California Roll Sushi

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 1/2 cups rice, medium grain
• 28 g cucumbers, with peel
• 30 g avocados
• 1/2 cup imitation crabmeat
• 2 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mirin
• 4 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
• 1 nori sushi sheet, raw untoasted

Recipe

• 1 make 2 cups rice in a rice cooker.
• 2 take 1 1/2 cups of cooked rice and let cool.
• 3 in a sauce pan on low heat combine rice vinegar, sugar and mirin together.
• 4 cook until the sugar dissolves.
• 5 once cooked, place aside later to mix with the rice.
• 6 julienne (cut into strips) the cucumber, imitation crab and avocado.
• 7 combine rice and vinegar mixture, make sure the rice is moist and not too wet.
• 8 using a sushi mat, place nori (seaweed) on the mat.
• 9 cover 4/5 of the nori with rice, leaving some space on the top.
• 10 add the crab, cucumber and avocado in a small strip across the bottom of the nori with rice.
• 11 slowly roll the sushi tightly and seal the edges with water.
• 12 cut the roll with a sharp knife, 6-8 pieces depending on how large the slices.
• 13 serve with soy sauce, wasabi and ginger.