How to Make Tasty California Rolls

California Rolls. Read Customer Reviews & Find Best Sellers. A California roll is a fresh take on traditional Japanese rice rolls. Filled with avocado, crab, and cucumber, it's fresh and crunchy and makes a filling meal.

Bring the water to a boil. On a rolling mat, place one sheet of nori with the rough side facing upwards. Wet your hands and grab a handful of rice and place it on the nori. You can have California Rolls using 6 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of California Rolls

1. It's 1 1/2 of bowlful Sushi rice.
2. You need 1/2 of sheet Nori seaweed.
3. You need 4 slice of Avocado.
4. It's 1/4 of cut lengthwise Cucumber.
5. You need 1 of Imitation crab sticks.
6. You need 1 of Toasted sesame seeds.

Spread the rice evenly throughout the nori without mashing the rice down. Season rice with a pinch of sesame seeds, if using, then flip it over so the nori is facing upwards. California Rolls are the perfect place to start. No raw fish is required—just imitation crab—which is typical for this type of roll.

California Rolls instructions

1. Cover your sushi mat (both sides) with plastic wrap..
2. Don't worry about wasting plastic - cover it up securely so that the sushi mat doesn't stick out from the sides or shift around. Use 2 sheets if it's not wide enough..
3. Fold the nori sheet in half to separate. Cut the crab sticks lengthwise so that the red part is evenly distributed on both pieces. Remove the pit from the avocado and cut it into 12 lengthwise wedges..
4. Remove the stem end of the cucumber, and slice it into fourths. Remove any seeds..
5. Lay a sheet of nori horizontally. Evenly spread the sushi rice. Make a mounded lip on the edge of the far-side..
6. Quickly flip over the nori and sushi rice. Make sure the lip remains on the far-side. Line the near-side of the nori and rice to the edge of your sushi mat..
7. Place 2 slices of the avocado on the center, then place the imitation crab sticks on top with the red side facing downwards. You can also use 4 slices of avocado if you'd like..
8. Roll it up from the front as you press the ingredients together. You can see in this photo that I forgot to line the rice to the edge of my sushi mat..
9. When you finish wrapping, the end of the sushi mat should meet the lip of the rice. So, press the rice of the lip slightly until any excess sticks out. This serves as a glue..
10. Remove the end of the sushi mat. Roll the sushi roll and squeeze tightly to secure the rice together. Now roll the sushi again to shape..
11. Sprinkle the roasted sesame seeds on top..
12. .
13. Leave it in a cool place for a while, then slice into sixths. The result will look nicer if you wipe your knife with a damp cloth between each slice..
14. Done..

Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, and cover the pan. California roll is one of the most popular sushi recipes in the United States. It's a real Japanese sushi roll with sushi rice wrapped with nori (seaweed) and stuffed with cooked imitation crab meat (or real crab meat), cucumber and avocado. California Sushi Rolls This tastes as good as any restaurant or store-bought California roll. Plus, it's one of the easiest sushi recipes to make!