Basic California Roll
Description
This is a basic California roll recipe with crab, cucumber, avocado, nori, flying fish roe, sushi rice, and sesame seeds. This recipe makes four rolls.
Ingredients
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3 1/2 ounces crab sticks, finely chopped
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4 tablespoons mayonnaise
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1/2 cucumber
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4 sheets nori (dry seaweed)
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2 1/2 cups cooked sushi rice
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2 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds
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1 avocado, sliced
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4 teaspoons tobiko (flying fish roe)
Directions
1
Stir chopped crab sticks and mayonnaise together in a small bowl; set aside.
2
Slice ends off cucumber; cut into quarters lengthwise. Thinly slice each quarter lengthwise to make spears; set aside.
3
Lay 1 sheet nori on bamboo sushi rolling mat. With wet fingers, firmly pat a thin, even layer of prepared rice over nori, leaving a 1/3-inch edge at the bottom. Sprinkle sesame seeds over rice; carefully flip over.
4
Place 1 tablespoon crab mixture in a line about one-third from the top. Place 1 to 2 cucumber spears and 1 to 3 avocado slices.
5
Roll nori sheet tightly into a cylinder around rice and filling, using the bamboo mat, starting at the top edge. Moisten uncovered edge with water; finish rolling once you reach the bottom. Repeat with the remaining nori, rice, sesame seeds, crab mixture, cucumber, and avocado.
6
Slice each roll into 3/4-inch pieces. Garnish each piece with 1/8 teaspoon tobiko.