California rolls (Kura style)

2025-03-21

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**.)

Source: Oh My Food Recipes