California Rolling - Sushi

Added: 22.06.10 by John | Views: 1350 | Comments: 2 | |

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Ingredients

  • Crab meat
  • 2 Avocado strips
  • Japanese mayonnaise
  • 1 nori seaweed sheet
  • sushi rice
  • 1 sushi rolling mat
  • 1 bowl of water

Instructions

Step 1

Place the rolling mat on a flat and smooth surface, we have covered it in cling film so it can be cleaned easily.
Lay the nori which is the seaweed on top, closest to edge that is nearest to you.

Moisten your hands in the bowl of water. Then spread a thin layer of the specially prepared sushi rice on top of the nori. Make sure the rice evenly covers the nori and press it down firmly, ensuring the rice has stuck, without mashing the kernels.

Step 2

Flip the nori over so laying rice side is down.
Place the avocado strips horizontally across the centre of the nori. Then squeeze a line of mayonnaise next to that. If you do not have a squeezy container, you can use a knife to spread a thin line instead. Place the crab on top of the mayonnaise. Make sure the fillings lie evenly as this will make fir a better roll.

Step 3

lift up the nearest side of the mat and fold it over to make a cylindrical shape. Use your fingers to tuck in the edge of the nori to make a complete roll.
Keep pressing the roll gently, using your fingers to compress and shape the Uramaki. Make sure not to press it too hard but be sure that it is in a good even size.

Step 4

In order to complete the roll, put the Uramaki in a container of roe, keep turning it until it is covered. If there is no such a large amount of roe, you could use your hands to press the roe into the roll.

Step 5

Slice the roll into two. Place the 2 sides parallel to each other, then slice them into six pieces.

Step 6

Turn each slice on its side, So you to see the colors and pattern of the fillings, and the display on a serving plate.

  • Short Description: This is my video recipe of the ubiquitous California Roll, it is easy to make.
  • Preparation: 15 Min
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Tags: ricesushijapaneseasian

Comments

  • John - Tue 22 Jun 2010 @ 15:55

    As promised, here is my video recipe of the ubiquitous California Roll. Thank God (Buddha, in this case), for the user-friendly crab and avocado roll, as it allows those culinary cowards among us to join friends at a sushi bar. Without it they would have to make up some story about a sudden illness in order to avoid the embarrassment of admitting to raw fish phobia. Since I couldn't find the official term for this horrible affliction, I found a Latin-English translation site and have now coined this syndrome, rudispiscisphobia.

  • John - Tue 22 Jun 2010 @ 15:55

    I was hoping to also show some raw fish options using the sushi rice, but there was no decent "sushi-grade" fish readily available in my neighborhood. Maybe next time. The faux crab I used in these California rolls is a nice option if your budget (as I very subtly joke about in the clip) does not allow for the real stuff. Just be sure to check the labels and make sure your fake crab is made from real fish. Enjoy!