Homemade Rolls
Description
Suitable for both special occasions and everyday meals. Do you love rolls? Then I'll tell you. Serve this appetizer at the table.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. To prepare the rolls, you need to purchase all the necessary ingredients. Wasabi sauce can be bought ready-made, or you can purchase a dry mix and prepare the sauce immediately before serving to the desired consistency (thicker or thinner).
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Step 2
2. The rice needs to be soaked and left for some time, then rinsed thoroughly (several times). If you do not have special sushi rice, you can use regular round rice.
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Step 3
3. I had a dry mix for the sauce. I poured water over it and brought it to the desired consistency.
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Step 4
4. I really like the wasabi to be of medium consistency.
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Step 5
5. I chose the classic filling for the rolls: lightly salted salmon, cucumber, and Philadelphia cream cheese. You can also use shrimp, avocado, eel, tuna, etc.
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Step 6
6. To roll the rolls, you will need a bamboo mat (without it, making delicious Japanese delicacies is simply impossible). Wrap it in plastic wrap.
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Step 7
7. Add rice vinegar to the prepared cooled rice and gently mix everything together.
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Step 8
8. Place the nori on the bamboo mat glossy side down, spread the rice on top, and put our filling in the center.
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Step 9
9. Start rolling the rolls, without pressing too hard (so the filling doesn’t fall out). Once you have a tube shape, remove the bamboo mat.
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Step 10
10. Now all that's left is to cut the rolls into pieces of the desired size.
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Step 11
11. Serve the rolls with your hands, along with soy sauce and wasabi.