When ever we go out my daughter orders sushi if available. One sushi cost above 2 dollars depending on the filling. But make them at home is very simple. Good for parties as you do it earlier and leave in the fridge. I do it as a big batch and leave in a box for them to snack when ever they are hungry. :)
Home Made Sushi Rolls (Party / Finger Food)
Ingredients
For the Rice
3 Cups Sushi /Arborio/ medium grain Rice
1/2 Cup Rice vinegar
1 Tblsp Sugar
1 Tsp Salt
Filling
Several slices of smoked slamon
Avocado
Carrot
Roasted Capsicums
Wasabi Paste
Method
Wash the rice several times and add water to 1 to 1.5 ratio.
Cook on high until boils and then reduce to simmer.
When cooked add mixed vinegar, sugar and salt and mix well.
Leave the rice to rest 30 min. If in a hurry use a fan to cool the rice.
Put the bamboo mat on the bench top and arrange a yakinori sheet on it.
These buns are my daughters favourite. If she gets a chance to visit Chinese style bakery she grabs these with some other filled buns ( I will post the recipes of them too). It cost a lot of money for a single bun. If you make them at home its only couple of dollars and can freeze and leave in freezer up to 3 months.
Chinese pork Floss (Rousong) Buns
Ingredients
500 g bread flour
20g Milk Powder (Optional)
2 Eggs
1/2 tsp Salt
30g Butter
7g yeast
pork floss or any shredded meat
200ml Water
30g Yeast
Method
Add eggs,sugar, yeast, flour,salt and knead 2 minutes.
When kneading add water little by little by little and keep on kneading about 10-15 min.
After five minutes of kneading add butter and continue kneading.
Grease a bowl and transfer the dough and leave in a warm place until double in size.
Flour the bench top and transfer the dough on to the bench when doubles and press down and cut in to 8 equal parts.
Nest take one piece and roll to the shape ( Watch Video)
Fill pork floss and then Roll it tight to the end.
Next bring ends to the middle (Watch Video) and leave to prove about 30 min or until double in size.
Next Brush the tops with eggs and sprinkle some sesame seeds and bake 180c about 20-30 min.
Every recipe make this bread very complicated. There is nothing to worry when making Focaccia. The recipe I have given works very well and very simple for you all to enjoy baking. Home Made Focaccia bread from Scratch
Ingredients
410g Bread flour
1/4 cup Semolina or corn meal (Polenta)
7g Yeast
1 Cup warm water
6 Tblsp olive oil
Fresh rosemary leaves cut in to small pieces.
Salt
Method
Add warm water, 2 tblsp olive oil, yeast ,sugar in to a mixing bowl and use a whisk to mix.
After add flour, semolina or polenta and knead 10 min adding rosemary while kneading.
Make sure you do not add the flour at once. There will be some left over flour.
Next put that on to the bench top and knead several min.
Put in to a bowl to double in size covering with olive oil.
When double in size put that to a greased tray and press down as directed in the video and leave to rest 10 min.
Next poke the bread & sprinkle salt , olive oil and bake 200c about 20 -30 min until the bread is cooked or golden brown on top.
Mix all the ingredients to the first dough and knead 5 min and leave to prove 2 hours in a warm place.
Next add the 2nd dough ingredients to a mixing bowl and then knead adding the fist dough too in it adding water and knead 10 min.
Leave to prove in a warm place.
Next take the risen dough punch down and cut in to two equal parts.
Roll to a rectangle and roll to a log and roll to rectangle again and roll to a log and place in a baguette pan or in a tray and leave to prove cutting tops in an angle slightly.
Brush the tops when its double in size and bake 180 c until golden brown and once knock shold give a hollow sound.
These parcels are easy to prepare and also easy to cook. The main thing is not to over cook. Then it will go hard. Add oil to a pan and put them and cover to cook . Can keep in fridge for several days too.
Chicken & spring onion Parcels
Ingredients
450g Plain Flour
240-250 ml Water
Cooked chicken with any spice
1 Cup Spring onions.
Salt & pepper
Method
Knead the dough adding water and salt.
Leave to rest and knead again.
Put the chicken in a food processor and make smooth paste.
Add spring onions.
Mix well.
After leaving the dough to rest put it on a floured bench and cut in to equal size portions.
Take one and roll it to a rectangular shape.
put the filling on a corner and then seal edges as shown in the video and then roll to the other end.
Next press the roll down using the palm and roll it to a circle.