Rolls have long been popular outside of Japan. Now in almost every country you can find small sushi bars and restaurants, and in some places even large chains have opened. This is all good, but what could be better than trying to make rolls at home yourself? Then you will be absolutely confident in the quality of the ingredients and can be calm about your health.

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

Necessary tools for cooking

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

These may include:

• special sharpened knife for cutting rolls;
• bamboo mat. Its other name is makita;
• cling film.

If you have already become a little more experienced, then the cooking process will not be particularly difficult for you. Amateurs can use a special machine for cutting rolls. Together with it, the dish will turn out no worse than in a sushi bar. You can also do without cling film, but using it will make cooking easier. In addition, this way the rolls will be more accurate, and the process itself will be easier and faster.

How to cook rice for rolls?

Please note that to prepare rolls you must use only round grain rice. If you want to follow traditions, you can also purchase special Japanese rice, which is sold in stores in the Asian cuisine section.

Required ingredients:

• rice – 1 glass;
• salt - 1 tbsp. spoon;
• sugar – 0.5 tbsp. spoons;
• rice vinegar – 2 tbsp. spoons.

1. To begin, rinse the rice thoroughly several times with ice water until it runs completely clear.
2. Pour it into a saucepan and add two and a half glasses of water. There is no need to add any spices or salt.
3. After the water boils, reduce the heat to low and cover the rice tightly with a lid.
4. Continue cooking for 10-15 minutes, but do not overcook. Do not stir the rice or remove the lid from the pan.
5. Add salt and sugar to the rice vinegar and simmer the mixture over low heat.
6. Once the crystals have completely melted, remove the dressing from the oven.
7. The finished rice should be steamed for about 10 minutes with the lid closed and only then can it be removed.
8. Transfer the rice to a bowl and pour the still hot vinegar mixture evenly over it.
9. Stir, and when the rice has cooled, you can start preparing the snack.
10. Rice should be used immediately after cooking. If you put it in the refrigerator, it will become hard and tasteless.

Simple Syake Maki rolls with salmon

Ingredients required:

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

1. Boil the rice. How to do this, you can read a little higher.
2. Peel the salmon and cut into small strips of equal size.
3. To prevent rice from sticking to your hands, pour water into a bowl and add vinegar or lemon juice. You should periodically wash your hands in this liquid.
4. Wrap the mat in cling film.
5. Cut the nori crosswise into a couple of equal pieces and place on the makita.
6. Dip your hands in sour water and take the rice. Roll it into a ball and place it on the seaweed, leaving about a centimeter from one edge.
7. Place a very thin layer of wasabi in the middle, followed by a strip of fish.
8. Moisten the edge where there is no rice by running a wet finger over it.
9. Start rolling the roll from the side where there is most of the filling and, as if using your fingers, press it inward. It is important not to put too much rice and fish, otherwise the roll will not stick together.
10. Shape the roll into a triangle or square.
11. Soak a knife in acidified water and cut the rolls with it.

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

1. Wrap the mat in film.
2. Place half a sheet of nori on it.
3. Place rice there, retreating 1-2 centimeters from the edge, and on the opposite side go the same amount beyond the border.
4. To prevent rice from sticking to your fingers, dip them in water diluted with vinegar.
5. Carefully turn over to the other side with the seaweed facing up.
6. Spread a small strip with cheese.
7. Place the filling.
8. Roll the roll and press it to form a square shape.
9. First cut in half, then into several parts with a knife soaked 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.

1. Boil the eggs and chop them finely. The cucumber is cut into thin strips and again in half.
2. Make the filling by mixing boiled rice and eggs, seasoning with mayonnaise.
3. Unroll the crab stick and put the cucumber there first, then the rest of the filling.
4. Cover the rolls with cling film and place them in the refrigerator.
5. 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.

1. Peel the avocado and cucumber and cut into thin, long strips.
2. Salmon is cut into thin slices. However, they should not be completely transparent.
3. Wrap the mat in cling film and place the cut half of nori on it, smooth side down.
4. Spread the rice about half a centimeter thick.
5. Salmon is placed on top of it.
6. Turn the nori fish side down.
7. Place cucumber and avocado in the middle. Thinly spread cream cheese around them.
8. Wrap the roll tightly and let it sit for a few minutes.
9. Cut the roll with a knife dipped in acidified water and serve.

How to make a Caesar roll?

Caesar roll is usually preferred by meat lovers. Therefore, it will gain great popularity among those who do not eat fish, but still want to try a popular dish of Japanese cuisine.

Required ingredients:

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

1. Boiled chicken fillet is cut into thin strips. The same is done with lettuce leaves.
2. The cheese is grated on a fine grater. It is best used to make Parmesan. Breadcrumbs can be browned in a frying pan or in the oven, but you can substitute sesame seeds.
3. Wrap the bamboo mat in film and place half of the nori on it.
4. Place the rice tightly, leaving one centimeter at the edge.
5. Turn the rice side down and place strips of chicken fillet on the nori, spread with cream cheese and salad.
6. Wrap the roll, sealing the edges.
7. Roll in breading or sesame seeds, sprinkle grated cheese on top.
8. Divide the roll into portions and serve.

California - homemade recipe

“California”, like “Philadelphia”, is one of the most popular types of rolls around the world. Try reproducing them at home!

Required ingredients:

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

1. Cut the nori in half and place on a mat covered with cling film.
2. Avocado is cut into strips. Peel it first.
3. Lay out the rice, leaving a centimeter at the edge. On the other hand, it must be shifted by the same distance.
4. Brush the rice with Tobiko caviar. You can use it in any color.
5. Turn the nori over, rice side down, and top with crabmeat and a couple of avocado strips.
6. Wrap the roll and shape it, and then cut into several portions.

Baked - with salmon and shrimp

Baked rolls are extremely popular among lovers of hearty food.

Required ingredients:

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

1. Boil and peel the shrimp and cut the fish into thin strips.
2. Divide the nori into a couple of pieces and place on a wrapped makita.
3. Place rice tightly on top, and a strip of shrimp and salmon on top.
4. Wrap the roll and cut it into portions.
5. Place a teaspoon of spicy sauce on each piece and place in the oven for 15 minutes.
6. Visually control the process. You can remove the rolls when the spice has browned a little.

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.

1. Place nori on the wrapped mat, smooth surface down, then rice. Leave one centimeter at the edge, and on the other side go beyond the boundaries of the seaweed by the same amount.
2. Place a thin strip of cream cheese in the middle and sliced ​​salmon on top.
3. Roll the roll using a makita and cut it into small portions.
4. Sprinkle them with grated cheese on top and place in the oven for 10 minutes. As soon as the cheese melts, 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.

1. Divide the nori into a couple of pieces and place one on the mat.
2. Place the cooked rice on top and compact it a little.
3. Turn the nori over so the rice is facing down.
4. Cut the cucumber into thin strips, after peeling it, place it in the middle of the roll.
5. Wrap, cut into portions, and wrap each with a thin strip of eel.
6. Sprinkle grated cheese on top and place in the oven for 10 minutes.
7. Cook until a “cap” forms on each piece. Serve the fried rolls with soy sauce and wasabi.

Spring rolls with chicken

The recipe for spring rolls is 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. spoon;
• soy sauce – 2 tbsp. spoons.

1. Heat the oil and put a couple of garlic cloves in it, lightly pressed with the flat side of a knife.
2. When the garlic adds enough flavor to the oil, remove it and fry the raw, defrosted, shelled shrimp. It will take literally a couple of minutes.
3. Cut all vegetables for cooking into thin strips.
4. Boil rice noodles according to instructions.
5. Take a rice leaf and pour some water on it to soften it. Place lettuce on top, followed by vegetable strips one at a time.
6. Next, add some cooked rice noodles and a few pieces of shrimp.
7. Fold the roll from the bottom and secure the sides.
8. If desired, you can fry it in the remaining garlic oil. It is important that the roll is very tightly secured.
9. Serve the appetizer along with soy sauce.

Vegetarian recipe with avocado or cucumber

Rolls with cucumber and avocado are an excellent option for vegetarians and simply adherents of a healthy diet.

Required ingredients:

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

1. Wrap the makita mat in cling film.
2. Boil the rice and place it on the nori, stepping back a centimeter from one edge. In this case, the rough layer should be on top.
3. The avocado is peeled and cut into thin strips. The same is done with cucumber.
4. Roll out the roll and cut it into portions.

How to make egg rolls?

Egg roll originates from Thailand, but this snack is gradually gaining popularity in European countries.

Required ingredients:

• eggs – 3 pcs.;
• carrots – 1 pc.;
• green onion.

1. Chop the onion and grate the carrots on a medium grater.
2. Beat the eggs until smooth.
3. Soak a napkin in oil and brush the surface of the pan with it.
4. Pour in the egg mixture with spices and fry over low heat. Otherwise, the omelette will harden and crack, and this is unacceptable.
5. Add the filling and as soon as the omelette sets, immediately roll it into a roll with a spatula directly in the pan.
6. When it cools down a little, divide it into several portions.

Preparing hot Tempura rolls

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, keep this fact in mind.

Required ingredients:

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

1. Wrap the mat, place half a sheet of nori on it, and rice on top.
2. The salmon is placed in the middle. Wrap the roll as usual.
3. Prepare the batter for the tempura rolls. This is very easy to do. Separate the white from the yolk and mix it with flour. If the mixture is too runny, 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. (canned can be used).

1. Prepare thin egg pancakes in which to wrap the rolls. To do this, mix the egg, starch and one spoon of sugar.
2. Fry the pancake on both sides in a frying pan and set aside.
3. Whisk the remaining ingredients, but add cocoa and prepare a dark chocolate pancake.
4. Cut the fruit into strips.
5. Spread half of each pancake with cream cheese and top with filling.
6. 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.

1. Milk is mixed together with cream, coconut, vanilla and sugar. Place the mixture on the stove and turn on low heat.
2. Add rice and boil it for half an hour.
3. Cool and drain in a colander, draining the milk.
4. At the same time, prepare the filling. Cut the fruit into strips or slices and peel them.
5. Place the rice in a thin layer on a bamboo mat covered with cling film. Spread with cream cheese and top with fruit.
6. Make a roll, roll it in coconut flakes and put it in the refrigerator for at least an hour so that the ingredients stick together.
7. Before serving, cut into portions.

Of course, sushi has become the most popular and best-selling dish of Japanese cuisine. They quickly spread and entered the gastronomic maps of most countries of the world. And if eight years ago we preferred to order this dish only in specialized establishments, now we can easily prepare it at home. Our article on how to make sushi at home will be of interest not only to beginners, but also to those who have already had such experience. Let's get started!

How to prepare sushi: preparing key ingredients

• shari. Special rice that is mixed with vinegar dressing. We have already talked in detail about how to cook correctly. We very conservatively believe that fish is the main product for sushi. The Japanese will argue with us. In the Land of the Rising Sun, it is rice with dressing that is key, and there may not be fish in the recipe at all.
• nori (seaweed);
• smoked or raw fish (for example, salmon. You can use shrimp, crab sticks and more);
• vegetables (cucumber or avocado);
• cheeses (the best option is Philadelphia cream cheese, but it can be replaced with cream cheese from any other manufacturer. Also, at home, sushi is often prepared using Fetaki or Feta cheese. Another option is unsalted feta cheese).

What you need to know about types of sushi

How to choose fish for sushi?

There are no strict restrictions: you can choose both frozen and fresh fish. But we still recommend paying attention to the latter: its price will be higher, but you will also be pleased with the taste of the rolls. If you will be preparing sushi in a few days and buying frozen fish is a necessary necessity, then store it in the freezer on ice. The appearance of the fish should be neat and there should be no unpleasant odor. Do not take fish with damage or strange spots. You should take a whole piece: it is much easier to cut.

A short excursion: how to properly cook sushi rice

Only hard rice is suitable for sushi. Our advice: don’t look for rice on a standard counter; the right varieties are sold in specialized outlets or shops.

Before cooking, rice must be washed at least five to ten times. The water should be clear, not cloudy. It is advisable to dry the rice: you can put it in a bowl and leave for thirty minutes.

Now about the proportion of rice and water: it is standard - it is 1 to 1.5. That is, if you have 200 grams of rice, then you need to fill it with 300 milliliters of water. Place the rice and water over high heat and wait until it boils. As soon as the water boils, reduce the heat to low, cover the rice with a lid and cook until the cereal absorbs the water. Typically, the cooking time is fifteen minutes. After cooking, remove the pan from the stove and, without opening the lid, leave it for fifteen minutes. We can call the rice ready for rolls only after we sprinkle it with vinegar dressing.

How to make sushi: a recipe for beginners

If you have never made rolls, then this homemade sushi recipe will be ideal. It is simple and quite quick: everything will take you about twenty minutes. So, the necessary ingredients:

• special mats for preparing sushi (one is enough);
• two hundred grams of sushi rice;
• two hundred and fifty grams of salted salmon;
• one cucumber or avocado (when buying an avocado, choose a ripe, soft fruit);
• one sheet of nori seaweed;
• fifty grams of Philadelphia cheese (or any other cream cheese).

Let's start cooking:

First, cook the rice as described in the article above. Next, unroll a sheet of nori seaweed and carefully distribute our products on it. Keep in mind that there should be a distance of about two centimeters from the edge of the nori. Tip: Wet your hands with water before preparing the rolls.

We placed a layer of rice on the nori, then carefully spread a layer of cheese. The consistency of the cheese is very soft, so we recommend using a butter knife. The length of the cheese track should be about five centimeters.

As for the salmon, we cut it into fairly oblong strips and place it on the cheese. Peel the cucumber or avocado and also cut it into oblong strips. However, avocados can also be cut into cubes. Place a piece of vegetable on the fish.

Now we can form the roll. To do this, you need to grab the edge of our rug and begin to carefully roll it up (you can see photo instructions below). The sushi is almost ready, all that remains is to cut it. Remember that the rolls must be the same size, the approximate quantity is eight pieces. Bon appetit!

For inspiration, watch the video recipe

Philadelphia sushi recipe

This type of sushi is the most popular. Philadelphia rolls are based on red fish, thanks to which this sushi has such a delicate taste. To prepare you will need:

• four hundred grams of sushi rice;
• five hundred grams of trout or salmon (preferably chilled);
• one cucumber or avocado; one and a half tablespoons of granulated sugar;
• two hundred and fifty grams of Philadelphia cheese;
• three sheets of nori seaweed; a little wasabi sauce.

As with any sushi recipe, we start by cooking the rice. Carefully peel the vegetable (avocado or cucumber) and cut it (if it’s a cucumber, then into strips; if it’s an avocado, then into cubes).

It is advisable to wrap the sushi mat in cling film before cooking. Firstly, it is more hygienic, and secondly, the mat will last you much longer. Place half a sheet of nori on the mat (the shiny side should be at the bottom). It is better to moisten your hands with water. The rice is distributed over the sheet, and fish cut into oblong pieces is carefully placed on top.

Now we turn the sheet over so that the salmon is on our mat. Place vegetables (cucumber strips or avocado cubes) on one edge of the seaweed. Coat the sheet with cream cheese. Wrap the roll and cut into approximately seven equal pieces. Bon appetit! For homemade sushi recipes with photos, see the article below.

Sushi with crab sticks

This version of sushi is not only simple, but also inexpensive: there is no fish or shrimp in the recipe. However, the taste of these rolls will not disappoint you if you follow the recipe.

Ingredients:

• several sheets of nori seaweed;
• two hundred grams of special sushi rice;
• about eighty grams of cream cheese (preferably use Philadelphia);
• two cucumbers;
• a small package of crab sticks (best chilled, not frozen).

Let's start cooking:

First, cook the rice: two hundred grams is enough. As we told you, this amount of rice requires two hundred and fifty milliliters of water. We rinse the rice at least five times until the water becomes completely clear, and boil it, following our advice above. After cooking, the rice must be seasoned with special Japanese vinegar, or you can make the sauce yourself. A variety of ingredients are used for this, ranging from lemon juice to sea salt, sugar and honey.

Advice! The simplest recipe for dressing rice is this. We take fifteen milliliters of vinegar and the same amount of clean water. You will also need half a teaspoon of sugar and sea salt. All this is thoroughly mixed and heated until the salt and sugar dissolve. Drizzle dressing over warm rice.

Let's start with the rolls. We will need half a sheet of nori. Place it on a special mat wrapped in cling film. The smooth side of the seaweed should be at the bottom. If there is no special mat, then it can be replaced with a regular wooden plank.

Now put the rice on the nori. Please note that one centimeter of the sheet should remain free, and the rice should retreat from the edge by about one centimeter. Now spread the cream cheese, crab and cucumber onto the rice using a butter knife. The last two products are cut into strips.

Now the rolls can be carefully rolled and cut with a sharp knife dipped in water. It is recommended to serve sushi with crab meat with soy sauce and ginger. If you want to diversify the recipe, then feel free to add red caviar, sesame seeds or processed cheese. Bon appetit!

Shrimp sushi

Ingredients:

• about five hundred grams of frozen shrimp (one pack);
• three hundred grams of short grain rice for sushi;
• two teaspoons of rice vinegar (rice dressing);
• two tea spoons of sugar;
• one cucumber;
• six sheets of nori seaweed;
• about fifty grams of flying fish caviar;
• about one hundred grams of cream cheese (preferably Philadelphia);
• one pinch of sea salt; half a lemon.

Let's start cooking:

Place all the necessary ingredients on the work surface. Let's start cooking the rice. First, rinse the cereal thoroughly in cold water. You need to rinse at least five times until the water becomes completely clear. Without a lid, put the pan on maximum heat and wait until the water boils. After boiling, turn the heat to minimum and cook for another fifteen minutes with the lid closed: all the water should evaporate. As soon as the rice is cooked, do not immediately remove the lid, but let the rice sit for another twenty minutes.

Now about refueling. Take a separate bowl, preferably a small saucepan, and mix a little water, vinegar and sugar together. If desired, you can add sea salt. Season the prepared hot rice with the resulting sauce and let the dressing absorb. The rice must be carefully turned over so that the dressing is absorbed evenly. To do this, we use a wooden spoon and do not interfere in any way.

We proceed to the shrimp, rinse them thoroughly under cold water. Place the shrimp in a saucepan, fill with water, add a little and put on maximum heat. You should also add lemon juice to the water (half a lemon is enough). Bring to a boil and cook the shrimp for about five to seven minutes. Let the prepared shrimp cool and clean them.

While the shrimp are cooking, you can peel the cucumber and cut into thin strips. We can form the rolls ourselves. Take sheets of nori seaweed and place a layer of boiled rice on them. Keep in mind that you need to leave a couple of centimeters of rice free at the top of the sheet. Then a strip of flying fish roe, shrimp, cucumber and cheese are laid out on the rice. The cheese can be spread using a piping bag or a butter knife. Now you can carefully roll the foxes, and run a wet finger at the junction of the nori sheet - this will hold the roll together more firmly. We immediately advise you not to cut our rolls, but to let them sit for about five minutes. After cutting, serve with wasabi and ginger. Ready!

Photo: by request of Yandex and Google

The preparation process does not take much time, and the result will delight your family and pleasantly surprise your guests. Recipes for sushi and rolls are very diverse, and everyone will find something to their liking. This exotic culinary masterpiece can be prepared from fish, meat, shrimp, squid, crab sticks, canned food and herbs, combined with rice, which is placed inside. It serves as a binding ingredient and thanks 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, which are in no way inferior in taste to fish products. The secret of the unique aroma of this dish lies in the seaweed 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 baking options. They are prepared in almost the same way as regular sushi and rolls, but at the end they are filled with sauce and briefly put in the oven, which gives an amazing aroma. This food is served for a regular family dinner and for a holiday table.

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Content

Dishes of oriental cuisine have deeply entered the culinary practice of gourmets in European countries. The main dish of Japan – rolls – has become especially popular. You don’t always enjoy them in a restaurant, but everyone can make rolls at home. The required ingredients for rolls are easy to find in city supermarkets. This oriental culinary masterpiece will become a real decoration not only for the holiday table, but will appeal to all your family members, including little gourmets. Learn the best step-by-step recipes.

What do you need to make rolls at home?

Let's highlight the main ingredients for preparing the Japanese delicacy at home: coarse, round rice, nori seaweed, rice vinegar, sugar, salt, soy vinegar, and most importantly, seafood (red fish fillet: salmon, tuna, eel, salmon, crab sticks). To improve the taste of the dish, avocado, regular cucumber, apple, ginger, cheese, chicken, and shrimp are also used. Oriental rolls are always accompanied by wasabi sauce.

How to cook rice properly?

To make rice suitable for forming rolls, you must first select the desired variety. This is “Rice for sushi and rolls”. In general, it should be round, relatively large and not fall apart. The taste and appearance of the rolls depends on how the rice is cooked.

1. Pour washed rice at the rate of 200 g of cereal per 250 ml of water.
2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 15 minutes, covered.
3. After the boiling time has expired, turn off the gas and leave the rice in the pan for another 15-20 minutes without opening the lid to absorb the moisture.

Sauce

Whatever the rolls are (spicy, raw, fried or baked), in their historical homeland they are always served with a specific Spicy sauce. It is easy to prepare it yourself, giving the oriental dish a special zest of taste. Just a few ingredients - and your rolls will be appreciated by the most capricious gourmets. To prepare the sauce we take:

• soy sauce - a few drops;
• mayonnaise - 1 tbsp. l.;
• Chili ketchup - to taste;
• garlic - 1 clove;
• flying fish caviar - 1 tsp.

Mix all ingredients (proportions are indicated) and enjoy the taste of Spicy sauce along with homemade rolls.

Philadelphia roll recipe

To prepare them you will need:

• nori seaweed;
• Philadelphia cream cheese;
• red fish;
• cucumber.

Stages of preparing Asian Philadelphia.

1. Let's prepare rice according to the above recipe for rolls.
2. We distribute the already cold rice over most of the nori sheet, leaving about 1.5 cm from one edge for joining.
3. Quickly and carefully turn over the sheet of rice so that the filling remains under the seaweed.
4. We roll the roll into a roll using galvanized steel.
5. Cover it with pieces of red fish, press the fish onto the rice on all sides with bamboo galvanizing.
6. Using a sharp knife dipped in water, cut the long roll into 6 thin pieces.

Philadelphia rolls are ready. They are distinguished by their exquisite taste and aroma, and their appearance will decorate any festive feast.

California

Interestingly, the American state of California is rightfully considered the birthplace of Japanese “inside out” rolls, since they were first prepared by a local restaurant chef. Such “California” delicacies look chic and will effectively decorate a buffet table if they are placed on a plate with imagination.

Ingredients for California:

• one avocado;
• cucumber;
• tobiko caviar - 150 g;
• rice - 2 cups;
• rice vinegar - 50 g;
• crab sticks - 100 g;
• trout (fillet) -100 g;
• nori seaweed - 1 package;
• mayonnaise;
• cottage cheese;
• yang rug;
• soy sauce.

Exodus - 48 pieces.

Having collected all the necessary components of the recipe, we begin to prepare the dish.

1. Cook the rice according to the above instructions and mix with rice vinegar.
2. Cut cucumbers, avocado, trout, crab sticks into slices.
3. Separate half a sheet of seaweed and fill it with rice. First, put the nori back on the yin mat.
4. Spread the tobiko caviar evenly over the rice, which has been spread by hand.
5. Carefully turn the galvanized sheet over with nori.
6. Grease the sheet with mayonnaise.
7. Place the filling from avocado, cucumber, trout.
8. Wrap the nori roll and give it a square shape.
9. Cut the long roll into thin circles.

To diversify the American California rolls, we create an oriental dish in the same way, but with cheese filling instead of soy mayonnaise, tobiko, crab meat or sticks.

Egg rolls

Korean cuisine will help you diversify traditional homemade dishes. Egg rolls are considered a worthy representative of it. As the name suggests, the recipe contains eggs. Preparing such splendor (pictured) is not difficult even for a beginner.

Korean dish ingredients:

• chicken eggs - 3 pcs.;
• nori seaweed - 1 sheet;
• salt to taste;
• vegetable oil for frying.

Prepare according to step-by-step instructions.

1. Beat the eggs with a whisk or fork until smooth, like an omelet.
2. Heat the frying pan and grease it with vegetable oil over the entire surface of the bottom.
3. Pour most of the egg mass into the frying pan, lightly salt.
4. After a couple of minutes, cover the scrambled eggs with a sheet of nori, and pour the remaining egg mixture on top.
5. Carefully turn the egg pancake with seaweed over with a spatula.
6. It is important not to overcook the egg preparation: you want the eggs to be slightly raw.
7. We wrap the “pancake” and place it outside on a cutting board. Cut into thin slices.

Roll "Caesar"

Try making a European variation of the aromatic Caesar roll. In addition to the main ingredients, the dish contains an equally healthy, fortified set of products: parmesan, lettuce, cream cheese. The rolls are topped with grated parmesan and breadcrumbs. The delicacy can be easily baked in the oven to improve the taste.

To make Caesar rolls you will need:

• coarse grain rice for sushi – 250 g;
• boiled chicken breast – 90-100 g;
• cream cheese – 80-100 g;
• parmesan – 50 g;
• rice vinegar – 2 tbsp. l.;
• nori seaweed leaves;
• lettuce (leaves);
• breadcrumbs;
• salt.

By following the step-by-step instructions, you will get wonderful Japanese rolls that your family members will appreciate.

Cook the rice according to the instructions described above. While the rice is cooking, prepare the following products.

1. We cut the chicken meat into strips, lettuce leaves - by analogy.
2. Fry the breadcrumbs until golden brown in the oven without fat.
3. Finely grate Parmesan.
4. We line the bamboo galvanized sheet with cling film.
5. Cut the seaweed sheet in half and place one part on the bamboo.
6. Distribute the rice in an even layer, 1 cm thick. Don’t forget to leave the edges of the nori sheet unfilled with filling for gluing.
7. Turn the sheet with rice down. Place strips of chicken breast, a few spoons of cream cheese, salad in the center, and carefully wrap the roll.
8. Rolls are coated in breadcrumbs and cut into pieces. Place on a flat plate and sprinkle the dish with grated Parmesan.

Spring rolls with chicken

Spring rolls differ from their regular roll cousins ​​in their wrapper. The filling, flavored with oriental spicy sauces, is wrapped in rice paper. The latter is easy to purchase at any hypermarket. The filling for “springs” can be varied, it depends on the selected ingredients and your taste preferences. Vegetables, sprouted beans, mushrooms, seafood, chicken fillet, noodles, and pork are wrapped in rice paper.

To prepare an oriental appetizer with chicken you will need for 2 servings:

• rice paper – 1 package;
• chicken breast – 1 pc.;
• garlic – 1 clove;
• carrots – 1 pc.;
• Chinese cabbage – ½ head;
• fish or oyster sauce - 1 tbsp. l.;
• soy sauce – 1 tbsp;
• vegetable oil – 0.5 l.;
• ginger root, basil, green onions, cilantro, sesame.

How to make a spring snack?

1. Cut the chicken into small cubes, thin strips of green onions, cabbage, and carrots into strips.
2. In a thick-bottomed frying pan, saute chopped garlic, ginger, and onion in vegetable oil. Add chicken meat.
3. Separately, fry the vegetables in oil, add chicken cubes, soy sauce, cilantro, sesame seeds, basil, remove the pan from the heat.
4. Place the rice paper in non-hot water for 20 minutes. It becomes soft and easily rolls up. Spoon the prepared filling onto the rice wrapper.
5. Deep fry the prepared vegetable rolls for a few minutes.
6. When serving, garnish the rolls with green onions.

Video tutorials on making delicious homemade rolls

“It is better to see once with your own eyes than to hear twice,” says the proverb. If you are new to oriental cuisine, then after watching the video, you can easily prepare amazing-tasting seafood rolls, repeating step by step. Your family or friends will be delighted with the overseas dish you have prepared.

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How to cook rolls - step by step recipes. Rolls at home, photos and videos

How to make rolls at home is one of the most frequently asked questions on the Internet. Seeing colorful photographs with shimmering pieces of fish or funny faces of vegetables figuratively wrapped in rice, you want to try your hand at cooking.

Japanese cuisine is popular all over the world. Hollywood stars open restaurants where chefs prepare sushi and rolls. Calorie-conscious people appreciate these dietary products. Let's look at how to make them at home below.

There is no single recipe for making rolls; their fillings, composition and rolling techniques have become too diverse over the past decades. In the classic version, the filling of fish or vegetables is wrapped in rice and then pulled together with seaweed leaves.

Russian chefs offer adapted rolls with seasonal fruits, fried mini cutlets and even lard. In Japan, such fillings are not used, because a product modified in this way loses its position in the list of healthy food dishes.

Choosing ingredients for a future culinary experiment is a pleasant process, but it requires making a decision about the filling. The most impressive look is the assorted set, which contains rolls with fish, caviar and vegetables, therefore, the shopping list will be long.

Sample list:

• rice for rolls;
• rice vinegar;
• salt and sugar;
• wasabi paste or powder;
• soy sauce;
• dry sheets of nori seaweed;
• pickled or lightly salted fish;
• flying fish caviar (tobiko) red;
• crab sticks;
• soft cream cheese without additives;
• cucumber and;
• black and white sesame seeds.

In the East, the most popular cereal is rice. For rolls, it needs a strictly defined grade so that the cereal is not too crumbly after cooking.

Everyone chooses the type of fish depending on their preferences, but eel, salmon and tuna are good options. Flying fish roe and nori sheets can be found in the specialty section of a large supermarket.

Making your own rolls is not difficult. Even the first attempt to make them is guaranteed to end in success. The most dangerous process for a beginner is rolling, since it is desirable to get rolls of the same size and neat shape.

In addition, there are certain requirements for the preparation of products - in particular for cooking rice and making the filling.

To prepare several servings of assorted dishes, you will need 2 cups of Japanese rice for rolls. First, place it in a large bowl and rinse it with cool water several times until the drained water becomes completely clear. Then the rice is placed in a colander and kept there for about an hour. During this time, wash the vegetables and prepare the filling elements.

Fill the rice with cold water, exactly one and a half times its volume, and place the pan on high heat. The rice should boil for five minutes, then reduce the heat and continue cooking until all the water is absorbed. After removing the pan from the heat, keep the finished rice for another quarter of an hour under a closed lid.

After this, the hot rice is laid out in a wide plate and poured over with a sauce made from rice vinegar (3 tablespoons), sugar (2 tablespoons) and salt (1/2 teaspoon), boiled over low heat for five minutes.

The sauce will give the grains additional stickiness, which will prevent the rolls from falling apart.

While the rice is cooling, you can prepare the fish and washed and dried vegetables for the filling.

1. Cut the cucumber lengthwise into 4 parts and remove the core and seeds. Only the hard edges are used for filling. Chop them into thin strips, dividing each quarter into another 3-4 parts.
2. Peel the ripe avocado, remove the pit and cut into slightly larger pieces than the cucumber.
3. Grate the crab sticks and mix in equal parts with cream cheese.
4. Cut the fish into long and medium strips.
5. Lightly moisten the nori sheets with water until they become sticky.
6. Dilute wasabi powder with water and stir until the consistency of a thick paste.

Now all that remains is to combine the different fillings with rice and nori and roll the rolls. A small flexible bamboo mat will help with this. It can also be found in the sushi and roll products department.

Roll rolling techniques

It is believed that rolls in the form in which they are present in restaurants were invented by an American chef. He figured out how to roll the rolls. The Japanese stored fresh fish in rice in the absence of refrigerators. This way it didn't spoil longer.

The Americans popularized the inexpensive diet food, and it quickly spread throughout the world. Some people prefer rolls wrapped in seaweed, others prefer a more elegant option - with rice on the outside and sprinkled with multi-colored tobiko and sesame seeds.

Internal twist

A sheet of nori soaked in water is cut in half and placed on a bamboo mat. Spread the rice evenly on top, pressing lightly with your hand for density. The filling is placed in the center.

The mat is taken with both hands and carefully bent so that the filling does not fall out, and the edge of the nori sheet is pressed against the mat with your fingers. The roll should not be loose, so you need to adjust the pressure on the mat. At the end, when the nori leaves are connected, wait for some time for them to completely stick together.

External twist

Inside out rolls, or ura-maki sushi, were invented for variety and beauty of serving. By rolling vegetables or fish wrapped in nori, you can get pictures and marks on the cut of the roll, but this art takes a little longer to learn.

Place cooled rice and soaked in vinegar dressing in an even layer on the mat, and place a damp sheet of nori on it. Spread the filling over the sheet and use a mat to make one turn to bring the edges of the rolls together. After allowing the rice to stick together, the tube is cut with the sharpest knife so that it does not deform due to the hard nori.

Since the Americans became the founders of modern rolls, they assigned their own names to the most popular types, for example, “California” and “Philadelphia”.

Below are short master classes on how to make rolls at home. It’s better to start with options with internally rolled vegetables to “fill up” your hand, and only then you can move on to “famous” dishes.

1. With cucumber. Place a sheet of nori, rice and cucumbers cut into long strips on the mat. Add white sesame seeds for taste. Roll up the tube, divide into separate rolls and sprinkle each with black grains on top.
2. With salmon, avocado and cucumber. Spread the rice over a sheet of nori, on which place strips of salmon, avocado and cucumber strips. You will need two thin strips of each ingredient. Cut the resulting tube into rolls.
3. With eel. Place a couple of strips of smoked charcoal and cucumbers on a sheet of nori and rice, sprinkle with sesame seeds and roll up. Decorate the finished rolls with white sesame seeds on top. Next comes the preparation of ura-maki sushi - externally rolled rolls.
4. "California". Place the rice on the mat and press it into place. Cover it with a sheet of nori. Spread the filling of chopped crab sticks and cream cheese over it. Cover the surface of the rolled but uncut rolls with a layer of red tobiko. Divide the tube into separate rolls.

It is not difficult to prepare Japanese cuisine at home. The main condition for success is the choice of fresh ingredients and proper preparation of rice. After studying the instructions on how to make rolls, there are a few useful tips to remember:

• rolls should be made in such a size that you don’t have to bite them off;
• the variety with vegetables is usually slightly thinner than the one with fish;
• When preparing ura-maki sushi, the mat should be wrapped in several layers of cling film to prevent rice from sticking to it;
• the most delicious rolls are those combined with smoked or pickled fish and cucumber straws, and sesame seeds give them a piquant flavor;
• Pickled ginger should be served with the assortment. It helps to overcome the taste of the previous type of rolls;
• Do not add too large a piece of wasabi paste to the soy sauce socket. It's very spicy. It must be thoroughly stirred with chopsticks, otherwise the resulting lump will disrupt further taste perception.

Conclusion

Nowadays it is fashionable to invent new dishes and treat guests to them. The stores have a huge selection of a wide variety of products, so exotic foods have become available not only in cafes and restaurants.

The question of how to prepare rolls at home can be resolved after visiting the “Everything for Sushi” department. There you can choose the required components of the future assortment: branded soy sauce, mats and stylish flat plates for serving rolls on the table.

Everyone will find their favorite variety. This is why there are so many varieties of rolls. They look great on a wooden board and on china and are suitable as an appetizer or main course. The fish rolls have a delicate and pleasant taste, and a serving of six for lunch is enough to wait until dinner without feeling hungry.

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