Rolls - this is one of the most popular Japanese dishes in Russia, they are a variety of sushi. Rolls is an American name, in their homeland they are called maki or makizushi. This dish is a filling wrapped in rice and a sheet of nori (pressed seaweed). Rolls are pretty easy to prepare, and you can make them at home without any problems.
Pick your recipe
Now oriental fast food can be eaten in almost any restaurant, and in some stores there is an opportunity to buy a finished dish at home. The main ingredients of sushi, rolls and sashimi are rice, seafood, soy sauce. Masters say that making sushi is a science, almost an art. But everyone can make simple options for this dish.
The most popular are Philadelphia rolls. To prepare them, you will need the following ingredients: 200 g of rice, 100 g of salmon, 50 g of soft Philadelphia cheese, 1 avocado, 1 fresh cucumber, 2 sheets of nori seaweed, pickled ginger, soy sauce, wasabi, rice vinegar, salt.
Cheese "Philadelphia" can be replaced with any other cream cheese. But simple processed ones ("Amber", "Friendship") will not work, they can even spoil the taste of rolls.
The most important component of rolls is rice. It must be done correctly, not digested, otherwise the whole taste of the dish will deteriorate. Before cooking, the rice must be thoroughly washed several times, then pour water (it is taken at the rate of 1.25 cups per 1 cup of rice) and leave for 30 minutes.
After half an hour, the liquid needs to be drained, and the rice itself is poured into another pan, which is then filled with clean cold water, close the lid and put on the stove. Rice must be brought to a boil, and then boil over high heat for 1-2 minutes. Then you should reduce the heat and cook the dish for another quarter hour. While the rice is cooking, do not open the pan. Also, you can’t add salt yet.
After 15 minutes, you need to remove the fire, and rice must be left under a closed lid for another 10 minutes - so that it is infused. And only then can you add salt, as well as 5-6 tablespoons of rice vinegar. While it cools, you can prepare other components.
It is worth remembering that rice for rolls can not be mixed, only gently turn over with a wooden spatula.
Avocado and cucumber must be peeled and cut into long and thin slices. And the fish - in wide stripes. The bamboo mat (makis) should be covered with cling film - so it does not get dirty, and it does not have to be washed or thrown away. Then you need to put there 1 sheet of nori algae with the glossy side up. Rice is laid out on this sheet with a neatly thin layer. It is convenient to even it with fingers moistened in water - so it does not stick to the skin.
The nori sheet along with the rice should be turned so that the rice is at the bottom. Then you should put the Philadelphia cheese in one fairly voluminous strip. Cucumber and avocado are laid out on top, evenly distributed on the surface of the cheese. Then with the help of makisu everything is neatly folded and slightly pressed down from above to make the roll tight.
Stripes of fish are laid out tightly to each other on the same or different mat. You should get an even layer of salmon, into which the workpiece is also wrapped with the help of makis. Then the roll is cut with a sharp knife into 8 identical parts. For convenience, the kitchen appliance should be constantly moistened in water with the addition of vinegar - so cheese will not stick to it.
Finally, finished rolls can be laid out on a plate. They should be served with wasabi, pickled ginger and soy sauce.