Dishes of Japanese cuisine in just 10 years managed to win a huge army of fans in our country. Unusually delicious and low-calorie sushi and rolls are nutritious and useful. Many housewives strive to master the technique of making rolls at home . And many are interested in questions - how do sushi differ from rolls and how to learn how to prepare rolls yourself?
Rolls are a separate dish of Japanese cuisine, a kind of sushi. Rolls are cut into strips of nori seaweed with a stuffing. In some recipes for rolls, the nori sheet is located outside, in others - inside.
There are so many kinds of rolls, almost all of them can be tried in restaurants of Japanese cuisine. Some restaurants even lead master classes on cooking rolls using photos and videos. In this article, we also want to offer you assistance in how to make the rolls yourself.
How to cook rice for rolls?
Before you start cooking rice for rolls, it must be washed and kept in cold water for 20-30 minutes. After that, pour rice with water in a ratio of 1: 1.25, cover, bring to a boil and increase the heat. On high heat rice should boil for 1 minute, after which the fire must be made small. On a small fire rice should be cooked for 15 minutes. During the entire cooking time, the lid can not be opened, nor should oil and salt be added to the rice. Remove the rice from the fire in a cool place for 10 minutes (do not open the lid!). After this, add 6 tablespoons of rice vinegar and gently puncture the rice in several places with a wooden spoon. Only in this way can you make a real loose Japanese rice. And it is with such rice that the best rolls are obtained.
How to prepare California rolls?
This name is known to many, since it is these rolls that are the most popular dish in Japanese restaurants. As a filling for Californian rolls, crab meat and flying fish roe are used.
Starting to prepare the rolls "California" you need to properly prepare. You will need: 3 sheets of nori seaweed, 200 grams of rice for sushi, 1 cucumber, 1 avocado, 150 grams of crab meat, caviar
Bamboo mat for sushi should be covered with a food film, put a nori sheet on it, and on top - rice. The rice needs to be leveled so that it lies in a uniform layer. The nori sheet with rice should be turned so that the rice is at the bottom, on the food film. Nori sheet cover with a thin layer of wasabi, from above put sliced into thin strips of cucumber, avocado and crab meat. After that, the leaf with the filling should be folded with a rug and remove the food film. The roll should be decorated with caviar of flying fish, evenly spreading it over the entire surface. Next, the roll should be sprinkled with sesame seeds and cut into 6 pieces.
The recipe for rolls "Philadelphia"
To prepare rolls "Philadelphia" you need the following products: 150 grams of rice for sushi, 1 sheet of seaweed nori, 1 avocado, 1 cucumber, 100 grams of salmon, 50 grams of Philadelphia cheese, wasabi, soy sauce.
Before preparing the rolls, you must pre-cook the rice and cool it.
A special bamboo mat for sushi should be covered with food film, put half the sheet of algae on it and spread out an even layer of rice on top. Nori leaf lift from the rug and turn rice down. On the seaweed should be applied a little wasabi and put the Philadelphia cheese strip 2 cm in the center. On the cheese should put a few strips of sliced cucumber and avocado, distributing them evenly throughout the cheese. After this, the bamboo mat needs to be carefully rolled up so that the roll inside is dense and even. The food film is then removed.
Salmon should be cut into small thin plates, lay out across the roll and lightly press down with hands. After that, the roll should be cut into small bars.
Rolls of Philadelphia can be decorated with Tobiko caviar and served with soy sauce.
Recipe for hot rolls "Tempura"
The preparation of hot rolls is a rather laborious process. As a filling for hot rolls, smoked salted fish, avocado and cucumber are most often used.
Ingredients: 2 nori leaves, 200 grams of rice for sushi, 200 grams of smoked pike perch, rice vinegar, breadcrumbs, salt, Tempura mixture (Japanese frying mixture).
On the bamboo mat, covered with food film, it is necessary to lay a sheet of nori and spread the rice on it in an even layer.
Blend Tempura with water and grease it with rolls. After this, roll the roll with breadcrumbs and fry in a pan. Fried roll to cool and cut into 6 pieces. Serve with ginger and soy sauce.
Rolls - this is a great dish, which you can treat guests and please the household. Due to low calorie rolls and their nutrition, this Japanese dish can be safely considered dietary.