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Rolls and how to cook them. Sushi without fish “Freshness”

Rolls have long been popular outside of Japan. Now in almost every country you can find small sushi bars and restaurants, and somewhere even large chains have opened. That's all well and good, but what could be better than trying to make rolls at home on your own? Then you will be absolutely sure of the quality of the ingredients and you can be calm about your health.

It so happened that most people are extremely negative about Japanese cuisine. Basically, such cases occur due to an unsuccessful first acquaintance. To avoid this, you can try to cook rolls and sushi yourself. You just need to have a few skills and know the basic secrets.

Necessary cooking tools

So, in addition to having the desire and products, you still need to have some tools for making homemade rolls.

These may include:

special sharpened knife for cutting rolls;
bamboo rug. Its other name is Makita;
food film.

If you have already “filled your hand” a little, then the cooking process will not be difficult for you. Amateurs can also use a special machine for cutting rolls. Together with her, the dish will turn out no worse than in a sushi bar. You can also do without cling film, but with it, cooking will become easier. In addition, the rolls are obtained more accurately, and the process itself will proceed easier and faster.

How to cook rice for rolls?

Please note that for the preparation of rolls it is necessary to use only round-grain rice. If you want to follow the traditions, you can also buy special Japanese rice, which is sold in stores in the Asian cuisine section.

Required Ingredients:

rice - 1 cup;
salt - 1 coffee. a spoon;
sugar - 0.5 tbsp. spoons;
rice vinegar - 2 tbsp. spoons.

To begin, rinse the rice thoroughly several times with ice water until it runs completely clear.
Pour it into a saucepan, pour two and a half glasses of water. There is no need to add any spices and salt too.
After the water boils, reduce the heat to a minimum and cover the rice tightly with a lid.
Continue to cook for 10-15 minutes, but do not overcook. Do not stir the rice and remove the lid from the pan.
Add salt, sugar to rice vinegar and send the mixture to a slow fire.
Once the crystals have completely melted, remove the dressing from the oven.
Ready rice should be steamed for about 10 minutes with the lid closed, and only after that it can be removed.
Transfer the rice to a bowl and drizzle the vinegar mixture evenly over it.
Stir, and when the rice has cooled, you can start directly preparing the snack.
Rice should be used immediately after cooking. If you put it in the refrigerator, it will become hard and tasteless.

Simple rolls "Syake Maki" with salmon

Required ingredients:

cooked rice - 300 g;
slightly salted salmon - 150 g;
nori - 3 sheets;
wasabi - a pinch.

Boil rice. How to do this, you can read a little higher.
Peel the salmon from the skin and cut into small strips of the same size.
To prevent rice from sticking to your hands, fill a bowl with water and add vinegar or lemon juice. Hands should be washed in this liquid periodically.
Wrap the mat in cling film.
Cut the nori crosswise into a pair of equal parts and place on the makita.
Dip your hands in the sour water and take the rice. Roll it into a ball and lay it on the seaweed, stepping back from one edge about a centimeter.
Put a very thin layer of wasabi in the middle, followed by a strip of fish.
Moisten the edge where there is no rice by running a wet finger over it.
Start rolling the roll from the side where the most filling is and, as if with your fingers, press it inward. It is important not to put too much rice and fish, otherwise the roll will not stick together.
Shape the roll into a triangle or square.
Dip a knife in acidified water and cut into rolls.

Cooking with shrimp at home

Required Ingredients:

rice - 300 g;
shrimp - 200 g;
avocado - 1 pc.;
cucumber - 1 pc.;
Bulgarian pepper - 1 pc.;
cream cheese;
nori.

Wrap the rug in cling film.
Place half of the nori sheet on it.
Put rice there, stepping back 1-2 centimeters from the edge, and on the opposite side, go beyond the border as much.
To prevent rice from sticking to your fingers, dip them in water diluted with vinegar.
Gently flip the seaweed up to the other side.
Spread a small strip of cheese.
Lay out the filling.
Roll up the roll and press it down to make a square shape.
Cut first in half, then into several parts with a knife dipped in vinegar water.

Quick rolls with crab sticks

Required Ingredients:

cooked rice - 300 g;
crab sticks - 1 pack;
eggs - 2 pcs.;
cucumber - 1 pc.;
mayonnaise.

Boil the eggs and chop them finely. The cucumber is cut into thin strips and again in half.
Make the filling by mixing boiled rice and eggs, seasoning with mayonnaise.
Unroll the crab stick and put the cucumber there first, then the rest of the filling.
Tighten the rolls with cling film and send them to the refrigerator.
Before serving, cut the rolls into rolls.

Philadelphia at home

"Philadelphia" is one of the most popular types of rolls. Can you cook them at home? Test yourself!

Required Ingredients:

nori - 3 pcs.;
cooked rice - 300 g;
salted salmon - 250 g;
cream cheese - 100 g;
cucumber - 1 pc.;
avocado - 1 pc.

Peel the avocado and cucumber from the skin and cut into thin and long strips.
Salmon is cut into thin slices. However, they do not have to be completely transparent.
Wrap the mat in cling film and place the cut half of nori on it, smooth side down.
Lay out the rice about half a centimeter thick.
Salmon is placed on top of it.
Flip the nori fish side down.
Put cucumber and avocado in the middle. Near them thinly spread with cream cheese.
Wrap the roll tightly and let it rest for a few minutes.
Cut the roll with a knife dipped in acidified water and serve.

How to cook Caesar roll?

"Caesar" roll is usually preferred by meat lovers. Therefore, it will gain great popularity among those who do not eat fish, but at the same time want to try a popular Japanese dish.

Required Ingredients:

cooked rice - 250 g;
chicken fillet - 100 g;
nori;
hard cheese - 50 g;
cream cheese - 100 g;
salad;
breadcrumbs or sesame seeds.

Boiled chicken fillet is cut into thin strips. The same is done with lettuce leaves.
The cheese is rubbed on a fine grater. It is best used for cooking "Parmesan". Breadcrumbs can be browned in a pan or oven, but you can replace them with sesame seeds.
Wrap the bamboo mat in cling film and place half of the nori on it.
Lay rice tightly, leaving one centimeter at the edge.
Turn the rice side down and place the chicken fillet strips on the nori, spread with cream cheese and lettuce.
Wrap the roll, fastening the edges.
Roll in breadcrumbs or sesame seeds, sprinkle with grated cheese on top.
Divide the roll into portions and serve.

California - homemade recipe

"California" as well as "Philadelphia", one of the most popular types of rolls around the world. Try to reproduce them at home!

Required Ingredients:

cooked rice - 2 cups;
crab meat - 100 g;
nori - 7 pcs.;
avocado - 1 pc.;
Tobiko caviar - 100 g.

Cut the nori in half and place on a mat wrapped in cling film.
The avocado is cut into strips. Peel off the skin first.
Lay out the rice, leaving a centimeter at the edge. On the other hand, it must be shifted by the same distance.
Brush the rice with tobiko caviar. You can use it in any color.
Flip the nori rice side down and top with the crabmeat and a couple of avocado strips.
Wrap the roll and shape it, and then cut into several portioned pieces.

Baked - with salmon and shrimps

Baked rolls are very popular among lovers of a hearty meal.

Required Ingredients:

cooked rice - 200 g;
shrimp - 100 g;
salmon or salmon - 100 g;
nori;
spicy sauce - 6 teaspoons.

Boil and clean the shrimp, and cut the fish into thin strips.
Divide the nori into a couple of pieces and place on the wrapped makita.
Put rice tightly on top, and on it a strip of shrimp and salmon.
Wrap the roll and cut it into portions.
Put a teaspoon of spicy sauce on each part and put in the oven for 15 minutes.
Visually control the process. You can take out the rolls when the spicy is a little browned.

Hot rolls with salmon and cheese

Required Ingredients:

cooked rice - 200 g;
nori - 2 pcs.;
cream cheese - 100 g;
salmon - 150 g;
hard cheese - 50 g;
rice vinegar.

Lay the nori flat side down on the rolled mat, then the rice. Leave one centimeter at the edge, and on the other side you will go beyond the boundaries of the seaweed by the same amount.
Place a thin strip of cream cheese in the middle and sliced salmon on top.
Roll up with a makita and cut into small pieces.
Sprinkle them with grated cheese on top and send them to the oven for 10 minutes. Once the cheese is melted, the rolls are ready.

Bake with eel and nori

Required Ingredients:

cooked rice - 200 g;
nori - 2 pcs.;
eel - 150 g;
grated cheese - 50 g;
mayonnaise - 2 tbsp. spoons;
cucumber - 1 pc.

Divide the nori into two pieces and place one on the mat.
Put the cooked rice on top and compact it a little.
Flip the nori rice side down.
Cut the cucumber into thin strips, after peeling, put in the middle of the roll.
Wrap, cut into portions, and wrap each with a thin strip of eel.
Sprinkle grated cheese on top and put in the oven for 10 minutes.
Cook until a "cap" forms on each piece. Serve fried rolls with soy sauce and wasabi.

Spring rolls with chicken

Spring rolls according to the cooking recipe are slightly different from the usual Japanese ones. But, nevertheless, this is a very healthy and tasty dish.

Required Ingredients:

shrimp - 300 g;
cucumber - 1 pc.;
rice paper;
avocado - 1 pc.;
salad;
garlic - 2 cloves;
rice noodles - 60 g;
olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons;
lim. juice - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
soy sauce - 2 tbsp. spoons.

Heat the oil and put a couple of garlic cloves in it, lightly pressed down with the flat side of the knife.
When the garlic has given enough flavor to the oil, remove it and fry the raw and thawed shrimp, peeled. It will literally take a couple of minutes.
Cut all cooking vegetables into thin strips.
Boil the rice noodles according to the instructions.
Take a rice leaf and pour some water on it to soften it. Place a lettuce leaf on top and then strips of vegetables, one at a time.
Next, some cooked rice noodles and a few pieces of shrimp are added.
Wrap the roll from the bottom and secure the sides.
If desired, you can fry it in the remaining garlic oil. It is important that the roll is very tightly fixed.
Serve at the table with soy sauce.

Vegetarian recipe with avocado or cucumber

Rolls with cucumber and avocado are a great option for vegetarians and just adherents of a healthy diet.

Required Ingredients:

cooked rice - 250 g;
nori - 4 pcs.;
cucumber - 1 pc.;
avocado - 1 pc.;
rice vinegar.

Wrap the makitu mat with cling film.
Boil the rice and lay it on the nori, stepping back from one edge by a centimeter. In this case, the rough layer should be on top.
The avocado is peeled and cut into thin strips. The same is done with the cucumber.
Roll up the roll and cut it into portions.

How to cook egg rolls?

The egg roll comes from Thailand, but this appetizer is gradually gaining popularity in European countries.

Required Ingredients:

eggs - 3 pcs.;
carrots - 1 pc.;
green onion.

Chop the onion and grate the carrots on a medium grater.
Beat the eggs into a homogeneous mass.
Soak a paper towel in oil and brush the surface of the pan with it.
Pour the egg mixture with spices into it and fry it over low heat. Otherwise, the omelet will harden and crack, and this is unacceptable.
Put the filling and as soon as the omelette sets, immediately wrap it with a spatula right in the pan in a roll.
When it cools down a bit, divide it into several portions.

Cooking hot rolls "Tempura"

Making tempura rolls is actually easier than you think. Just use this recipe and treat yourself or your guests to a delicious snack. You will also need a deep fryer, consider this fact.

Required Ingredients:

egg - 1 pc.;
cooked rice - 200 g;
salmon - 100 g;
tempura flour - 1 cup.

Wrap the mat, put half a sheet of nori on it, and rice on top.
Salmon is placed in the middle. Wrap the roll as usual.
Prepare the batter for the tempura rolls. It is very easy to do this. Separate the protein from the yolk and mix it with flour. If the mixture is too liquid, add a little more flour.

Required Ingredients:

eggs - 2 pcs.;
starch - 2 teaspoons;
cocoa powder - 1 teaspoon;
sugar - 2 teaspoons;
cream cheese - 80 g;
vanillin - 1 teaspoon;
kiwi - 1 pc.;
peach - 1 pc. (you can use canned).

Prepare thin egg pancakes, which will wrap the rolls. To do this, mix the egg, starch and one tablespoon of sugar.
Fry the pancake on both sides in a pan and set aside.
Whisk the remaining ingredients, but add cocoa and make a dark chocolate pancake.
Cut fruit into strips.
Brush half of each pancake with cream cheese and top with filling.
Wrap the roll and cut into portions.

coconut rolls

Required Ingredients:

rice - 200 g;
cream - 1 glass;
kiwi - 1 pc.;
peach - 1 pc.;
milk - 0.5 l;
cream cheese - 150 g;
coconut flakes - 200 g;
sugar - 3 tbsp. spoons;
vanillin.

Milk is mixed together with cream, coconut flakes, vanilla and sugar. Put the mixture on the stove and turn on a small fire.
Pour rice and boil it for half an hour.
Cool and drain in a colander, draining the milk.
At the same time, prepare the filling. Cut the fruit into strips or slices and peel them.
Spread the rice in a thin layer on a bamboo mat covered with cling film. Brush with cream cheese and top with fruit.
Roll it up, roll it in coconut flakes and put it in the refrigerator for at least an hour so that the ingredients stick together.
Before serving, cut into portions.

The cooking process does not take much time, and the result will please the home and pleasantly surprise the guests. Recipes for sushi and rolls are very diverse, and everyone will find what they like. You can cook this exotic culinary masterpiece from fish, meat, shrimp, squid, crab sticks, canned food and greens, combined with rice, which is placed inside. It serves as a binding ingredient and due to it the finished dish retains its shape.

The five most commonly used ingredients in recipes are:

For vegetarians, there are many options with vegetables and fruits that taste just as good as fish products. The secret of the unique aroma of this dish lies in the algae, in which the roll is wrapped. And in the traditional combination with soy sauce and wasabi, this treat will not leave anyone indifferent. Among the recipes there are many options for baking. They are prepared in much the same way as ordinary sushi and rolls, but at the end they are filled with sauce and briefly sent to the oven, which gives an amazing flavor. Such food is served for a regular family dinner and for a festive table.

Japanese restaurants have appeared in our country relatively recently, but have already become part of our catering. Gourmets who follow the culinary fashion regularly visit yakitori and arrange sushi parties at home with snacks delivered from the restaurant. But all this can be cooked at home, both rolls and sushi. And many have already mastered this art.

How to make rolls at home

The main obstacle between a person and homemade Japanese rolls is human laziness. You can make rolls with your own hands even in the absence of minimal culinary experience - but you will have to work hard to find the necessary products. Because how to cook rolls at home if you don’t have nori seaweed or wasabi with soy sauce on hand?

But even if we take into account that we ran and purchased rather exotic ingredients, it is still easier (and cheaper) to cook rolls at home, even taking into account the fact that only a certain type of fish is needed - red, lightly salted, salmon or salmon. But delicious rolls are also obtained with crab sticks. Therefore, if desired, everyone can find a recipe that matches their financial capabilities and taste preferences. It is enough to follow simple rules - and you will learn how to make rolls at home, in one session in the kitchen.

East is a delicate matter

Before you start mastering the art of cooking Japanese food at home, you need to understand how rolls differ from sushi. It is possible that in the end it turns out that you have prepared sushi at home with your own hands.

Rolls are one of the types of sushi. The difference between rolls is that seaweed with rice and stuffing must be rolled up into a roll, while the rest of the sushi is molded mainly by hand, and the fish is placed on top. For lovers of Japanese cuisine, special sets are produced with molds and instructions on how to make different types of sushi. And adherents of rolls should get a small bamboo mat for rolling snacks. During the cooking process, this mat is recommended to be lined with cling film or simply put on it with a plastic bag. This is all the more useful if the rolls are cooked "rice up".

And one more thing: if you cook sushi, the recipe includes, in addition to rice, only fish and seafood. You will not find any vegetables or cheeses in the classic sushi recipe. Rolls in this regard are more democratic, if you wish, you can learn how to cook rolls even with fruits or strict vegetarian ones, without any fish and marine reptiles.

But with regard to products, the canons of Japanese cuisine must be observed, otherwise it will turn out, although edible, but a completely different dish. Need to purchase:

correct rice;
sheets of nori seaweed;
rice vinegar.

Learning how to make rolls is only necessary with the right products. Rice needs round-grain, it has good viscosity, does not fall apart, unlike long-grain. It is also required for making sushi at home.

Noria leaves are sold in markets, but you need to look for rice vinegar. It differs very much from our vinegar essence in its slightly sweetish taste.

It is important to learn not only how to make rolls at home, but also how and with what to serve them. The three essential products are:

Japanese wasabi horseradish;
soy sauce;
pickled ginger, cut into petals.

It is better to take wasabi powder and dilute with water to the desired consistency, ginger is already sold ready-made. High-quality soy sauce - only in glass containers.

An important point: when we learn how to make rolls with our own hands at home with a step-by-step recipe, we must definitely mention that rice is superimposed on a plate of algae with an indent around the edges. This is necessary so that the filling does not come out of the rolls during the cooking process.

And washing and skating

Learning from the most famous example of how to cook rolls at home: a step-by-step recipe for Philadelphia rolls will give you an idea of the basic techniques and help you master other recipes. By the way, in these rolls, the seaweed is inside the roll. Now let's look at how this is done.

Let's start with:

10 g noria;
200 g salmon;
200 g soft cream cheese (preferably Philadelphia);
2 medium sized cucumbers;
a glass of rice;
3 tsp rice vinegar;
half a teaspoon of sugar and salt;
some sesame seeds for sprinkling.

How to cook rolls:

Round grain rice is washed until the drained water is clear. Cereals must be ground by hand. This is necessary in order to remove excess starch. We put clean rice in a bowl, fill it with water so that it is covered by 1.5-2 cm. When it boils, make the weakest fire and cook for 15 minutes without lifting the lid. After that, turn off the fire and let it stand for 10 minutes, then it will be completely ready - fluffy and soft.
Dissolve sugar and salt in vinegar. On a wooden spatula, add the solution to the boiled rice, while stirring. You need to interfere by moving the spatula back and forth. Mixing in our traditional sense is unacceptable.
My cucumbers, peel and cut into long sticks. Cut each seaweed leaf in half.
We cover the bamboo mat with cling film. Lay the nori smooth side down. With wet hands, lay the rice on the nori, then turn over.
In the middle of the nori, lay out the cheese, a pancake block of cucumber (if there is an avocado instead, great). If we make rolls at home, the preparation can be changed and supplemented.
We roll the roll with a mat.
We spread the salmon cut into thin “petals” on a bamboo mat (to cut it better, it is enough to hold the fish fillet in the freezer for 30-40 minutes). We roll up a ready-made roll with the fish so that the salmon remains on top.
In order for the roll to be cut well, without crumbling the rice and shifting the top layer, it is enough to moisten the knife with cold water or rice vinegar. First cut in half, and then each half into three parts. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

These are simple and tasty rolls, the recipe of which will not shake your family budget, and at the same time all guests will be satisfied and full.

Both sushi and rolls

Cooking at home with proper ingredients brings us closer to culinary Nirvana without emptying our wallets. So, the recipe for rolls at home includes products of the budget range: for example, instead of flying fish caviar, capelin caviar will do.

How to make inexpensive fish rolls:

take a glass of rice;
two cucumbers;
nori bag;
150 g curd cheese;
200 g of capelin caviar.

Boil rice, add rice vinegar marinade with salt and sugar to it, lay out a sheet of nori seaweed on a bamboo mat, spread rice on top with wet hands.

Peel cucumbers and cut into long thin strips. We knead the cheese and put it on rice, put a cucumber on top, caviar on it. We turn, slightly flatten so that the sausage has a square shape. We cut and serve.

Store-bought ginger is laid out in small bowls along with the marinade. The more pronounced the pink color of the petals, the sharper the taste of the seasoning. White ginger is softer.

How to make sushi at home

For a glass of round-grain rice we take:

7 nori sheets;
350 g salmon or similar fish;
large sweet pepper;
medium cucumber;
4 tbsp. l. rice vinegar;
salt, sugar, wasabi.

In addition, there is a form for sushi. It is used in cases where we make oval blanks and cover them with fish plates.

We make sushi with our own hands at home with a step-by-step recipe.

Boil rice. Cool, soak with rice vinegar with sugar and salt.
We spread the cooked rice with wet hands over the entire sheet of nori.
We clean the cucumber and pepper and cut into long strips, spread on rice.
Using a mat, roll up the sushi, and then cut it.

Another way to make sushi at home is to use nigiri sushi molds. These tools make the process easier. Strips of fish are laid in the lower form (you can grease it with wasabi), another form is installed on top and rice is laid in it. After that, the top is removed, and everything turns over onto a cling film. There will be rice balls with fish on top.

Believe it or not, there is a recipe for lean sushi. For them, only vegetables and lean mayonnaise are taken. In total, you will need a glass of rice, two cucumbers, one sweet pepper. Boiled rice is soaked in rice vinegar, after which it is laid out on a sheet of nori, strips of cucumber and pepper are placed on top. Rolls are rolled using a bamboo mat, cut into 6 parts with a sharp thin knife, wetting it in cold water.

To serve these rolls, they make a sauce of lean mayonnaise with finely chopped dill, you can dilute it with yogurt without fruit additives.

Subtleties of homemade sushi

How to make sushi at home? The main thing is to remember that rolls are the same sushi. The Japanese recommend drinking with sushi and sake rolls - this is Japanese vodka, which does not reach ours by 10 degrees, plus it is served warm. It’s hard to get used to, so many people combine sushi with beer. And the ladies generally drink green tea with rice rolls.

How to make sushi at home: we take the same nori, rice and fish. Add the rest, shape the dish and serve with ginger, wasabi and soy sauce.

We make nigiri sushi at home, cooking step by step. The peculiarity of this snack is that the fish for it is cut in a special way - at an angle of 45 ° across the fibers, with a long and sharp knife. If you take shrimp for sushi, they are first boiled. The peculiarity of cooking shrimp is that they are put on skewers. Otherwise they will curl up. After cooking, the shrimp are cut lengthwise. Cooking nigiri sushi with smoked eel is different in that the skin is removed from the fish, then cut in the same way.

How to cook sushi correctly: if you are right-handed, then you need to take chopped fish (shrimp) with the fingers of your left hand, optionally supply it with a small amount of wasabi. We hold all this in one hand, and with the other hand we take rice. To make everything right, we dip our fingers in cold water, so the rice does not stick. We take enough rice so that we can form an oval "patty" of viscous porridge. We put this rice on the fish, press it. Sushi is ready.

How to make sushi with eel and shrimp: an oval ball of rice is wrapped with cut strips of nori. If raw fish is used, it is not necessary to wrap the sushi with seaweed.

Another type of sushi is called gunkan. For these rolls, flying fish caviar, crab meat, marinated salmon, salmon or trout meat are taken.

How to cook sushi with scrambled eggs and cucumber:

boil rice, mix with sugar and salt, soak with rice vinegar;
from 2 beaten eggs we make an air omelet;
200 salmon, cucumber and cooled omelette cut into equal strips;
lay rice on nori, strips of omelet, salmon and cucumber on it;
roll up and cut with a knife dipped in vinegar.

The best sauce for these sushi is olive mayonnaise, to which they added a little soy sauce and a lot of fresh dill, finely chopped.

To make rolls and sushi the way it should be, there are simple rules:

All products must be fresh. For canned ginger and other ingredients, check the expiration date.
Seafood and fish cannot be replaced in rolls and sushi with anything else - with the exception of vegetarian rolls, where only vegetables and cereals can be. River fish, animal meat in these dishes are categorically unacceptable.
If necessary, store cooked rolls in the refrigerator, but not in a plastic container. It is best to put the rolls on a dish that can be tightened on top with cling film. Take this appetizer out an hour before serving.

The boom and special surge in sushi fashion seems to have already been left behind, however, having lost casual fellow travelers, rolls have taken a strong position on the tables of those who actually fell in love with this light and very healthy food.

At the same time, many roll lovers still refuse to master the art of making sushi at home, believing that it is difficult, energy-intensive and very expensive. This master class is just for those who are afraid and in doubt: I hasten to prove that rolls at home can be simple and inexpensive.

Please note that this is not a sushi making class for professional chefs. I offer an adapted version of rolls that are tasty, healthy and easy to prepare. In addition, all the basic ingredients can be found in the nearest supermarket and do not puzzle over where to buy the mysterious sushi vinegar and how to replace the rare rice for rolls. So, if you are ready, I ask you to the kitchen, we will cook sushi at home!

Ingredients

3 small cups of rice;
4 small cups of water;
3 art. l. Sahara;
1 tsp salt;
2 tbsp. l. table vinegar;
200 g lightly salted salmon;
2 cucumbers;
8-10 nori sheets;
200 g melted cheese.

Cooking

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First, Fig. I do not buy special sushi cereals, which are unreasonably expensive in our reality, I get by with the most ordinary round rice, which is found in any store. Moreover, I am sure that even in specialized restaurants in my city they prepare sushi from the same rice that I buy. The secret of stickiness is not at all in the variety, although, probably, in it too. The secret is in the right cooking technology: a little experience, and you will be no worse than a professional sushi maker.

So, we take three cups of round rice (I specially got up and checked the volume of the cup that I use - 160 ml, it is convenient for me, therefore I give the number of ingredients for it; if you have other volumes, just proportionally change the rest of the components) and rinse well with running water. Fill with four cups of water and put on fire. Bring to a boil, close the lid and reduce the gas to a minimum. Without lifting the lid, cook for 15 minutes. It may take a little less or a little more time - listen to rice: as soon as the nature of the sound of boiling water changes and you realize that all the liquid has “left”, immediately turn it off, but do not hold it for more than the specified time. Note the time - the next 10 minutes do not touch the rice.

While the cereal is resting, prepare sushi vinegar. Again, you can buy it in specialized stores, or you can cook it yourself. Of course, in the original it should be a special rice vinegar, however, we are talking about an adapted version of the rolls, so I still recommend not to lose your head, not to waste money and make do with what is at hand.

Mix sugar and salt and pour half a cup of boiling water over them. Stir until smooth and leave to cool. Add vinegar after 10 minutes.

Let's go back to rice. Open the lid, pour the vinegar evenly over the entire surface of the rice and mix with sharp cutting movements. Close again and leave to cool completely.

The next stage is the actual formation of the rolls themselves, while you cannot do without a special bamboo rug, with which nori is wrapped into rolls.

So, on the mat we spread a sheet of nori. We close about half of the sheet along the long side of the nori with rice - lay out a layer, no more than 5 mm thick. It is convenient to put a bowl of water next to you and periodically moisten your hands: rice is very sticky, and it is better to work with wet hands.

Along the same long side, lay out the filling - cucumber, cut into long strips, fish and a little melted cheese. By the way, a few words about cheese. In this version, it replaces mayonnaise, which I personally do not like in rolls. If for one reason or another you do not use processed cheese, replace it with feta or even not very salty cheese. Well, or take mayonnaise, home-made is better.

Using makisu, a bamboo mat, roll the nori, rice, and filling into a tight roll. It's not difficult at all - just try once, you will definitely succeed!

The edge of the nori can be slightly moistened with water so that it sticks to the main part of the roll, or you can simply put the roll cut down - and everything sticks together by itself, saturated with moisture from the rice.

We leave the rolls for 15-30 minutes, after which we cut into portions with a sharp knife.

Serve homemade sushi with soy sauce, pickled ginger, wasabi and lemon. Enjoy your meal!

In addition to the specified filling, you can wrap in rolls:
- any kind of fish - both raw and salted, smoked, pickled;
- shrimp, squid, mussels and other seafood;
- avocado, mango, pickled carrots, sweet bell peppers and any other vegetables and fruits of your choice;
- mayonnaise - spicy or regular;
- caviar;
- crab sticks;
- omelette;
- lettuce, green onions and herbs;
- sesame;
- shiitake mushrooms;
- tofu soy cheese, replacing Philadelphia and any other cheeses - both soft and hard.

Thus, if you are struggling with the question “what is the difference between sushi and rolls?”, We answer - nothing. A few words about what rolls are. Rolls are not necessarily Japanese cuisine. The recipe for rolls in one form or another is present in many Asian cuisines. How rolls are made is known not only in Japan. In China, Vietnam, Indonesia, they also prepare sushi, rolls, recipes, of course, may differ. Rolls, or kimbals, are also characteristic of Korean cuisine. Nevertheless, today the Japanese consider the recipe for making rolls the property of their culture. Japanese rolls are called makisushi. Usually rolls are cut into 6 pieces, but there are rolls of 8 or even 12 pieces. A variety of rolls are temaki - the same any rolls, but large, which are not cut into pieces, but eaten by biting. There are also "colored" and "mosaic" rolls, and other types of rolls. The ingredients for the rolls and the filling for the rolls are most often seafood and processed vegetables. For example, they make rolls with shrimp, rolls with crab sticks, rolls with salmon, rolls with eel, rolls with salmon, rolls with tuna, rolls with squid, rolls with trout. In addition, they often make egg rolls and rolls with vegetables or spring rolls. Chicken rolls, Caesar roll and other recipes for chicken rolls, pancake rolls, sweet pancake rolls and other homemade sweet rolls are innovations of our days. Many do not know what kind of cheese is needed for rolls. Cream cheese is used for rolls. The most popular cream cheese for rolls is Philadelphia. Cooking Philadelphia rolls without such cheese is impossible. The traditional sauce for rolls is soy. Soy sauce for rolls can be of several types: Teriyaki, Tonkatsu, Unagi. Vinegar for rolls is also used special - rice.

Today, sushi and rolls have become a prominent element in our lives. Photos of this dish are a favorite topic of many food photographers, and visiting a Japanese restaurant is a status event. Japanese cuisine has become so popular today that it has boldly stepped out of restaurants into our homes, so many home cooks are asking questions like: How to cook rolls? How to cook sushi and rolls? How to make rolls and sushi? What do you need for rolls? How to make rolls? How to make your own rolls How to cook rolls? How to make rolls? How to make rolls at home? How to wrap rolls or how to wrap rolls? How to make rolls at home? How to spin rolls? How to spin rolls? How to wrap rolls correctly? How to cook Philadelphia rolls? How to cook rice for rolls? How to cook rolls? How to cook California rolls? How to cook a hot roll? How to roll rolls? How to make Philadelphia rolls? How to make hot rolls? How to make a hot roll? How to prepare vinegar for rolls? How to cook sushi and rolls? How to cook hot rolls? And it’s not in vain that they ask, because it’s interesting to make sushi and rolls with your own hands, but eating them is useful.

The rolls are made using a makisu bamboo mat. This is what you need to make rolls. So if you are interested in making rolls at home, you will have to stock up on this device. Making rolls at home without a mat will be really difficult. Sometimes the rolls are rolled in such a way that the nori sheet is on the inside and the rice is on the outside. This is the so-called. rolls with rice outside. This is how the famous Philadelphia rolls are made. The recipe for this roll includes cream cheese, caviar, cucumber, salmon fillet. You can make these rolls with your own hands, Philadelphia recipes are so popular for a reason. If you want to learn how to make Philadelphia rolls, more precisely, how to make Philadelphia rolls at home, see how our cooks do it. Maybe, rolls at home You will get even tastier than those prepared in a restaurant.

Despite the fact that many believe that the most delicious rolls are made in Japan, the recipe for Philadelphia rolls does not originate in Japan. Rolls in general owe their popularity to a large extent to the United States, from where the fashion for sushi rolls and Japanese cuisine in general has spread throughout the world. Today, one of the most popular are Philadelphia rolls and California rolls, the recipe for these rolls was invented in America. We have already mentioned that Philadelphia rolls can be made at home without any problems. So feel free to cook Philadelphia rolls. A photo with step-by-step instructions at the same time greatly facilitates the cooking process. The recipe, which describes the step-by-step preparation of rolls, will also save you from mistakes. And do not forget that these are being made rolls with Philadelphia cheese. Rolls, the recipe with photos of which is often prepared and posted on the Internet, are California rolls. You can also make California rolls at home. The classic filling of California rolls is crab meat. These rolls are made with avocado, but you can also make these rolls with cucumber. So buy the necessary ingredients, tools, and see on our website how to cook California rolls correctly. Or any other rolls, because here you can find a variety of roll recipes at home.

Due to the popularity of rolls, today there are a variety of types of rolls, both in terms of the method of preparation and the composition of the products. These are fried rolls, baked rolls, hot rolls or warm rolls. There are also sweet rolls, lean rolls, pancake rolls, vegetable rolls. We cook rolls at home with our chefs and will be happy to tell you how to cook rolls at home. Many people associate the preparation of rolls and sushi with something mysterious and unattainable. Probably the way it should be. At the same time, you can also learn how to make rolls, join a new culture of cooking and eating food. On the pages of our site, we have already told you how to eat rolls correctly, so now we will tell you how to cook rolls at home. Sushi, rolls at home, or rather, cooking rolls at home will add exoticism to the usual cooking process. Homemade rolls will pleasantly diversify your usual menu or surprise guests at the festive table. After all, home-cooked rolls are delicious at home. Therefore, everyone who is interested in recipes for rolls with photos, recipes for sushi and rolls at home, recipes for rolls at home with a photo, a recipe for rolls at home, homemade rolls recipes, homemade rolls, sushi rolls recipes with photos, baked rolls at home , rolls recipes with photos, hot rolls recipes with photos, we invite you to cook them with us. We and our chefs cook sushi and rolls at home, cook rolls at home. At home, you can cook both simple roll recipes and complex roll recipes. Rolls at home are sometimes prepared with children, because making rolls at home is quite an exciting process. Rolls, the recipes of which you will find on our website, as a rule, are prepared from products that are familiar to us. So you can buy products for making rolls in our stores. But with one condition: products for rolls must be fresh. Of course, the recipe for rolls with crab sticks loses to the recipe for rolls with crab, but what can you do.

So, let's move on to a very important point: how the rolls are prepared. Cooking rice for rolls is where you should start making sushi and rolls at home. There is a special rice for rolls, but ordinary round rice is also suitable for making rolls. How to cook rice for rolls, more precisely, how to cook rice for rolls, in principle, every housewife knows. The recipe for rice rolls is simple. The ratio of water and rice is 1:1, you should wait until all the water has boiled away. Rice should be well boiled, but at the same time not be a porridge. When the rice for rolls is ready, rinse it with cold water. That's it, now you know how to cook rice for rolls. The recipe for making rice for rolls may also contain a recommendation to pour the finished rice with apple or rice vinegar.

Recipes for making sushi and rolls are so diverse that everyone can find a recipe for themselves among them. Roll recipes use a wide variety of ingredients. If you want to make rolls at home, the fillings can be very different. This is a recipe for shrimp rolls, a recipe for eel rolls, a recipe for cucumber rolls, a recipe for avocado rolls, eel rolls, a recipe for omelet rolls, rolls with salmon and cucumber, sweet rolls, a recipe for salmon rolls, rolls with salmon and cucumber, battered rolls recipe, salmon rolls, chicken rolls recipe, egg rolls recipe, warm rolls, cucumber rolls recipe, avocado rolls recipe, spring rolls recipe, vegetable rolls recipe. fried rolls recipe, caesar roll, shrimp rolls, warm rolls recipe at home, baked rolls, do-it-yourself rolls recipe, fried rolls at home. Indeed, hot rolls have been especially popular in recent years. This method of making rolls will appeal to those who especially love hot snacks. Without much hassle, you can cook hot rolls at home. Hot rolls, the recipe of which differs from the usual ones, in fact, only by the fact that they are fried in vegetable oil, you can cook at home. The batter for rolls is an egg, water, flour, salt. So cook rolls at home. There are recipes, but they are ready rolls impossible not to eat!