Saturday, May 14, 2011

Maki Sushi cu sparanghel, avocado si somon afumat (Smoked salmon, Avocado and Asparagus Maki Sushi)

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      Sushi este un fel de mancare de origine japoneza compus din orez preparat cu otet si alte ingrediente. Exista multe tipuri de a-l prepara, dar toate au la baza orezul pentru sushi. Maki sushi reprezinta rulouri de orez invelite in foite din alge de mare uscate numite Nori, si umplute cu diverse legume, peste crud, crab, etc....Fiind un aperitiv light, colorant si foarte apetisant, este preferat de foarte multa lume.
      Pentru ca am vrut sa postez si o reteta mai interesanta pentru Sparanghel, unul din ingredientele provocarii  lunii mai "Dulce Romanie", am ales reteta de maki sushi utilizand avocado, ardei, sparanghel si file de somon afumat, caci nu sunt mare fan al  pestelui crud :) Credeam ca modul de preparare este dificil, dar cand am ajuns pe terminate, pot sa zic ca era deja distractiv, plus ca poti deveni extrem de creativ in privinta ingredientelor. Fiind prima data ca le fac, nu m-am abatut de la ce mi-am propus, dar pe viitor, am gasit deja multe alte modele ce vreau sa le incerc. Sper sa va ajute pozele step-by-step, e tare simplu de facut si efectul e garantat :)
Pentru reteta de mai jos, m-am inspirat de aici si particip cu ea la YBR pentru luna Mai organizat de Nancy de la SpicieFoodie, care apropo are niste retete grozave, neaparat sa o vizitati!
      Sushi represents a Japanese food consisting of cooked vinegared rice and other ingredients. There are multiple ways of preparing it, but they all have in common the sushi rice. Maki sushi represents sushi rolls covered in seaweed sheets named "Nori", and filled with different vegetables, raw fish, seafood, etc...
     Because I wanted to post a more interesting recipe as well that called for Asparagus, one of my 2 ingredients chosen for "Sweet Romania" challenge, I've chosen to make Maki Sushi with smoked salmon (I don't like raw fish), peppers, asparagus and avocado. I thought that rolling these would be difficult, but it turns out that it was pretty fun to make, plus you can get very creative when using fillings for the rolls. Since it was my first time making these, I followed my plan and didn't use other combinations besides the one I had in mind, but I will make different types in the future, I already found other beautiful ways of making them :)
I hope my step by step pictures will help, they're really very simple to make and they have a great effect on people :)
I'm participating with this recipe at May's YBR, organised by Nancy from SpicieFoodie, which is a terrific blog and I strongly recommend you pay her a visit, you won't be sorry!


Ingrediente/Ingredients:   

  1 "covoras" de bamboo/1 bamboo mat
  300 g orez pentru sushi (cu bob mic sau mediu)/300 g sushi rice
  2 linguri otet de orez/2 tablespoons with rice vinegar
  1 lingura zahar/1 tablespoon with sugar
  1/2 lingurita sare/1/2 teaspoon with salt
  4 Nori sheets (alge/seawood)
  4 fire sparanghel/4 Asparagus strips
  100 g file de somon afumat/100 g smoked salmon
  1 avocado/1 avocado
  1 ardei rosu (optional)/1 red pepper
  sos de soia/soya sauce
  seminte de susan (optional, eu am uitat sa pun)/sesame seeds (optional)

Cum se face/How it's made:


Mai intai ne ocupam de orez.
We first make the rice:


Spalam orezul in mai multe ape, de vreo 4 ori, pana cand apa ramane curata.
Punem orezul la fiert la foc mare intr-o oala cu apa, cat sa-l depasesca cu vreo 2 cm. Cand orezul incepe sa fiarba, dam focul mic, acoperim cu capac oala si lasam sa fiarba inca 8 minute, fara a ridica capacul de pe oala.(orezul va absorbi toata apa).
Dam deoparte orezul si mai lasam inca 10 minute. Dupa 10 minute, il transferam intr-un alt vas, si il acoperim pana cand preparam otetul sau "Sushizu".
We wash the rice very well (4 or 5 times).
In a large pot we place the rice with water, just 2 cm above the rice, and we place the pot on high heat.
When the rice starts to boil, we reduce the heat to Low, we cover and let it boil for 8 minutes (do not take the lid off).
We remove the pot from the heat and we let it steam for another 10 minutes covered.
We transfer the rice to another bowl and we cover it until we prepare the vinegar: "Sushizu"


Amestecam cele 2 linguri de otet cu 1 lingura de zahar si cu sarea si le punem pe foc sa se incalzeasca bine (fara a fierbe!). Luam de pe foc si lasam sa se raceasca. Cand s-a racit, amestecam cu orezul usor, cu o lingura de lemn, fara a zdrobi orezul si acoperim cu un capac pana terminam cu umplutura.
Curatam si fierbem sparanghelul 3 minute in apa cu sare, dupa care dam sub jet de apa rece, pentru a-i pastra culoarea si fragezimea.
Ardeiul il taiem bastonase, la fel ca avocado, iar somonul il taiem fasii subtiri.
In a small pot, we pour the vinegar, we add the sugar and salt and we stir very well until they warm up, but not boil. We set aside. When the vinegar is cold, we mix it with the rice, mixing it gently with a wooden spoon.
We start preparing the filling by boiling the asparagus for 3 minutes, and placing it after that in cold water, not to loose the color and freshness.
We cut the pepper in thin strips, as well as the avocado and smoked salmon.

Ne pregatim de asamblare:
Asezam covorasul de bamboo pe masa (eu nu am gasit de cumparat langa mine si am folosit ce aveam, de altfel foarte bun), iar peste el, asezam o foaie de alga cu fata lucioasa in jos cu grija, caci sunt foarte fragile.
On the bamboo pad, we place one Nori sheet with the shiny side facing down.(I couldn't find a bamboo mat near me so I used what I had)


Peste alga punem orez in strat potrivit de gros, apasandu-l usor si lasand o margine de 2 cm libera in partea de sus si cea de jos.(pe lateral va fi complet acoperita alga). Orezul va fi foarte lipicios, asa ca trebuie sa va udati cu apa pe maini tot timpul pentru a-l putea manevra.
With wet hands we add one layer of rice, we cover the sheet from side to side, leaving a 2 cm space on top and bottom of the sheet. We press the rice until we get a even layer. The rice will stick to your hands so make sure you wet your hands all the time.


In marginea de jos, aproape de noi, asezam somonul, sparanghelul, bastonas de ardei si avocado, toate fiind puse in fata orezului.
We place the asparagus, smoked salmon strips, peppers and avocado on the bottom, in front of the rice.


Cu mare grija, incepem sa rulam alga cu legumele peste orez cu mana, si ajutandu-ne de covoras presam usor ruloul treptat pentru a se lipi bine orezul, (am intors covorasul ca sa se vada din fata cum rulez alga)
With our hands we gently roll the sheet with the vegetables, until it reaches the rice, and we help our selves with the bamboo pad, to roll it forward, gently squeezing and pressing the sushi roll, so the rice sticks very well.


Cand ajungeti la capatul algei, umeziti cu putina apa alga pe orizontala pentru a se lipi mai bine alga si mai strangeti putin ruloul prin covoras pentru a va asigura ca ruloul s-a inchis la capete. Et voilà! (mi-au iesit 4 rulouri in total)
When we reach the end, we wet the horizontal end of the seaweed sheet so it sticks better and closes the roll more secure. Make sure that the ends are sealed.
We squeeze some more the sushi roll with the bamboo pad and we set aside. Et Voila! (I made 4 rolls)


Cu un cutit umezit in apa, taiati rulourile bucati mai mici (eu le-am taiat mici ca sa poata fi mancate usor dintr-o imbucatura).
With a wet knife, we cut the rolls in smaller pieces (I prefer them small, for a one bite meal).


 Si din alt unghi bucatelele apetisante :)
From another angle :)


Mai de aproape...
Closer...

                                          
 Serviti Maki Sushi cu sos de soia si pasta wasabi, daca va place, eu am renuntat la pasta. Bon appetit!
We serve Maki Sushi with soya sauce and Wasabi paste, if you like it, I only wanted the soya sauce.
Bon appetit!



35 comments:

  1. Cat de frumosi sunt asa colorati! Yumm!

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  2. Penultima poza mi-a blocat privirea pentru 10 secunde... Arata minunat ! sa va fie de bine

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  3. Ce fain ti-au iesit ! Pupici !

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  4. BRAAAVVVOOOO !!!! Eu inca nu am incercat sa fac sushi, dar cred ca imi fac curaj, vazand cat de bine arata. Pozele sunt ametitor de frumoase !! Te pupic dulce !! Un week-end minunat iti doresc ! :*:*:*:*

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  5. Arata excelent!!!Mi-ai facut o pofta nebuna,n-am mai facut de muuuuult timp.Te pup Alinutza!

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  6. Bunica, asa-i ca sunt frumosi? :) Multumesc de vizita!

    Antonina, esti tare draguta! Maki Sushi sunt asa de frumoase ca impresioneaza cu siguranta la orice event! Multumesc si weekend placut!

    Mimmi, multumesc mult! Te pup!

    Ana Maria, la ce mancaruri faci tu, asta e floare la ureche, neaparat sa le incerci! Multumesc pentru comentariu, esti o dulce! Te pupik :*

    Multumesc Flory! pune-te pe treaba si rasfata-te putin :) Pupici si weekend cu soare iti doresc!

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  7. Your sushi looks really perfect, are you sure you've never made this before? I like your improvisation with smoked salmon, as fresh fish is hard to work with and you'd have to be more careful. Bravo, your sushi here is fresh and very appetizing!

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  8. Thank you Foodiva, it's really my first time making Maki Sushi :) I'm glad you like them! Thank you for your visit and for taking the time to leave a comment, means a lot to me!

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  9. Arata ca de pe revista, zau asa! Felicitari!! :)

    te pup, duminica placuta!

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  10. Alina,

    Sa nu mai spui nimanui ca faci sushi pentru prima data.
    Ti-au iesit perfect !
    Si e o idee inedita de aperitiv.
    Am notat-o pentru prima ocazie cand vreau sa impresionez asistenta . :)

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  11. Oana, esti tare draguta, multumesc draga mea! Duminica placuta iti doresc de asemenea!

    Lia, iti multumesc din suflet! Am vazut comentariul cand m-am trezit, si mi-a pus un zambet pe fata :) neaparat sa-mi spui cum ti-au iesit cand le vei incerca, sunt foarte simplu de facut sa stii si de efect cu siguranta! Pupici si sper ca ai un sfarsit de saptamana placut :)

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  12. Wow.............cat de frumos.
    O dupa-amiaza placuta!

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  13. You've done a great job with this. It looks delicious and I'm sure it is delicious. I hope you have a great day. Blessings...Mary

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  14. Maria, multumesc frumos! Duminica seara placuta si tie!

    Mary, thank you for the comment, it was easier to make than I thought, and yes, they do taste great :) You too have a peaceful Sunday!

    Zazuza, multumesc!!! O seara placuta :)

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  15. oh my, oh my! ce dragutenii!!!
    Perfect ti-au iesit! :)

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  16. Clarinette, thank you so much for your lovely comment! I appreciate your visit and I hope you'll come back for more recipes!

    Andreea, multumesc mult pentru apreciere, a fost prima data ca le fac si m-am temut ca o sa fie un esec :) surprinzator, au iesit exact cum m-am asteptat, doar ca fiind grabita sa prind lumina naturala, nu le-am taiat foarte egale :))) Pupici!

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  17. Arata absolut exceptional! Eu nu mananc sushi de fel, insa ce ai pregatit tu ma tenteaza foarte tare. Bravo!!!!

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  18. Pai sa stii Guvi ca nici eu nu sunt amatoare de sushi, dar daca nu contine fructe de mare sau raw fish e ok pentru mine, e chiar fara calorii prea multe, so it works for me :) Multumesc pentru comment, esti o draguta! O saptamana frumoasa iti doresc!

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  19. Wahhhhhhhhh! Your sushi is so beautiful! New to your space and following you for more exciting recipes! Would also like to invite you to follow my blog if you like :)

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  20. Just stunning! Magazine worthy photos!!! I've never made sushi before, but love to eat it. You may have made me brave enough to try my own...

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  21. Thank you for your comment Glorious Food, I'll go ckeck your blog fur sure! Hope you'll be back!

    Lizzy, thank you for your nice comment, you're sweet as always! You should definitely try it, it's so easy to make the rolls!!!

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  22. WOW! You did an incredible job on that sushi. I'm with Lizzy, I've never made it before either, but love eating it. Thank you so much for visiting my blog and becoming my newest follower. Following you back and I'm looking forward to more of your wonderful recipes!

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  23. Thank you Brenda for following and for your lovely comment! Please do try to make these rolls at home, you'll see how easy it is, plus you can combine anything you like! Hope you're having a great day!

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  24. You did such a great job! This is something I have never tried but always want to :) Perfection!

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  25. Alisha, thank you my dear!!! To be honest, these roll are so easy to make that it's almost unbelievable how good they look like :)) please try them once, if you like sushi rolls, you'll be very satisfied with the result!

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  26. I love Maki rolls, and trying different fillings is what I love. Your rolls turned out perfect, good job. Thanks for participating in this month's YBR :)

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  27. It was my pleasure Nancy, plus I love your YBR! Thank you for taking me in :) Have a great week!

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  28. Your sushi is so beautiful! I've only made my own once but you've inspired me to try again :-) Great YBR entry!

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  29. Thank you Katherine! It was my first time as well, glad you liked it :) thanks for stopping by!

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  30. Wow, I can't believe how beautiful your sushi came out. I've tried before, but mine looked like a big mess, i will come back here next time and try your way. We love sushi.
    -Gina-

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  31. Gina, it was my first time making these rolls but I had a lot of fun making them :) plus you can put anything you like in them! Hope my photos will help you! Have a great weekend and thank you for your visit!

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  32. hmmmmmmm sushi gustos il ador

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    1. cum am mai zis imi place la nebunie si culoare si gustul il ador sushi yami gustos si si sanatosssssssss

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