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Recipe Tags: Weeknight Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Occasion North American Appetizers Lunch Rice Seafood Vegetables Asian Canadian Japanese Refrigerator Dinner Party Finger Food Holiday Event Salmon Fish Dietary Pasta Rice And Grains Saltwater Fish Equipment Number Of Servings Presentation 4 Hours Or Less

Sushi Layers

A friend makes these and they are delicious!! Wonderful appetizer from company's coming, cooking for diabetics. Chill time is cook time. Diabetic choices: 1/2 starch = 1 - 1 1/2 square

Steps

Bring water , vinegar , sugar and salt to a boil in medium saucepan.
Stir in rice.
Reduce heat , cover , simmer 15 to 20 minutes until water absorbed and rice is cooked.
Stir in rice wine.
Cool to room temperature.
Makes about 8 cups rice.
Line 9 x 13 inch pan with plastic wrap.
Arrange thin even layer of lemon slices in bottom of pan.
Sprinkle with capers.
Cover 1 / 2 of pan with smoked salmon and 1 / 2 with shrimp.
Using wet hands , pack about 2 1 / 2 cups cooked rice in an even layer on top.
Lay 2 sheets of nori , trimmed to fit in single layer , on rice.
Cover nori with cucumber and green onion.
Pack 2 1 / 2 cups rice on top.
Layer carrot and red pepper.
Cover with remaining rice.
Lay 2 sheets of nori , trimmed to fit in single layer , on rice.
Cover with plastic wrap directly on surface.
Set another 9 x 13 inch pan on sushi and press down firmly to compress layers evenly.
Chill 2 hours.
Remove top plastic wrap.
Invert sushi onto cutting surface.
Remove rema.

Ingredients

water, rice vinegar, sugar, salt, short-grain rice, rice wine, lemons, small caper, smoked salmon, cooked shrimp, nori, cucumbers, green onion, carrot, red pepper