Step-by-step instruction "How to prepare rolls at home"

When you are wondering how to prepare rolls at home, it seems that the answer will not be easy. In this article we will find out all the details of creating this dish.

Japanese food is becoming more popular every day. Perhaps the reason for this is the feeling of exoticism that gives us overseas dishes, or maybe because their recipes contain many useful substances that form the basis of any diet for a healthy diet. In any case, at the moment there is a lot of opportunities to make a dish of Japanese cuisine by yourself, without visiting the restaurant and without seeking the services of a professional chef. In this article, you will learn how to prepare rolls at home. And also realize that implementation will require a little skill, which is accumulated with experience, and, of course, the knowledge of some nuances of choosing products and their processing.

Preparation

Before you learn how to prepare rolls at home, you need to decide on the tools and ingredients that are necessary for the job.

• Bamboo board. It is necessary to put nori sheets on it. The board should be well polished, and its elements - bamboo sticks - should be well fastened together. No varnish coating is allowed.
• Nori leaves. They are light rectangles of dark green color. Usually there are 10 pcs. This is the algae into which the filling will be wrapped.
• Food film. It will be needed to wrap the board.
• Fig. It should be of a special kind, since not everyone can hold together and hold rolls. To describe the choice of this ingredient, the next part of the article is highlighted.

Selection of rice

Before you prepare rolls at home, you need to choose the right rice croup. It can be purchased at a special store, where everything you need for cooking Japanese cuisine is sold. Such rice costs several times more than usual, but practice shows that it does not differ from that sold in ordinary supermarkets without special specialization. However, for the purchase of regular cereals, there is a rule: its class must be round-grained.

How to cook California rolls at home

In this part of the article we will consider one of the most popular recipes of Japanese cuisine. The dish "California" consists of ingredients that are easy to find in any grocery store:

• Round-grained rice - 300 g;
• Seaweed nori 5 - leaves;
• Cooled crab sticks - 250-300 g;
• Fresh cucumber - 3 pcs .;
• Mayonnaise - 100 g;
• Caviar of smelt - 50 g.

The last ingredient is optional, it can be replaced with either the caviar of another fish, or do not use it at all.

The scheme of preparation:

• Wrap the board with a food film so that the rice does not stick to it.
• Cook the rice on low heat, fill 300 grams of cereals with 0.5 liters of water, adding 1 tbsp. Sugar and 2 tbsp. L. Vinegar. Within 3 minutes after the water boils, remove the container from the heat and cover with a lid. Allow to stand for 15 minutes.
• At this time, longitudinally cut crab sticks and cucumbers in thin slices (1 piece divided into 4 parts).
• Take the nori sheet, put it on the board with the glossy side up.
• When the rice is infused, take it to a pre-wetted hand, form a small ball, put on a nori sheet and spread the entire algae over a layer of medium thickness.
• Turn the sheet over so that the rice is below it.
• Take a slice of crab sticks and put across the sheet, having deviated from the nearest edge by 3 cm.
• Do the same operation with cucumber. Put the ingredients you need compactly, as close as possible to each other.
• If caviar is used, it is necessary to apply it on top of the cucumber with a stick and then draw a line of mayonnaise along them.
• Grasp the edges of the board with both thumbs and fingers so that the created structure is rolled up, holding the nori sheet with the rest of your fingers.
• Then you need to start wrapping the board, periodically pressing, so that the roll is attached.
• Wet hands and blade of a sharp knife with cold water, take a neat tube, and put it on a flat surface.
• Divide the knife into 4 parts.

To the appetizer will need:

• Wasabi (you can use pasty or powder, which is then formed into a plasticine mass by adding water);
• Pickled ginger;
• lemon.

Now you have learned how to properly prepare rolls at home. It turns out that this is not difficult, and now it is most important to master the very technique of cooking. Bon Appetit!