Goin' back to Cali roll
Submitted by Terry
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| prep time: 10 minutes tops | cooking time: however long it takes for rice | makes 4 rolls |
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| Your traditional california roll. Make sure you use the hot house cucumbers, they have less seeds and they taste better. Use our sushi tips to ensure perfect rolls. |
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Equipment:
Bamboo sushi rolling mat
Really sharp serrated knife
Rice cooker or pot for rice
Large preferabely glass bowl to cool rice down in
Small saute pan
Tongs, if you are going to be roasting the nori
Ingredients
For the rice
1 cup sushi rice made with 1 1/4 cup H20, prepared according to package directions
About 2 Tablespoons Rice vinegar (do not use regular or any other kind!)
1 teaspoon sugar
For the filling
1/2 avocado, peeled, seeded, sliced into long pieces
1/2 Hot house cucumber, peeled & sliced into long thin strips
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
4 sheets nori*
Directions
For the rice
Prepare rice according to package instructions. It should be something like 1 1/4 cup H20 to 1 cup rice. Cook till rice is tender but firm, even a little dry.
Empty hot rice into a large glass bowl. Sprinkle with about rice vinegar and 1 sugar. Fold rice gently with a large spoon or rice paddle. Rice should be moist and have a mild vinegar flavor. Cover with plastic wrap. When rice is slightly warmer than room temperature it's ready to work with.
For the filling
Layer avocado slices and cucumber. Sprinkle with sesame. Roll!
*If you like, use a pair of tongs to roast the nori sheets over the oven flame for 2-3 seconds. |
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Reviews (add your own)
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| denise wrote on Tuesday September 07th, 2004 01:02 PM |
 four soybeans |
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I love the cool crisp crunch of the cucumber blended with the mild nutty flavor of the avocado. I never plan on going back to cali but that doesn't mean my taste buds don't. |
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| Emile wrote on Monday March 14th, 2005 01:24 PM |
four soybeans |
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Fantastic recipe. Easy to make and brought my taste buds and olfactory to another dimension of sensory pleasure. |
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| rob sickmode wrote on Wednesday January 17th, 2007 05:53 PM |
four soybeans |
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this was my first attempt at making sushi and it came out excellent! a definite hit...that i've already made two more times... delicious, filling, and pretty much cheap! *once you have the essentials*
I'd love more sushi recipes...
-robert |
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