California roll recipe

Ingredients

• 2 cups Japanese rice
• 2 cups water
• 1 large avocado
• 5-6 sheets nori (seaweed sheets)
• 1/3 cup rice vinegar seasoning
• 11 long one Imitation crab sticks (around 14oz)
• 2 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise (Kewpie)
• 1 tablespoon Roasted sesame seeds

Directions

• Put 2 cups of Japanese rice into a bowl and add some water, wash and rub the rice until the water turns milky. Then, drain the water and repeat washing the rice 2-3 times.
• After that, drain the rice well. (You can use a strainer.)
• Next, put the washed and drained rice into rice cooker.
• Pour 2 cups of water into the rice cooker and level the rice. Make sure the rice is covered by water. Close the lid and set it to cook white rice.
• In the meantime, wrap the bamboo sushi mat with plastic wrap to keep the bamboo mat clean.
• Cut 11 long imitation crab sticks into shorter pieces. (It is around 14oz.)
• After, put the cut imitation crab sticks into a chopper. Chop until the pieces are uniform.
• Put the chopped crab sticks into a bowl and add 2 tbsp of mayonnaise. Mix it well and taste.
• Peel and slice 1 large ripe avocado.
• When the rice is done, scoop it out and put into a mixing bowl. Add the 1/3 cup of sushi rice vinegar to the hot cooked rice a little bit at a time and mix it well. Then, let it cool down before wrapping.
• Cut each nori sheet in half so that you have 4 inches on each side. A regular seaweed sheet is 8 inches x 7.5 inches. This makes the rolled sushi the correct size. Otherwise they will be too big. Therefore, the size of the nori sheet is around 4 inches x 7.5 inches.
• Take a scoop of the seasoned rice from step 8 and spread on the nori. (Wet your hands a little bit before getting the sushi rice on the nori because it helps the rice not to stick on the hands when you spread the rice on the seaweed.)
• Sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds (black or white) or roe onto the rice. This is optional as well.
• Flip the nori with rice. Now, the rice is facing the bamboo mat and nori is on the top.
• Scoop 3 big tablespoons of the crab mix in the middle of the nori, and place one row of sliced avocado along the crab.
• Roll up the nori with the bamboo mat. Slightly press it and shape the roll. (Remember don’t press too hard because the filling will come out the ends).
• Then, cut the rolls into pieces. (Use a wet paper towel to wipe the knife each time you cut the sushi rolls. This can help you cut the sushi better**.)

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