How to prepare a California roll at home?

Japanese cuisine has become firmly established in the life of our compatriots. Some of us adore sushi, rolls, sashimi, soups, kebabs and other exotic dishes. Others treat them with caution - even for fear of eating raw fish. Be that as it may, there are simply no indifferent to Japanese rolls. And today we will try to cook the most popular of them - the California roll - at home.

It does not matter, you decided to organize a themed party in the Japanese style, surprise the household with something new or just do not trust the quality of the products from the cafe, most importantly - they set out to make an exotic dish with their own hands. With the help of the recommendations outlined in this article, you will make the California roll at home no worse than in a Japanese restaurant! And maybe even better.

A bit of history

Before making California rolls, let's talk about how this dish appeared. The cook of one of the Tokyo restaurants named Ichiro Masita invented it. In his institution, the rolls were very popular, but one day the boss noticed that not all visitors, especially tourists from America, like nori seaweed, in which the filling is wrapped. And then Ichiro began to cook rolls with rice outside, hiding the strips of algae inside. This "Americanized" version was called sushi-poppy, and its popularity took a step far beyond Japan.

What is inside?

A classic recipe involves the use of avocado as one of the main ingredients. But if you are preparing a California roll at home for the first time, you can experiment and add other ingredients: cucumber, carrots, salad or even mango - some gourmets especially note the taste of this product.

In general, the traditional ingredients of "California" are the following: glutinous rice, nori ( seaweed sheets of dark green color), crab meat (ideally it is better to use it, not crab sticks), avocado, special Japanese mayonnaise and flying fish eggs (still It occurs under the name "tobiko caviar"). To accurately wrap the rolls you need a special mat, and even beforehand pour in a bowl of water - to wet your hands during the formation of the dish.

We prepare rolls at home

"California" is prepared quite simply, and, after a little stuffing your hand, you will handle the mat no worse than the actual sushi. So, put all the ingredients in front of you on the table and start the cooking process.

1. Dip your fingers in a bowl of water.
2. Take a portion of the prepared rice and squeeze it slightly in the palm of your hand until it is compacted.
3. Place the groats on the nori sheet (it should be shiny side down, and matte - to you) and evenly distribute it on the entire surface. The rice layer should go a little behind one long edge of the sheet and do not reach about a centimeter to the other edge - to make it easier to roll the roll.
4. Carefully turn the sheet rice down - in front of us a ready "platform" for laying the rest of the ingredients.
5. In the middle we make a "path" from Japanese mayonnaise.
6. We lay out pieces of crab meat on top.
7. Top - peeled and sliced thin slices of avocado.
8. Using a mat, gently roll the roll, ironing it and trimming the sides.
9. We unfold and admire the snow-white surface of a rice roll - the California roll is almost ready at home!
10. We sprinkle it with the tobiko caviar and cut it into pieces with a sharp knife.

Here's how to prepare a beautiful and mouth-watering California roll!