ tsp Sriracha
Sushi rice
- 10 oz Sushi rice
- 1+¼ cup Water
- ¼ cup Rice vinegar
- 3 tsp Granulated sugar
- 1 tsp Salt
- 4 Nori sheets
Optional condiments
- Wasabi
- Soy sauce
- Pickled ginger
- Hot mustard
- Chili oil
Instructions
Cooking sushi rice
- Wash the rice in cold water, changing water until it becomes clear. Leave it to soak for 15 minutes. Drain and leave to stand for 10 minutes.
- Take a small saucepan and mix rice vinegar, sugar, and salt. Heat it over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Leave it to cool. Put rice into a pot with water and take it to boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes. Take it off the heat and leave it to rest for 15 minutes.
- Pour the rice into a large pan. Add the vinegar mix and stir with a wooden spoon. Be careful not to break the rice. Cool the rice with a fan to allow the vinegar to evaporate. Lastly, cover it with a damp cloth and leave it to cool.
Preparing the fillings
- Press tofu and cut them into ½-inch thick bars.
- Cut the cucumber and bell pepper into ½-inch thick slices.
- Cut the lettuce leaves into 1-inch thick slices.
- Mix vegan mayo and sriracha.
Rolling tofu sushi
- Take a bamboo mat and place a dry nori sheet on it.
- Take a handful of cooked sushi rice and, using your fingers, spread it evenly and thinly over the nori sheets.
- Make your fingers wet to avoid the rice sticking to them too much.
- Add first your tofu bars at around ⅓ line from the bottom of the nori sheet. Then add lettuce leaves, cucumber, and bell peppers on top of each other. Chives can go below the tofu bars.
- Spread the spicy mayo on the tofu bars.
- Take the bamboo mat and roll the sushi as tight as you can. (You can watch our video on how we do it, or check out the step-by-step photo collage above the recipe card.)
- Once it is tightly rolled, cut both ends first, then cut it into 1-inch wide sushi rolls. Repeat with all 4 nori sheets. You should have 24 sushi rolls at the end.
Video
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