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California Rolls

Author Life by Noosha

Ingredients

  • 1 lb imitation crab meat
  • 2 Tbsp mayo
  • 1 Tbsp sesame seed oil
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 avocado
  • 1 pkg sushi nori sheets
  • 2 cups sushi rice
  • 3 cups water
  • ½ cup rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp avocado oil
  • 3 Tbsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 Tbsp sesame seeds

Instructions

  1. Add crab meat, sesame seed oil, and mayo to food processor and pulse until the mixture comes together

  2. Cut your cucumber into matchstick pieces

  3. Slice your avocado

  4. To prepare your sushi rice first rinse your rice until water runs clear

  5. Add washed rice and water to a small pot and bring to a boil

  6. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for about 20 minutes

  7. Combine the rice vinegar, avocado oil, sugar, and salt in a bowl and microwave in 30-second increments stirring in between until sugar and salt are dissolved

  8. Once the rice is cooked, transfer to a bowl and add the rice vinegar mixture and stir until the rice is coated

  9. Let rice mixture cool

  10. Place a sushi nori sheet on your bamboo mat and spread an even amount of rice on the top two-thirds of the sheet

  11. Sprinkle a bit of the sesame seed onto rice

  12. Flip your sushi nori sheet

  13. On the bottom third of the sheet where there is no rice, add your desired amount of fillings

  14. Using your bamboo mat to guide you roll your sushi tightly while gently shaping your sushi into a nice roll

  15. Take a sharp knife and dip the blade in water to avoid sticking and slice your roll into bite-size pieces

  16. Enjoy with pickled ginger, wasabi, and soy sauce