Rolls
Description
Sometimes Kappa Maki rolls are lightly drizzled with Unagi sauce, which gives them a mild sweetish flavor. If you have such sauce on hand, try adding it—the taste of the rolls changes significantly. They can be served warm or chilled.
Instructions
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Step 1
Take all the ingredients. Wash the cucumbers and dry them thoroughly.
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Step 2
Transfer the rice into a kazan, rinse it several times. Pour in water so it is 2 centimeters above the grain, and bring to a boil. As soon as the water boils, cover the kazan tightly with a lid and cook the rice over the lowest heat for 15 minutes.
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Step 3
Meanwhile, prepare the dressing for the rice. To do this, pour rice vinegar into a small bowl, add salt and sugar, and microwave for 15 seconds. Stir the salt and sugar crystals with a teaspoon.
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Step 4
Pour the dressing into the rice and mix thoroughly. Dampen a paper towel, cover the pot with it so that it touches the rice, and leave until completely cooled.
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Step 5
After some time, slice the cucumbers into thin slices, preferably removing the seeds. Cut the nori sheet in half; keeping the spoon and your hands moist with water, spread the rice on the nori, leaving 1 centimeter free on the opposite edge.
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Step 6
Place several cucumber slices in the center, and using a bamboo mat, roll the preparation into a roll.
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Step 7
Moisten the knife with cold water, and cut the roll into equal portion-sized slices.
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Step 8
Often the roll is pressed with a bamboo mat on one side, so when sliced the pieces look like petals. They are arranged in the shape of a flower and served that way. The "Kappa Maki" rolls are ready.