Sushi - one of the most popular Japanese dishes.Usually, we buy them in the finished form, but practice shows that there is nothing difficult to cook them yourself.A little bit of free time and desire - and you will succeed.So, let's learn how to make sushi at home.
Ingredients
first step is to go to the store and buy everything you need.We need the following products for sushi:
- Nori - ot hardened algae, in which will be wrapped remaining ingredients.
- Rice vinegar.If you can not buy, can be cooked on its own: it is necessary to mix the sugar (2 tablespoons) and salt (1 teaspoon) with 1/3 cup of the ordinary vinegar (3%).
- Fig.Which rice for sushi to choose?You can buy a special, and can usually be - round "Krasnodar".
- Soy sauce - as a garnish for sushi.
- mat - is a bamboo mat, which is designed for folding rolls.
- filling - in addition to rice, the land will be put in salted fish (salmon, trout), as well as cucumbers and cream cheese Philadelphia.You, of course, can choose other ingredients.
How to prepare sushi at home: a step by step guide
- begin with rice.On a small family with only two of his glasses.Pours the rice in a bowl and begin to wash thoroughly.Perhaps it is necessary to make several times to obtain clear water.Then pour rice water, give him a good 20 minutes to infuse.
- spread it into the pan, pour two cups of water (how much rice, so much water), cover with a lid, bring to a boil, then cook over low heat until until the water has evaporated.
- Remove rice from heat, give it brew under the lid closed for several minutes.
- Ready figure we shift into a plastic or wooden bowl and pour it fills.Preparing it this way: take two tablespoons of rice vinegar, add to it the same amount of sugar and a teaspoon of salt.Dissolve the ingredients.
- It should be noted that the filling is added to the slightly cooled rice.Mix it very gently with a wooden spoon so that it does not slips.
- Now we fold rolls.How to prepare the land, so that they get a nice and not falling apart?Come to the aid mat.Put it on the table, you can pre-wrap cling film for reasons of hygiene.
- on mats spread sheet of nori, as shown in the photo above.The smooth side of the nori is put on the mat, it will be perpendicular to the horizontal strips of bamboo sticks.
- wetting your hands in the water, take a handful of rice and spread on the nori, leaving a centimeter from the edge of the paper free.
- lubricate nori with wasabi and spread the stuffing on the edge of the sheet, which is closer to us, even layer from one side to the other.
- Now we turn the nori sheet through the mat.Twist, starting from myself, in the direction of the free edge, a little pushing the roll itself.We wet the edge of nori with water and make sure that one end superimposed on the other and well entrenched.
- We wait a while, then dipped in water with a knife cut into rolls on a la carte pieces.
Now you know how to make sushi at home.It remains only to bring the whole process into a reality and enjoy delicious Japanese meals.
