California Roll Sushi

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Description

California Roll – it’s really good. Serve with soy sauce and wasabi.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup uncooked short-grain white rice
  • 1 cup water
  • ¼ cup rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • ½ cup imitation crabmeat, finely chopped
  • ¼ cup mayonnaise
  • 8 sheets nori (dry seaweed)
  • 2 ½ tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 1 cucumber, cut into thin spears
  • 2 avocados – pitted, peeled, and sliced the long way

Instructions

  1. Wash the rice in several changes of water until the rinse water is no longer cloudy
  2. drain well
  3. and place in a covered pan or rice cooker with 1 cup water. Bring to a boil
  4. reduce heat to a simmer
  5. and cover the pan. Allow the rice to simmer until the top looks dry
  6. about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat
  7. and let stand for 10 minutes to absorb the rest of the water.
  8. Mix the rice vinegar and sugar in a small bowl until the sugar has dissolved
  9. and stir the mixture into the cooked rice until well combined. Allow the rice to cool
  10. and set aside.
  11. Mix the imitation crabmeat with mayonnaise in a bowl
  12. and set aside. To roll the sushi
  13. cover a bamboo rolling mat with plastic wrap. Lay a sheet of nori
  14. shiny side down
  15. on the plastic wrap. With wet fingers
  16. firmly pat a thin
  17. even layer of prepared rice over the nori
  18. leaving 1/4 inch uncovered at the bottom edge of the sheet. Sprinkle the rice with about 1/2 teaspoon of sesame seeds
  19. and gently press them into the rice. Carefully flip the nori sheet over so the seaweed side is up.
  20. Place 2 or 3 long cucumber spears
  21. 2 or 3 slices of avocado
  22. and about 1 tablespoon of imitation crab mixture in a line across the nori sheet
  23. about 1/4 from the uncovered edge. Pick up the edge of the bamboo rolling sheet
  24. fold the bottom edge of the sheet up
  25. enclosing the filling
  26. and tightly roll the sushi into a cylinder about 1 1/2 inch in diameter. Once the sushi is rolled
  27. wrap it in the mat and gently squeeze to compact it tightly.
  28. Cut each roll into 1 inch pieces with a very sharp knife dipped in water.

Prep Time: 45 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 8

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