California Rolls (with Tips on Cutting the Rolls)
- 360 ml White rice
- 2 cm square Kombu
- 4 tbsp Sushi vinegar
- 4 sheets Sushi seaweed
- 100 grams Smoked salmon
- 1 Avocado
- 4 tbsp Cream cheese
- 1 Sesame seeds
- Cook 2 rice cooker cups of rice with water and konbu seaweed.
- Once the rice is cooked, transfer to a bowl or sushi oke (wooden bowl for sushi), and fold the sushi vinegar into the rice using a cutting motion.
- If you've used a bowl, transfer the mixed sushi rice to a flat plate and let cool.
- (This prevents moisture from collecting in the bottom of the bowl.)
- Meanwhile, cut the filling ingredients and put them on a plate.
- Cut the nori seaweed sheet into two-thirds.
- The rolls will be very thick if you use the whole sheet.
- On a sushi rolling mat, lay a nori seaweed sheet and spread out the sushi rice over the nori seaweed.
- Make sure all 4 corners are fully covered.
- Leave the sushi rolling mat, and transfer the nori seaweed and the sushi rice to a plate.
- Lay a piece of plastic wrap on the sushi rolling mat, and place the nori seaweed and sushi rice from earlier with the nori seaweed side up.
- Flip the plate slowly to position them neatly.
- Arrange the filling ingredients in the center of the seaweed.
- Put the avocado slices on the bottom side of the filling section.
- This way the salmon and cream cheese will keep the avocado from moving while rolling up.
- Roll it up using the sushi rolling mat.
- Be careful not to squeeze it too tightly.
- When rolling up, bring the bottom end of the nori seaweed to the red dotted line shown in the picture so the sushi rice will act as a glue.
- Once the ingredients are rolled up, remove the plastic wrap and sprinkle the sesame seeds.
- Wrap the roll again with the plastic wrap and set aside for about 15 minutes.
- To prevent the rolls from breaking apart, cut them with the plastic wrap on.
- Tilt the knife and slice slowly.
- Moisten the knife with a wet towel before each slice so the cross section of the sushi roll will look neat.
- Once the rolls are cut, gently remove the plastic wrap.
- On a platter, carefully arrange the sushi rolls one by one, and it's done!
white rice, vinegar, salmon, avocado, cream cheese, sesame seeds
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/151907-california-rolls-with-tips-on-cutting-the-rolls (may not work)