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5 from 5 votes

California Sushi Rolls

Author: Jenn

Ingredients

  • 3 cups sushi rice I used Calrose brand
  • 3 1/2 cups water
  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar I used Kikkoman brand
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 2 tsp. Kosher salt
  • Roasted Seaweed Sheets I used Nagai's brand
  • California Avocado sliced & squirted with lemon juice (to prevent browning)
  • Imitation Crab Sticks
  • Persian Cucumbers peeled and sliced into sticks
  • Bamboo Sushi Rolling Mat covered in plastic wrap

Instructions

  • Cook 3 cups of sushi rice with 3.5 cups of water in a thick bottom pot or rice cooker. Let rice cool down to room temperature (never in the refrigerator).
  • Heat rice vinegar with sugar and salt in a stove pot or by using the microwave. Heat until sugar and salt are fully dissolved.
  • Transfer cooled rice to wooden or plastic container. Do not cover. Pour seasoning a little bit at a time over rice and mix with wooden spoon in a cutting motion. Add mixture until rice is glossy and will stick together and tastes to your preference.
  • Place a layer of rice onto sushi rolling mat, about 1/4" high. Press down, using wet fingers, to get the rice to stick together and be level. Place a seaweed sheet, rough side down, on top of rice.
  • Place cucumber sticks in a row, about 1/3 of the way up the mat. Lay crab sticks on top of the cucumbers and then add the California Avocado behind the cucumber & crab.
  • Grab the edge of the mat closest to you, keeping the fillings in place with your fingers, and roll it into a tight cylinder, using the mat to shape the cylinder. Pull away the mat and set aside. Cover with plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for about 30 minutes.
  • Repeat until all of the rice has been used. Cut each roll into slices and serve with pickled ginger, wasabi and soy sauce. Enjoy!