254 378 Food & Drink Asian Cooking Japanese Cooking true Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:53:29 -0800 /system/videos/2/54/02/254.flv DIY, Instructional, tutorial, Do It Yourself, Tips, Essential Skills, Learn to, food, cooking, japanese, sushi, cook, chef, make, prepare, preparation, fish, salmon, tuna, yellowtail, maki, hand, roll, cone, asian How To Make Hand Roll Sushi http://www.howcast.com/videos/254-How-To-Make-Hand-Roll-Sushi http://www.howcast.com/videos/254-How-To-Make-Hand-Roll-Sushi/edit approved 180 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=254"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=254" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 15 Koji http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/Food.How_to_Make_Hand_Roll_Sushi_SD_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 12499 false false false 4169 0 47 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/47.jpg Prepare cucumber Peel the cucumber, cut off the ends, and cut it in half lengthwise. Remove the seeds, cut the cucumber into thin strips about one-eighth to one-quarter inch wide, and set the strips aside.

]]> 4170 1 61 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/61.jpg Prepare avocado Cut the avocado in half lengthwise and twist the two halves until they separate. Cut the half without the pit into two quarters. Cut off the ends, remove the skin, and slice lengthwise into quarter-inch slices. Set the slices aside.

]]> 4171 2 78 Tip You can include whatever vegetables you like—scallions, carrots, zucchini, radishes—to customize your hand roll to your own personal taste.

]]> 4172 3 87 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/87.jpg Tear nori sheets Tear or cut the nori sheets in half.

]]> 4173 4 92 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/92.jpg Hold nori side down Hold a half sheet of nori shiny side down in the palm of one hand, supporting its length with your fingers.

]]> 4174 5 98 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/98.jpg Press rice into nori Moisten your other hand with a little water and grab about 1/4 cup— a small handful—of prepared sushi rice. Ball up the rice and press it onto the left-hand side of the nori.

]]> 4175 6 110 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/110.jpg Spread rice Spread the rice out to about a quarter-inch thickness, leaving a margin of nori around it, then press your index finger into the middle to make an indentation.

]]> 4176 7 120 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/120.jpg Add filling Lay a small amount of filling—say, one piece of fish and a slice or two of vegetable—in the indentation in the rice.

]]> 4177 8 128 Tip If you are hosting a ‘sushi party,’ place all your fillings on one serving platter and have your guests choose their fillings and roll their own.

]]> 4178 9 135 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/135.jpg Tightly roll Still holding the nori, rice, and filling in one hand, use your other hand to tightly roll up the bottom left-hand corner on the diagonal, over the rice and filling.

]]> 4179 10 145 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/145.jpg Wrap into cone Tightly wrap the opposite right-hand edge around, using a folding and tucking method to create a cone shape with the filling on the inside.

]]> 4180 11 154 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/154.jpg Secure edge Use a dab of rice on the corner to secure the inside edge of the nori to the outside of the cone.

]]> 4181 12 161 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/254/161.jpg Place on plate & garnish Make as many rolls as you want, and place them on a plate with a mound of prepared wasabi and a mound of Japanese picked ginger.

]]> 4182 13 169 Fact Nori, an edible sea vegetable, has a higher vitamin C content than raw oranges.

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