subject: How To Make Sushi From Home [print this page] I think you have often asked this question, when once again came to the sushi bar and ordered a portion of land or childbirth.
- How to make sushi at home?
- Is it difficult or easy?
- What do you need?
I will help you find answers to these questions! Has saved you from the most common mistakes! And show you how to cook in the home land or rolls!
Honestly, really delicious sushi I turned at once, because I did not have such a detailed manual, but only the third attempt. I studied for the video clips on the Internet and articles, but they were very brief, and made a mistake it was very easy. I'll tell you how the first time, or make delicious sushi rolls and try to bring you more information as soon as possible! Now let's begin!
What to buy for sushi?
1. Fig. most important ingredient. Properly selected and cooked rice, tasty sushi bail. Which figure to choose and where to buy it? In departments of Japanese cuisine or supermarket has a special "rice for sushi." 500g. packaging of such rice costs about 50-60 rubles. One bottle is enough for cooking rice sushi or 50 rolls.
2. Nori. This dried leaves of seaweed. You can buy them in a special Japanese shop or department that is certain in every city. You can also order them over the Internet. Pack of 10 leaves the elevator costs about 120 rubles. It will suffice to prepare land or 60 rolls, 6 pieces per sheet.
3. Seasoning for sushi (based on rice vinegar). Also sold in parts of Japanese cuisine. Costs about 240 rubles. But it is enough for a long time, about 600-700 preparation of sushi. If you do not find where to buy, but do not worry, you can make similar and most. Will tell you this recipe spices per serving of rice 500g. Mix 1 tablespoon of ordinary 3% vinegar with 3.5 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar 3%. How to get 3% vinegar think would be easy, he is either a sale or mix it with water to the desired konstinstentsii to get 3% vinegar. That's all the correct seasoning 500g per serving. rice is ready. Later I will explain what to do with it before adding the rice.
4. Stuffing . There could be anything. For example: fish (salted trout or salmon), cucumbers, cheese (preferably creamy, without a sharp taste, like gouda or Philadelphia), crabs, shrimp and any other ingredients you want to try.
5. Wasabi . Is sold in parts of Japanese cuisine. There are already divorced in tubes and jars of powder. I advise you to buy powder and dilute it with water to the desired konstinstentsii.
6. Bamboo mat. Standard bamboo mat wrap in 2 layers in a thin plastic wrap.
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7. Soy sauce.
It will be our ready Mokau land, to give them the right taste.
So, now that we have the products to the fun begin, namely sushi.
How to cook rice? Follow my instructions exactly as the most important part, depends on whether you are obtained as a result of these land or not.
The first thing to do - is to wash rice. Fill it with cold water and a gentle, mild rice Mnemonic hands (much like a child kneading clay, in order to warm it), but do not overdo it, it does not wrinkle much, only slightly Primin it. We do this in order to clear his white shell. Water at this turn dull white. Drain the water and then washed in this way in Fig. Repeat this procedure should be 4-5 times until the water runs clear. When finished rinse rice, fill it with water and leave it for 30 minutes, the cover can not cover. Now, when the figure of the present need to keep water in it so that it covers it for one phalanx of the index finger. Put a pot of rice on a slow fire and wait for the water is completely evaporated and absorbed into the rice. In no case do not interfere with Fig. Determine when the water can evaporate completely simple way down on the edge of a tablespoon of the pan to the bottom, pushing the figure to see the bottom of the pan. Once, when all the water boil, cover pan with a lid on top and cover with a towel. Leave the rice for 20 minutes until cooked. Until the rice reaches can be prepared seasoning for rice and chop stuffing.
How to cook rice for seasoning? you have either bought it, or the simple and mixed apple cider vinegar 3%. But now it is necessary to prepare for refueling in Fig. Take 4.5 tablespoons store-bought spices or 4.5 tablespoons seasoning made in my recipe described above. Add to it two tablespoons of sugar and 0.5 tablespoons of salt. Put on low heat and begin stirring. Our goal to sugar and salt is completely dissolved in vinegar, but you can not bring to a boil seasoning. Periodically dismiss the fire and stir the mixture to boil.
How to cut the stuffing? Take crab shelf and cut it in half lengthwise. Approximately the thickness chopping cucumber, cheese and fish. We will prepare an analogue terrestrial "California Poppy". You can add other ingredients to your taste, but I advise you to start with these.
How to mix the seasoning with the finished rice? In cooked rice gently to pour a tablespoon seasoning and stir rice. It is necessary that all the spices mixed with all the rice.
Now the fun part. Begin the final stage in the preparation of sushi.
Put a sheet of nori on a bamboo mat pre-cooked, then take a handful of rice from the pan and spread it evenly over the sheet of nori.
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Use your index finger to lubricate the desired amount of rice in the middle of wasabi, moving away from the middle
Along the fiber strips put wasabi toppings of your choice. Lift one edge of the bamboo mat.
Holding the pad and stuffing the fingers of both hands, begin rolling bamboo mat with a sheet of nori, trying to apply pressure evenly.
Continue to shape the roll, but now press harder to seal Fig. If necessary, repeat the last step. Figure the length of roll is supposed to be thick and smooth.
Remove the roll mat, put it on a cutting board and cut in half.
Usually one gets 6 sushi rolls, putting both its halves together and at the same time to cut them into 3 parts.
Repeat these instructions for the lot of rice, in the end you'll have about 50 rolls.
