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

In order for the classic rolls to turn out perfect, you will need the following products (it is best to buy them in specialized corners in large supermarkets):

• 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.

Let's start cooking:

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!

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An important point is the fillings for rolls and sushi. They can be very diverse. Much depends on people's personal preferences, but there are options that will appeal to everyone. This exotic dish is now very popular among young people. Rolls can be ordered or prepared yourself.

How to make rolls at home?

You can prepare an exotic dish yourself. You will find the recipe with photos below. Before you begin, you need to prepare your equipment. Buy a special bamboo device. Don't forget about the main ingredient - rice. You can choose any type, as long as the rice is round grain. Such cereals will contain the amount of starch we need.

Cooking rice correctly!

Ingredients:

210 grams of rice cereal;
250 ml water;
2 large spoons of rice vinegar essence.

Preparation:

First you need to rinse the rice thoroughly. Rinse until the water runs clear. Approximate draining is about 7 times. It is advisable to soak the rice for 40 minutes before cooking.

Place the rice on low heat and cook for about 20 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the stove. Once the rice has cooled, place it in a separate bowl.

You will also need to prepare the solution in advance. You need to combine 1.5 large spoons of vinegar with a small spoon of sugar and a pinch of salt. Flatten the boiled rice and add vinegar essence. Mix everything. Now the filling for the rolls is ready.

Various fillings for rolls: 15 main types

You can prepare delicious filling for rolls at home. The most favorite ingredients are cream cheese, fish, cucumber, avocado and seafood. Mayonnaise adds juiciness to the filling. For lovers of something spicy, use . It will be tasty and unusual if you put green onion and pickled radish on rice. Many recipes include avocado and cucumber. Housewives often add smoked chicken instead of fish. You can also add crab meat to rolls and sushi. All ingredients can be combined with each other.

Recipe No. 1

A very tasty filling for rolls made from cucumbers and red fish.

Ingredients:

200 grams of any red fish;
a couple of cucumbers;
Philadelphia cheese".

Cooking:

Red fish must be cut into medium-sized strips. It is desirable that they be long. Cut the cheese into strips. The width should be about 2 cm. The cucumber is also cut lengthwise into long strips.

Place cucumber and fish on top of the cheese. Now we have to wrap the homemade rolls. Now you see what simple filling recipes there are.

Recipe No. 2

This recipe is particularly exotic due to the addition of an unusual fruit. You can add shrimp and avocado as fillings.

Ingredients:

210 grams of shrimp;
avocado (1 piece);
mayonnaise.

Cooking:

Place mayonnaise on the first rice layer. The next layer is a strip of peeled shrimp. The exotic fruit is cut lengthwise into cubes. Place it next to seafood. Now you can wrap the roll.

Recipe No. 3

There are a wide variety of recipes. It all depends on the person's preferences. For cooking you will need an omelette and smoked eel.

Ingredients:

Chicken eggs (2 pieces);
soy sauce;
rice extract vinegar;
eel (smoked).

Cooking:

The first thing you need to do is prepare. The eggs are broken into a separate bowl. They will need to be beaten and poured with a large spoon of soy sauce. Vinegar essence, salt and sugar are also added there.

Then put the frying pan on the stove and put a piece of butter. Pour the mixture into a heated frying pan and fry the omelette. Then it must be cut into strips. Place the omelette, eel on a layer of rice and wrap everything up.

Recipe No. 4

There is another interesting recipe with Japanese omelette. Fillings for sushi and rolls are very simple to prepare, and this one was no exception. You need to beat a couple of eggs and add 2 small spoons of brown sugar, salt on the tip of a knife, pepper and a small spoon of soy mixture. Fry the omelette in a frying pan. It should turn out thin. It is advisable to prepare several pancakes and then roll them up.

Recipe No. 5

There are very interesting recipes for making fillings. They turn out juicy if you combine vegetables and fruits. For filling you can use cucumber, avocado, radish, carrots, sweet peppers, tomatoes, zucchini and various fruits.

Recipe No. 6

And although the recipes for fillings are very diverse, many people prefer to prepare the filling from Spicy sauce. These rolls turn out spicy and tasty. For cooking you will need mayonnaise, red pepper and kimchi vegetable paste. All components just need to be mixed.

Recipe No. 7

You can choose any filling, but it is better to roll the rolls in sesame seeds of any kind. It can be white and it can be black. It will turn out very tasty if you pre-fry the sesame seeds.

Recipe No. 8

No one will remain indifferent if you add red caviar as a filling. Usually it is placed on top of the rolls. But in Japan they use special orange caviar. They also use dyes to make it green.

Recipe No. 9

When making rolls at home, many housewives prefer to put chicken instead of fish. It can be pre-fried, boiled or smoked.

Recipe No. 10

There is another popular recipe. It includes one very important Japanese ingredient - shiitake mushrooms. They grow on trees.

Recipe No. 11

Among other things, my favorite recipes are seafood rolls. Usually boiled shrimp are placed inside and on top. But in restaurants they put mussel meat instead. You can also cook.

Recipe No. 12

Wasabi is a special green additive. We call this spice horseradish. But in Japan this additive has a different meaning.

Recipe No. 13

Many people prefer to put bacon as a filling. It is usually used to wrap rolls. They also put bacon inside.

Recipe No. 14

Instead of sesame seeds, you can roll the prepared rolls in tuna flakes.

Recipe No. 15

Some people use completely unusual fillings. They add soybean curd. The main feature of this component is that it has no taste.

Now you see how many different recipes for making fillings there are. Rolls are considered the most common dish nowadays. Many housewives experiment with fillings and end up with a new dish. As ingredients, you can take products that are familiar to everyone. These can be pickled mushrooms, various fish, pickles, tomatoes and peppers. That is, you need to take absolutely any components, the most important thing is to combine the products correctly.

How to choose the right fish for a dish?

Fish fillings are very popular. But how to choose this main component correctly? This recipe uses fresh fish. But now no one wants to take risks, so they use a smoked product. Just use red fish.

Nowadays it’s easier to buy a ready-made piece of pink salmon. If you buy whole fish, choose it carefully. Good pink salmon should have no odor and the scales should stick to your hands. It is very easy to determine its quality by its appearance. Frozen fish will appear dull and matte.

Cooking red fish for rolls at home!

If you doubt the freshness of the fish, you can cook it at home.

Ingredients:

Trout (1 piece);
salt to taste.

Cooking:

First, you need to cut off the front part and fins of the fish. Use a special knife to remove scales. Then you should make an incision at the top along the ridge. Now divide the fish into two halves. In one there should remain a ridge with bones. They will need to be removed.

Place both halves in a separate bowl and add salt to taste. Leave the fish in the refrigerator for 2 days.

Rolls can be made in different ways. If you don’t know how to surprise your guests, then this exotic dish will come in handy. The most important thing is to combine the ingredients correctly. Of course, you won’t find real ingredients, but you can pick up any other products. Different components in different variations will help you prepare the newest varieties of dishes every time. All guests will be delighted with such tasty and juicy rolls.

Sushi and rolls have long been a favorite dish of oriental cuisine. They are eaten in special restaurants, or ordered delivered by courier to your home or office. Some lovers of Japanese food organize themed parties where these dishes are the main treat. You can also prepare them at home, which will be more profitable financially. True, not everyone knows what is needed to prepare sushi and rolls and how to make them yourself.

What do you need to buy for cooking?

If you decide to throw a Japanese party at home and want to surprise your guests with dishes of this cuisine, prepare rolls and sushi. At first glance, it may seem that this is a very tedious process that requires special preparation. But in reality there is nothing complicated about it.

As a rule, everything you need to make rolls or sushi is located in one department in supermarkets. This is very convenient because it makes it possible to select all the necessary ingredients in just a few minutes and save time on shopping. You will need a package of premium quality nori seaweed, about 1 kilogram of Japanese short grain rice and about 300 grams of flying fish caviar.

Soy sauce is indispensable for sushi and rolls. When choosing this ingredient, it is important to ensure that the label does not contain the words “mushroom”, “shrimp flavored” and other flavoring additives. To prepare rolls and sushi, you need to choose only classic soy sauce, and always in a glass bottle. To season the rice you will need rice or wine vinegar. We must not forget about the seasoning for the finished dish - pickled ginger and Japanese wasabi mustard.

As a filling you can use fried or smoked eel, salted red fish. You will also need fresh cucumbers and ripe avocados. Depending on what kind of roll you are going to prepare, chicken eggs (for preparing a Japanese omelet), lemon, crab meat, and caviar may be useful. Sesame is often used for decoration.

What to do with rice?

To properly cook rice, you must first rinse it very well under running water. This must be done at least 7 times until, after washing, the liquid becomes transparent, without white sediment. Then the rice grains are poured with water in a 1:1 ratio and set to cook over high heat under a closed lid. You can use a slow cooker. There is no need to salt the water, since the finished rice is then seasoned with rice vinegar. Cooking time is 20-25 minutes.

The cooked cereal should be transferred from the pan to a wooden bowl. It is allowed to use porcelain and glass, but not metal. When seasoning rice with vinegar, the metal can oxidize, making the dish dangerous to eat. If you wet the walls of the dish with water, the rice will not stick to them. While it is hot, you need to add rice dressing to it and mix thoroughly with gentle movements from bottom to top. This way the rice will not turn into porridge and will absorb the marinade well. After this, you need to collect it in a slide, cover it with a waffle towel and let it cool a little.

Before starting preparation, you should make a special solution for your hands. It is necessary for disinfecting hands during work so that rice does not stick to them, as well as for better gluing of rolls and sushi. This solution is prepared from water, rice vinegar and lemon juice. The volume of water used should be such that the palm can freely plunge into it, this is approximately 400 grams. Rice vinegar is taken in the amount of two tablespoons, and lemon juice is squeezed from a quarter of the fruit.

It is advisable to form rolls and sushi only from warm rice, the temperature of which is slightly higher than body temperature. This is exactly how it is best sculpted. But sushi made from cooled rice will fall apart.

To dilute wasabi, you need to take the prepared powder and add cold water to it in a 1:1 ratio. When stirred, a sharp, specific odor should appear. You should not dilute too much powder at once, as it loses its taste after a few hours. It's better to do this in small portions.

How to form sushi?

To prepare a portion of sushi you will need the following set of products:

• seasoned rice;
• red fish fillet;
• nori seaweed;
• sesame;
• wasabi;
• soy sauce;
• pickled ginger.

You should start making sushi by preparing the filling. If you are going to cook them from fish, then use fillets from the abdominal part. Here the meat will be most elastic and will not fall apart. The pieces are cut diagonally, their thickness is about 3-5 millimeters. Shrimp also works well as a filling.

Before you take a handful of rice, you need to dip your fingers into the prepared solution. This procedure will prevent pathogenic bacteria from getting into the roll. Then scoop out about 20 grams of rice with your right hand and form it into a small ball. Take a piece of fish in your left hand, put rice on it, press down lightly, and then turn it over and smooth out the sushi. You can use strips of nori and sesame seeds for decoration. To cut seaweed, it is better to use scissors, as the knife can become dull very quickly.

How to form rolls?

To prepare the rolls you will need:

• seasoned rice;
• nori seaweed;
• red fish fillet;
• sesame;
• wasabi;
• soy sauce;
• pickled ginger.

To form rolls, you need to purchase a makisa - a special mat with which you can twist the roll. The peculiarity of such a device is that it is flexible in one direction and rigid in the other. The makisa needs to be wrapped in cling film so that the rice does not stick to it and does not get clogged between the reeds. The rug is first wrapped in the transverse direction, and then in the longitudinal direction. This technique will prevent the film from slipping off during operation.

For rolls, you can use the back part of the fish fillet; you need to cut it into regular cubes. The base is nori seaweed. They have glossy and matte sides. Rice should be placed on the matte side. It has microvilli that will hold the entire contents of the roll and prevent it from falling apart when cut. To prepare one serving you will need half a sheet of nori.

For rolls, you will need more rice than for sushi, approximately 80-90 grams per serving. When distributing it over the surface of the seaweed sheet, you need to ensure that the rice layer is smooth and uniform, about 0.5 centimeters thick. You need to leave a blank strip at the top edge. The filling should be placed in the center in one layer so that it does not fall out when twisted. When rolling the roll, you need to check that the nori strips match each other and stick together well.

All that remains is to cut the roll. It is advisable to use a sharp knife, and to prevent rice from sticking to it, it is moistened in prepared water with vinegar and lemon. The roll is first cut in half, and then the two parts are folded towards each other and two more cuts are made. This way all the pieces are the same size.

Preparing the Philadelphia roll

To prepare the well-known Philadelphia rolls, you will need a little more ingredients:

• seasoned rice;
• nori;
• red fish fillet;
• sesame,
• Philadelphia cream cheese;
• cucumber or avocado.

For the filling you need to use a cucumber without seeds. It is cut into four parts and a strip with seeds is cut off, this will avoid excessive moisture in the roll. The cucumbers are then cut into thin slices and soaked in cold water to crisp them up. It is better to choose avocado with pimples on the skin, because it is easier to peel. Cut the fruit into thin slices 2-3 millimeters thick (their width should be equal to half the nori).

Rice is spread over the entire surface of the seaweed sheet. Then sprinkle generously with sesame seeds. Now you need to turn the nori and rice down onto the mat and generously coat the reverse side with cream cheese. Then fish, cucumber and avocado are laid out. To roll the roll more accurately, the edges of the nori and makisu are aligned, and then rolled so that the ends of the nori and rice are connected. All that remains is to cut the roll into pieces.

Sushi is a Japanese dish traditionally made from specially cooked rice, thinly sliced ​​fresh fish, vegetables, cheese and other ingredients, sometimes wrapped in nori - seaweed leaves. Recently, it has gained enormous popularity not only in the Land of the Rising Sun, but also in Russia. In this article we will tell you how to make sushi at home.

To create such a tasty, appetizing and aesthetically attractive dish, you do not need to strictly adhere to the rules. It is important to know the basics and understand the basics of cooking, and most importantly, to show imagination when experimenting with the filling. We advise beginner cooks to learn classic recipes, on the basis of which they can create their own delicious snacks from rice and fish.

How was sushi invented?

The history of the dish goes back to the distant past. In the 8th and 9th centuries, for better storage of raw fish, squid, and shrimp, ancient cooks peeled them, cut them into pieces, salted them generously and placed them in wooden barrels in layers, sprinkling them with rice. Stones were then placed on the seafood to prevent air from entering. After some time, the press was removed and the fish was covered with a lid. This storage method made it possible to eat seafood even a year later. Rice was not consumed for a long time. Only pickled fish was eaten. Much later, in the 16th century, fermented rice became an integral component of sushi. In the 17th century, vegetables, rice malt and other ingredients began to be added to sushi. Until the 19th century, sushi with pickled fish dominated Japanese tables.

It wasn't until 1900 that a chef named Yehei Hano came up with the idea of ​​using raw fish to make this dish, adding rice vinegar and seasonings. This is how an appetizing and healthy snack was born, the taste of which is so popular with many connoisseurs of Japanese cuisine. Nowadays, the technology of making sushi continues to change and enrich itself, new interesting ingredients are added to the recipe.

Types of sushi

Modern sushi has several interesting varieties. The most common are nigirizushi, that is, made with the hands. They are compressed rice, smeared with wasabi, and topped with a piece of fish or shrimp. Gunkan-maki is similar to nigirizushi, but is always framed with a strip of nori. These sushi are often filled with caviar. Another popular variety is makizushi, that is, rolled sushi. Otherwise they are called rolls. They are made using a bamboo mat. As a rule, makizushi is rolled into sheets of nori, rarely into an omelette, and then the resulting cylinder is cut into 6 or 8 pieces. Hosomaki is made with one type of filling, and futomaki is made with several ingredients - vegetables, fish, seafood, caviar, cheese. Uramaki, another type of sushi, is a roll with nori on the inside and rice on the outside. The filling is placed inside the roll.

There are other interesting varieties of sushi, for example, temaki - large cone-shaped rolls, oshizushi - pressed bars, inrizushi - bags of fried tofu with filling inside. Next we will tell you. In fact, anyone who does not have special sushi skills can do this. Of course, the first rolls may turn out unsightly. But over time, you will learn how to make very neat and delicious homemade sushi. The recipes with photos presented in our article will definitely help you with this!

What do you need to make your own sushi?

To create a traditional Japanese dish, you will need to prepare some tools and a set of products. Makizushi is prepared using a special bamboo mat - makisu. It will help make the roll denser and give it the desired shape. In addition to the mat, you will definitely need a knife.

Nigirizushi is performed very simply, without a bamboo mat, using your hands. You will need to prepare the following products:

• rice (Japanese) - 250 g;
• nori - 2 pcs.;
• rice vinegar - 3 tbsp. l.;
• sugar - 2 tsp;
• trout - 200 g;
• Japanese green horseradish (wasabi);
• lemon slices;
• soy sauce;
• ginger.

How to make sushi at home? First, wash the rice in enough water and boil it.

Add a dressing of salt, sugar and vinegar. Use your palms to form small oval-shaped lumps of rice. Use your finger to make indentations in the blanks and add a drop of wasabi there. Cut lightly salted trout into small pieces. Place the fish on top of the rice lumps. Cut the nori into narrow strips. We wrap each sushi with a ribbon of seaweed. That's it, nigirizushi with trout is ready!

Cooking gunkan maki with sea bass

If you want to learn how to make delicious sushi with your own hands, try this simple recipe. Gunkan maki is a traditional Japanese snack in the form of oblong boats made of rice and finely chopped filling - fish, mushrooms, seaweed, shrimp. Often, flying fish caviar and traditional Japanese sauce, spicy, kimchi, etc. are added to it. How to make sushi at home? First you need to buy Japanese rice 250 g, nori seaweed, rice vinegar, fish (sea bass), spicy sauce, soy sauce, wasabi, Japanese mayonnaise, ginger. Let's do the rice first. Rinse it well until the water becomes completely clear and leave it in a colander for 40-50 minutes.

Next, put it in a large saucepan and pour half a liter of water into it. Close the lid and cook for several minutes over high heat. After this, reduce the heat and cook the rice until cooked. Next, remove the pan from the heat and leave for 15 minutes. In a bowl, mix rice vinegar (3 tbsp), sugar and salt (2 tsp and 0.5 tsp). Transfer the rice from the pan to a bowl and add the dressing. In this case, it is necessary to stir the workpiece, breaking up the lumps. Let's leave the rice to cool, and we'll start filling the sushi. Boil and chop the sea bass. Mix it with Japanese mayonnaise and add a little spicy sauce. Cut the nori into strips 3.5 cm wide. Let's form rice balls with a diameter of 3 cm. We wrap each ball with nori so that the ends of the strip overlap each other. Rub a few grains of rice with your fingers and use it to glue the nori together. Place the fish filling on top of the workpiece. Congratulations, you have made sushi at home. The photo shows how appetizing this delicious Japanese snack looks. Bon appetit.

Simple rolls with squid

For those who are just beginning their acquaintance with excellent Japanese cuisine, we offer a simple sushi recipe. It is very easy to prepare hosomaki at home.

You will need Japanese rice (150 g), nori sheets (3 pcs.), squid (200 g) and flying fish roe (3 tsp). Also needed wasabi, soy sauce, pickled ginger for serving. Let's start preparing sushi at home by preparing the rice. We wash it and boil it in a small amount of water. Add standard dressing to it. We wash, clean and boil the squid in salted water. When cooking, you can add a couple of lemon slices to the seafood. After this, you need to place the squid on a sieve, rinse with cool water and sprinkle with soy sauce. Now take 2/3 of the nori and place it on the mat. Apply rice on top in a thin layer. To prevent it from sticking to your fingers, they need to be moistened in rice vinegar diluted with water. Place strips of seafood and caviar in the middle of the workpiece. Using makisu, roll the rolls into a roll. Cut it into the required number of pieces with a sharp knife. That's it, the hosomaki are ready!

Cooking uramaki "Philadelphia"

These inverted rolls have a very delicate, pleasant taste, which is why they are so loved by many connoisseurs of Japanese cuisine. Philadelphia sushi is not difficult to make at home, but it is advisable to practice preparing simpler types of rolls in advance. So, for 2 servings you will need:

• 1 sheet of nori;
• Japanese rice - 240 g;
• Philadelphia cheese - 70 g;
• lightly salted salmon - 120 g;
• fresh cucumber - 2 pcs.;
• avocado - 2 pcs.

Japanese mayonnaise is also included in this sushi recipe. Making this dish at home is not that difficult. Prepare the rice, wash and cut the salmon, cucumber, and avocado into pieces. Cover the mat with cling film. Place half a sheet of nori, glossy side down. On top is a layer of rice. We even it out so that there are no unsightly gaps left. It is necessary that the layer of rice extends slightly beyond the edges of the seaweed sheet. Now we cover the workpiece with half of the mat and press it, this is necessary to compact the roll. Lay out the thinly sliced ​​salmon and carefully turn the workpiece over so that the fish is on the mat. Place a layer of cheese on one edge of the workpiece, and thin slices of avocado and cucumber on it. Roll the roll as tightly as possible, giving it a square shape with a mat. Leave the roll for 10 minutes and then cut it into 6 or 8 pieces. Now you know how to make sushi at home. Serve them on a plate with wasabi, ginger and a slice of lemon.

Sushi "California" at home

One of the most popular types of uramaki are California rolls. They are always prepared with crab meat and flying fish roe. Such sushi looks very appetizing and has a pleasant, fresh taste. To create two servings of this delicious dish, you will need the following ingredients:

• Japanese rice - 240 g;
• nori - 1 sheet;
• crab meat - 60 g;
• Japanese mayonnaise - 50 g;
• flying fish caviar - 50 g;
• fresh cucumber - 1 pc.;
• avocado - 1 pc.

When serving the appetizer, you will need wasabi, soy sauce, pickled ginger and a few slices of lemon. Here's how to make sushi at home:

First, boil the rice and pour vinegar mixed with sugar and salt over it. Next, take the makisa and cover it with cling film. Place half a sheet of nori on a bamboo mat, glossy side down, and rice on top. Next, cover the workpiece with the second free edge of the makisu and compact the rice. Then carefully turn it over so that the nori sheet is on top. Spread a thin layer of wasabi in the middle. Place crab meat, Japanese mayonnaise, and thin strips of peeled avocado and cucumber on top of the mustard. Now let's start forming the roll. We combine the edges and give the workpiece a square shape. Remove the mat and film. Spread the roll with an even layer of Tobiko caviar. Once again we compact the roll with a mat. First cut the roll into two parts. Then we put the halves together and make two more cuts. By analogy, we make the second roll from the remaining half of the nori sheet. That's it, California sushi is ready!

Hot tempura rolls with shrimp

Recently, hot rolls have become very popular. They have an excellent creamy cheese flavor and an appetizing crust. Making hot sushi at home is actually not that difficult. We offer you a recipe for tempura with shrimp and cheese. You will need Japanese rice (170 g), unpeeled shrimp (500 g), nori sheets (2 pcs.), cucumber (1 pc.), rice vinegar (3 tbsp.), Philadelphia cheese (100 g), caviar tobiko (50 g). For frying you will need a Tempura mixture and breadcrumbs. The technology of work is as follows. First, wash and boil the rice, add a standard dressing of rice vinegar, salt and sugar.

Next, boil the shrimp for 5-7 minutes in salted water, cool and peel. Cut the cucumber into thin slices. Cut 1/3 of the nori sheet and set it aside. Place most of the sheet on the makis, matte side up. Then apply a thin layer of rice onto the nori, retreating about 2 cm from the edge. Next, place tobiko caviar (2 tsp) in the center of the workpiece. On top are slices of cucumber and shrimp. Place soft cheese on top of the ingredients. It is convenient to do this using a cooking bag. If you don’t have such a device at home, you can replace it with an ordinary thick plastic bag. Now carefully roll the nori into a roll. We dilute the Tempura mixture in a small amount of water so that the consistency becomes similar to homemade sour cream. Coat the roll with the mixture and roll it in breadcrumbs. We send the roll to fry in vegetable oil in a very hot frying pan. After a beautiful golden crust has formed, take out the roll, place it on a napkin and let it cool slightly. Finally, cut it into six equal parts and serve.

Instead of a conclusion

So, in this article we looked at how to prepare various types of sushi at home - nigirizushi with trout, gunkan-maki with sea bass and hosomaki with squid and flying fish caviar. We also described the process of making complex rolls, the filling of which consists of two or more components. They told us how to prepare delicious Philadelphia and California sushi, as well as make hot tempura rolls with shrimp. We hope that with the help of our recipes you will learn how to make these excellent and mouth-watering Japanese dishes. Good luck!

Alexander Gushchin

I can’t vouch for the taste, but it will be hot :)

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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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