One of the traditional and familiar to all variations of the Japanese dish - sushi with salmon. In its classic manifestation, sushi with salmon is a lump of rice with a wasabi over a top, covered with a slice of raw salmon. Sushi in Japan is served with soy sauce , in which the dish is plunged by the side where the fish is located, and not by rice and are eaten by hands. Lovers can serve sushi slices with ginger, but this is not necessary.
In this article, we'll talk about how to make sushi with salmon according to the most common recipes.
Sushi and salmon recipe
Sushi with smoked salmon is a lot of illiterate cooks who do not respect the authenticity of another's kitchen. For these gourmets, sushi is served exclusively with raw and fresh fish. Now even a resident of the south can buy salmon fish from the north in the store, usually it is delivered in vacuum packing, or in freshly frozen form.
Ingredients:
- rice for sushi - 150 g;
- water 225 ml;
- salt - a pinch;
- sugar - 25 g;
- rice vinegar - 50 ml;
- paste wasabi - 50 g;
- fresh salmon - 200 g.
Preparation
Rice is washed and poured with fresh water. Cook the grains for 5 minutes, and then leave in the heat until completely cooled. As soon as the rice has cooled, transfer it into a deep bowl, sprinkle with salt and fill it with a mixture of rice vinegar and sugar.
Cut the salmon into thick slices. Hand wet in a solution of water and vinegar and form small balls and rice. Flatten the rice ball on top and sides to give it an oblong shape. On top of the rice, grease a drop of wasabi and put slices of salmon. In addition, fish can be fixed with a strip of nori sheet, anchored in the middle of the land.
How to make sushi with cucumber and salmon?
Ingredients:
For sushi:
- nori sheets - 2 pieces;
- salmon fillet - 100 g;
- cucumber - 1 piece;
- wasabi;
- pickled ginger;
- soy sauce.
For rice:
- rice for sushi - 100 g;
- mirin - 2 teaspoons;
- sugar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- rice vinegar - 25 ml.
Preparation
First we will take rice, it should be washed to clean water and leave to dry. After the grain, pour 200 ml of water with the addition of myrin. We put a saucepan of rice on the stove, bring the water to a boil and reduce the heat. Cook the grains for 20 minutes, or until the liquid is completely absorbed, and then leave to cool for another 15-20 minutes.
Sugar is dissolved with slightly warmed vinegar and fill this mixture with rice.
The nori sheet is placed on a bamboo mat and covered with a thin layer of rice, leaving a small blank area from the upper wide edge of the sheet. On the other side we make a strip of wasabi and on top of it in a row we put the fish and cucumber cut into straws. Roll the roll into a roll and cut into portions with a knife soaked in water. We serve sushi with soy sauce and marinated ginger.
Using a similar recipe, you can prepare sushi with salmon and avocado, or a less authentic option with Bulgarian pepper.
Sushi with salmon roe
Ingredients:
- boiled rice for sushi - 1 item;
- nori - 1 sheet;
- paste wasabi - 3/4 teaspoons;
- salmon roe - 100 g.
Preparation
Pre-boiled, dressed with rice vinegar (see recipes above) and chilled rice form into lumps of oval shape. It is more convenient to do this with hands dipped in water. When all the ovals are ready, they need to be slightly flattened with the fingers on top and sides.
Nori cut into strips, the height of which will exceed the height of the rice lump by 2.5 cm. We wrap the strips of the nori around the rice and fix it, lightly moistening one of the edges of the strip of algae. Over rice put a small amount of wasabi and distribute caviar salmon. We serve sushi to the table instantly, while the nori sheet remains crispy.