California Rolls

Today Chef Azuki and her mother were showing me how to make California Rolls.  It's always fun to  cook together.  Chef Azuki and Bachan Azuki made beautiful round rolls.  I think I squeezed mine a little to tight and they turned out to be triangular, but still delicious. This recipe is for a family of four but you can always double or triple it for larger groups.

California Rolls

Ingredients:
3 C uncooked rice - about 6 C cooked
3 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
1 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp salt
3 persian cucumbers cut lengthwise
2 avocados sliced lengthwise
4 sticks imitation crab cut lengthwise
Nori (seaweed) large squares

Directions
1.  Cook the rice
2.  Add rice vinegar, sugar and salt to the rice
3.  Fan the rice using a paper fan (this makes the rice shiny)
4.  Put the nori on a wooden rolling mat or makisu
5.  Put rice on bottom half the nori (closest to you), make sure rice goes to the ends and sides
6.  Begin rolling it up away from you
7.  You will end up with a nori covered log
8.  Cut the log into 8 round slices
9.  Display in dish or platter

How fun it would be to have friends over for a sushi making party.  You can try using canned crab and mayonnaise or spice it up with sriracha chili sauce.  But the simple imitation crab, cucumbers and avocado is a fresh 'n easy family favorite!!!!!!!

BeaNspiration:  Food art is Magical!!!!!!!