Sushi

How to Make Sushi Rolls and Perfect Sushi Rice .

 

First, start with SHORT GRAIN SUSHI RICE, but if we pay attention to the shape of the grain, we can also choose other varieties, perhaps risotto rice such as “Roma”.

Wash the rice with COLD WATER to remove any residual starch. Keep going until the water is clear.

Soak rice for 15 minutes.

Follow the rice to water ratio, which is always 1:2.

Traditional sushi has Sharizu (or vinegar seasoning) which is made with 9 parts Rice vinegar, 4 parts cane sugar, and 1 part sea salt. Cook it for 2-3 minutes in medium heat. And is added when the rice is cooked.  First mix the rice so it cools down, then add the seasoning (1 oz per every cup of rice).

Cover the rice with a damp towel. It will keep it moist and ready.

A GREAT TIP: discard the bottom layer of rice, as it is almost always dry.

HOW TO MAKE SUSHI ROLLS:

First, the nori has two sides: Smooth and Rough. The rough side will always go facing up.

Then, the rolls have three parts:

  1. Nori on the outside
  2. Rice  on the inside
  3. Fillings in the center

There are traditional rolls made with fresh fish and world-adapted options prepared with ingredients from each country to make fusions that are very interesting. How do you prepare your sushi?

  • Mexican: The use of chipotle, spicy mayonnaise, cream cheese, different chilis, jícama…
  • Italian: Prosciutto, basil, tomato, mozzarella…
  • Thai: ginger, mango, coriander, peanuts
  • Moroccan: couscous, aubergine, tahini, hummus, harissa…
  • Bahamian: Decadent Conch Sauce atop a crab stack + cream cheese roll
  • Brazilian: Salmon, cream cheese and passionfruit

Spiced Tempura Vegetables

Crispy crunchy fried delights, making eating vegetables bright and fun.

In a heavy-bottomed pot, add about 2 inches of oil from the bottom of the pot. Heat the oil to 180 °C degrees.

Dry Ingredients:

In a mixing bowl, add the flour and half of the potato starch and mix thoroughly. Add the paprika and mix again
Set aside the other half of potato starch to coat your ingredients right before dipping it into the batter.

Wet Ingredients:

In another bowl, add the egg and mix in the cold water. You can add a bigger bowl underneath with water with ice cubes to keep the batter cold.
Mix together the flour mix and wet ingredients in a medium-sized mixing bowl, and beat lightly. There is no need to beat out any lumps.

Coat and fry Ingredients:

Coat the vegetables in a light layer of potato starch.
 Cover the vegetables thoroughly with the batter. Carefully lower the battered vegetables into the hot oil.
The vegetables cook fairly quickly so make sure to watch these carefully. Turn the vegetables every so often so they cook properly. Remove the cooked vegetables. The cooked batter should barely colour. Place them over paper towels on a cooling rack.

Make the mayonnaise: 

Remove the leaves from the parsley, finely chop them, then add them to a mixing bowl with the capers, then stir them into the parsley together with the mayonnaise and the juice of 1 lemon.
Accompany them with lemon juice, and some Maldon salt.