Domingo por la noche, son ya las 9 y media y Arantxa todavia no ha aparecido pero yo ya tengo la cena casi lista (hoy la colleja se la lleva ella) y como es su ultima noche y le apetecia sushi pues aqui ando liado modo japones on.
New week new post, or that's how it should work. So this week we recieved a visit from Arantxa...and who is she? Well, she is one of those person you meet via via but since the very beginning we connected so well making both of our lives into laughing as a way of living. She decided to left us in February and head back to her home town in Donosti, but since Brussels is her second home everytime she has a few days free she comes visit. I will never forget that occasion when she appear out of nothing on the moment I've most needed her, and it's like that, sometimes just a hug from those people you don't have that close is what you need to keep on going and so did she, she gave me that boost together with a slap because so is she.
Sunday evening, it's already half past nine, Arantxa is not home yet but dinner is almost ready (tonight she'll be the lucky one who gets the slap) and because it's her last night and she felt like having sushi, here I am Japanese mode on.
Sushi
400gr de arroz para sushi / sushi rice.
Salmon fresco / fresh salmon.
1 aguacate / avocado.
2 zanahorias / carrots.
1/2 pepino / cucumber.
Surimi.
Vinagre de arroz / rice vinegar.
Alga Nori / Nori seaweed.
Wasabi.
Jengibre / ginger.
° Hay que lavar bien el arroz antes de empezar a cocinarlo, una vez listo lo ponemos en una olla con algo mas de medio litro de agua fria, tapamos, dejamos a fuego lento hasta que empiece a hervir y diez minutos mas tarde esta listo. Lo retiramos del fuego y lo dejamos reposar con la tapa 15 min.
° Mientras vamos cortando la verduras y el pescado en juliana o tiras finas.
° Una vez transcurrido los 15min, le ponemos un buen chorro de vinagre de arroz y removemos bien.Yo le suelo poner un poco de wasabi para darle un toque al arroz, pero eso es a gusto del consumidor.
° Tenemos todo listo, ahora nos toca enrollar. Para ello ponemos la esterilla, el alga encima con la cara mate hacia arriba, un poco de wasabi, capa de arroz (siempre dejando los extremos vacios porque a la hora de enrollar el arroz se esparcira un poco), pescado y verduras. Empezamos a enrollar y ejercemos algo de presion para que quede compacto, pero el arroz al ser especial, se pega bastante.
TRUCO: Ponte un bol con agua al lado, para cuando vaya a extender el arroz con las manos porque se pega mucho. Y a la hora de cortarlo, la hoja del cuchillo debe estar humeda.
° We have to wash very well the rice before start cooking it, once it's ready we put it in a pot with a bit more than half a litre of cold water, we cover it and let it start boiling on a low fire. after that it'll be ready in 10min. Let it rest covered for 15min.
° In the meantime we cut the vegetables and the fish in julienne strips.
° Once the 15min. are over, we put some rice vinegar and we stir it well. I personally put some wasabi paste in the rice, but that's up to you.
° Everything is ready now, so let's start rolling up. On the rolling mat we lay the Nori with the mate side up, a little bit of wasabi, a layer of rice (not fully covered because once we start rolling the rice will expand and take more space), the fish and the vegetables. We have to make some pressure while rolling but not too much because the rice is really sticky.
TIP: have a bowl with water next to you in order to make your hands humid because it sticks a lot. When cutting the sushi, the knife's blade has to be wet.
Vasos de nata con cucharas de chocolate
100gr de chocolate.
25gr de mantequilla / butter.
250ml de nata 35% / heavy cream.
50gr de azucar / sugar.
Colorante / coloring.
Frutos del bosque / berry mix.
° Derretimos el chocolate con la mantequilla a fuego muy suave, lo ponemos en los moldes y al congelador directo. Las cucharas estaran listas en un par de horas, asi que tienes tiempo ahora de cocinar todo lo que se te venga a la cabeza.
° Montamos la nata con el azucar y dividimos, una la dejaremos blanca y la otra del color que mas le vaya.
° Una vez las cucharas esten listas podemos montar nuestro sencillo pero muy vistoso postre.
° Start by melting together the chocolate and the butter on a really low fire, set it in the moulds and put the in the freezer. The chocolate spoons will be ready in a couple of hours so start thinking what you are gonna make as main dish cause you have plenty of time.
° Whisk the cream and the sugar together till you get a nice wipped cream, divide it in two, one will let it white and the other one we'll color it depending on the dish.
Ya sabeis que las puertas de casa siempre estan abiertas y que un plato rico rico os estara esperando. Gracias por leer y hasta el proximo.
You all know that our doors are always open and there will be something yummy waiting for you. Thanks for supporting and see you in the next one.
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