California Rolls (with Tips on Cutting the Rolls)
California Rolls (with Tips on Cutting the Rolls)

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There's some debate over who invented the California, which several chefs in Los Angeles California claiming to be the inventor including Ichiro Mashita, and Ken Seusa. More recently, Hidekazu Tojo who ran a restaurant in Vancouver, Canada, has laid claim to. Now we are ready to roll the California roll.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have california rolls (with tips on cutting the rolls) using 8 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make California Rolls (with Tips on Cutting the Rolls):
  1. Make ready 360 ml White rice
  2. Get 2 cm square Kombu
  3. Prepare 4 tbsp Sushi vinegar
  4. Prepare 4 sheets Sushi seaweed
  5. Get 100 grams Smoked salmon
  6. Make ready 1 Avocado
  7. Take 4 tbsp Cream cheese
  8. Take 1 Sesame seeds

The California roll is made with crab meat, either cooked crab or imitation crab meat, plus avocado and cucumber. You'll watch Hitoshi carefully prepare the ingredients and make a sushi roll that's as beautiful as it is delicious. He'll also reveal the tricks to making great sushi rice. California Roll or California Maki is a sushi roll that is made inside out.

Instructions to make California Rolls (with Tips on Cutting the Rolls):
  1. <Making sushi rice> Cook 2 rice cooker cups of rice with water and konbu seaweed.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.)
  4. Meanwhile, cut the filling ingredients and put them on a plate.
  5. Cut the nori seaweed sheet into two-thirds. The rolls will be very thick if you use the whole sheet.
  6. 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.
  7. Leave the sushi rolling mat, and transfer the nori seaweed and the sushi rice to a plate.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Roll it up using the sushi rolling mat. Be careful not to squeeze it too tightly.
  11. <Tips for rolling California rolls> 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.
  12. 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.
  13. <Tips for cutting California rolls> To prevent the rolls from breaking apart, cut them with the plastic wrap on. Tilt the knife and slice slowly.
  14. <Tips for cutting California rolls> Moisten the knife with a wet towel before each slice so the cross section of the sushi roll will look neat.
  15. Once the rolls are cut, gently remove the plastic wrap.
  16. On a platter, carefully arrange the sushi rolls one by one, and it's done!

Crabstick, avocado, and cucumber are placed in the center of the nori while the flattened sushi rice with sesame seeds is on the opposite part. This is then rolled using a bamboo mat and pressed to maintain the shape. Try your hand at rolling these delicious California rolls - it's easier than you think. Using the mat or baking paper as a guide, roll up. Repeat with remaining nori and fillings.

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