California Rolls

Preparation

• 1 Peel avocado and cut it into strips it. You will need 2 pieces per roll.2 Put imitation crab in a bowl and mix with soy sauce, mirin and mayonnaise.3 Cover a bamboo mat with plastic wrap. Put a sheet of dried seaweed on top of the mat rough side up.4 Spread sushi rice (4 oz.) on top of the seaweed and press firmly.5 Sprinkle sesame seeds over the sushi rice.6 Turn the sushi layer over so that the seaweed is on top. Place avocado and mixed crab (2 oz.) lengthwise on the seaweed.7 Roll the bamboo mat forward, pressing the ingredients inside the cylinder-shaped sushi. Press firmly on the bamboo mat with hands, then remove the rolled sushi.8 Lightly place and spread caviar on a long plate, gently roll the California roll over the tobiko until its completely covered. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. 9 Wipe the knife with a wet cloth before slicing sushi. Cut the sushi roll into about 8 bite-sized pieces.10 Decorate the rice dish with wasabi and pickled ginger.
• Source:
• California Rice Commission – calrice.org