Sushi Rolls (Maki) recipe.

• 04/07/2008 - 00:00
• Author: Ryuichi
• Japanese Cooking
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Today I'd like to enlighten you with an amazing Japanese cooking recipe! Maki! Maki is a rice ball rolled up with the help of a Makisu bamboo mat. Maki (or Makizushi) is the most popular kind of sushi in the west. It is wrapped up in Nori, a small dry algae sheet, and contains rice and filling.

    

Preparation Time: 45 minutes
Difficulty: difficult
Pieces: around 30

Measure units: Cup = 0,5 pint, Spoon = 0,7 ozs, teaspoon = 0,16 ozs

Ingredients:
1 cup of white rice (short grain)
2 cups of water
2 teaspoons of rice winegar
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
4 Nori sheets (black alage sliced in sheets)
Wasabi as much as one likes (optional)
1 small peeled cucumber
4.5 ozs of smoked salmon, trout or fresh sashimi tuna
½ small avocado (optional)
3 spoons of marinated ginger
Soy sauce as accompaniment


What you have to do... first of all, prepare the rice!

1- Rinse the rice in cold water until the water becomes transparent; then dry it well.

Put the rice and water in a medium-sized saucepan, bring it to a boil then lower the heat, but keep it cooking uncovered for 4-5 minutes. Remove the saucepan from the gas and let it cool for about 10 minutes.

2- Add a compound of rice vinegar, sugar and salt to the rice, then mix with a wooden spoon until the rice is cool.

3- Place a sheet of Nori over a sheet of waxed paper or bamboo. Keep them on one horizontal surface. With your hand, flatten a fourth of rice along the nori sheet. Leave about 0.5 inches on three sides.

Spread a small quantity of wasabi on the center of the rice if you wish.
Cut the fish in small slices, cut the cucumber and the avocado in small slices, about 2 inches in length.
Lean a quart of fish slices, the cucumber, avocado and ginger over the rice.

4- Help yourself with the bamboo or waxed paper and roll up the nori very tightly; start from the bottom and make sure that all the ingredients are in the middle of the roll. To seal the small cilinder, just press on the nori borders.

5- Using a sharpen knife, cut the cilinder in 1 inch slices.

Repeat these 5 steps with all the ingredients. Serve Maki in small dishes, with a small bowl of soy sauce and wasabi.

It's done! Buon appetito ^__^

Note: You can prepare maki 4 hours before serving, keep them covered in fridge.
Cut the Maki roll in slice just before serving. Sashimi tuna can be found at fishmonger's shop.

Make sure that the fish is good!