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California Roll
California Roll or California Maki is a sushi roll that is made inside out. Crabstick, avocado, and cucumber are placed in the center of the nori
Cuisine not specified Updated 11/11/2009
Ingredients
Measured from the catalog payload.
- 1 sized avocado peeled and sliced into 1/4 inch thick pieces
- 4 sheets sushinori
- 1/4 cup sesame seeds
- 1 cucumber seeded and sliced in 1/8 inch thick pieces peeled
- 4 pieces crabstick
- 3 cups cooked sushi rice
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
15 cooking steps
- In a small bowl, combine the rice vinegar, sugar, and salt then stir well.
- Place in a microwave oven for about 10 seconds then stir again so that all the ingredients will be dissolved.
- Pour the vinegar-sugar-salt mixture on the sushi rice then mix well. Set aside.
- Cut the sushinori (nori) in half crosswise.
- Lay one sushinori (shiny side down) on a flat surface
- Scoop some sushi rice and spread over the sushinori (make sure to distribute the rice evenly)
- Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of the sushi rice
- Cover the mat (or bamboo mat) with plastic (such as cling wrap)
- Place the mat on a flat surface then put the sushinori with rice over the mat. The part that has the rice should be facing down.
- Arrange the crabstick, cucumber, and avocado in the center of the sheet
- Grab the edge of the mat, keeping the fillings in place with your fingers, and roll it into a tight cylinder, using the mat to shape the cylinder. Set aside.
- Continue doing the process until all the rice are used.
- Trim the edge of the rolled sushi then cut the cylinder in half using a sharp knife
- Slice each half crosswise into three equal pieces.
- Place in a serving plate then serve with soysauce and wasabi. Share and enjoy!
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