I picked up some of the recipes I recommends. I personaly picked them because each recipe is very helpful in its own way. Here they are:
How To Make California Rolls
How to Make California Rolls without Tobiko: Some people don’t like California Rolls only because they have tobiko on them. You can do without tobiko and still make fabulous California Rolls. The video shows you how.
How To Make Rainbow Rolls
How to Make a Rainbow Roll: If you want to make sushi like a pro, you have to learn from a pro. Chef Joe Kim does a great job of demonstrating how to make a Rainbow Roll with some useful tricks.
How to Make Oshizushi
How to Make Oshizushi or Pressed Sushi: Oshizushi is a lesser known sushi, but I like this type of sushi as much as nigiri or rolls and it’s easy to make.
There are many video tutorials out there on how to make California Rolls, but I like this one because it covers some hidden secrets that are not mentioned in the other self-made-videos. Here are the takeaways.
Wait until the sushi rice is cool because nori falls apart easily if the rice is hot. Unless you are a sushi novice, you want your nori to be crispy when you put your sushi in your mouth. Nori absorbs moisture very quickly and when it does, it changes the texture and become soggy. This is why Benji’s advice (I believe that’s the name of the video host) on using cold rice is very important.
The second takeaway is using Japanese mayo. For those of you who haven’t tried Japanese mayo, you should. It is distinctively better and creamier than Kraft mayo or any other brands. It costs more of course, but your money will not be wasted.
The third takeaway is using the right amount of sushi rice. If you are making sushi rolls for the first time, my guess is that you will end up using too much rice. The result is fat rice rolls. Now about the red tiny eggs… Tobiko is actually flying fish eggs, not salmon roe. Salmon roes are in a sack with bigger individual pieces.
Benji consciously doesn’t care to know anything about what she doesn’t like and rightfully so, but she really knows what she is doing.
This is by far the best video tutorial for beginners on how to make california rolls. Obsidiank (his YouTube nickname) walks you through the process of sushi making with simple easy-to-follow instructions.
You need to know how to make sushi rice. I will cover this in my next blog post.
What You Need:
Clean cutting board
Bamboo sushi-roll mat
Sushi knife or sharp knife
A pack of roasted-seaweed (Nori)
Plastic wrap
Ingredients:
1 cup of cooked sushi rice.
½ cup of crab meat or imitation crab.
½ avocado, chopped.
½ chopped cucumber
2 tablespoons of sesame seeds.
½ cup of Mayo
Give it a try and have fun.
Obsidiank, thank you for your contribution.
