California Rolls

By Tracy O.                    Oh My Food Recipes

California Rolls Ingredients: 

Ingredients: ▢ Japanese rice ▢ Water ▢ Avocados ▢ Nori/ seaweed sheets Rice Vinegar Seasoning:  ▢ Vinegar ▢ Sugar ▢ Salt Crab Salad: ▢ Imitation crab sticks  ▢ Mayonnaise Optional ▢ Roasted sesame seeds

How to make sushi rice: 

1. Put Japanese rice into a bowl and add some water, wash and rub the rice until the water turns milky. Then, drain the water and repeat washing the rice 2-3 times.

2. After that, drain the rice well. (You can use a strainer.)

How to make sushi rice: 

3. Next, put the washed and drained rice into the instant pot pressure cooker.

4. Pour water into the instant pot and level the rice. Make sure the rice is covered by water. Close the lid and vent. Push the manual button, adjust time to 6 minutes at high pressure and naturally release pressure.

How to make sushi rice: 

5. In the meanwhile, put sugar, vinegar and salt into a pot.

6. Turn on a small fire and keep stirring until sugar and salt dissolve. Let it cool off.

How to make sushi rice: 

7. When the rice is done, scoop it out and put into a mixing bowl.

8. Slowly add sushi rice vinegar from step 6 into the hot cooked rice and mix it well. Then, let it cool down before wrapping.

 Preparation: 

9. Wrap the bamboo sushi mat with a plastic wrap. This can keep the bamboo mat clean and easier to clean.

10. Cut  long imitation crab sticks into shorter pieces.

 Preparation: 

11. After, put the cut imitation crab sticks into a chopper. Chop until it's small pieces.

12. Put the chopped crab sticks into a bowl and add mayonnaise. Mix it well.

 Preparation: 

13. Peel and slice ripe avocados.

14. A regular seaweed sheet is 8 inches x 7.5 inches. Personally, I prefer to cut out 1.5-2 inches (height) of the nori because when you wrap the sushi rolls, it will look better.

 Wrapping: 

15. Take a scoop of the seasoned rice from step 8 and spread on the nori.

16. Flip the nori with rice. Now, the rice facing the bamboo mat and nori on the top. Scoop crab salad from step 12. And, put some sliced avocado.

 Wrapping: 

17. Roll up the nori with the bamboo mat. Slightly press it and shape the roll.

18. Sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds (black or white) or roe.

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California Rolls

By Tracy O.                               Oh My Food Recipes