Recipe: Tasty California Rolls (Popular in the States)

California Rolls (Popular in the States). The roll contributed to sushi's growing popularity in the United States by easing diners into more exotic sushi options. Sushi chefs have since devised many kinds of rolls, beyond simple variations of the California roll. It also made its way to Japan ("reverse imported"), where it may be called California maki or Kashū Maki (加州巻き).

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. You can use real or imitation crab. You can have California Rolls (Popular in the States) using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of California Rolls (Popular in the States)

1. It's of [For sushi rice].
2. Prepare 540 ml of Rice.
3. You need 1 of White sesame seeds.
4. You need 6 of sheets Nori seaweed.
5. It's 100 ml of Rice vinegar.
6. You need 3 tbsp of Sugar.
7. Prepare 1 dash of Salt.
8. You need of [Ingredients for filling].
9. Prepare 1 of Avocado.
10. It's 1 of cucumber.
11. You need 4 stick of Imitation crab sticks.
12. It's 1 of Cream cheese.
13. It's 6 slice of Cured ham.
14. Prepare 1 of Mayonnaise.
15. Prepare 1 of Sweet chilli sauce.

The electors will gather in the Assembly chambers in Sacramento. One of the most well-known sushi rolls in America that people across the country might be craving is the California roll. It comes with cucumber, crab (usually imitation crab) and avocado wrapped in seaweed with rice and sesame seeds. Sometimes, it even gets a little mayonnaise on top.

California Rolls (Popular in the States) step by step

1. Cook the rice (using a little less water than the usual amount). Cut the ingredients into long strips of about 1 cm thick (or thinner)..
2. Add sugar into the rice vinegar and heat to boil. Add salt to adjust the taste and let cool..
3. Transfer the freshly cooked rice into a Japanese wooden sushi bowl and mix with vinegar. Use a fan to cool off the rice as you mix and let cool. Once the rice has cooled, lay a tightly wrung out cloth on top..
4. Place the plastic wrap, then the dried seaweed, rice and finally the sesame seeds on top of a sushi mat in that order. Spread out a thin layer of rice; enough to see the seaweed below (leave 1 cm of both top and bottom edges of the seaweed uncovered with rice)..
5. Flip the seaweed paper over and place the ingredients for the filling. Add a generous amount of mayonnaise and sweet chilli sauce on top and roll..
6. Leaving the plastic wrap on, wet your knife with water and cut the roll into 6-8 pieces and you're done..

The California roll is a delicious alternative to traditional sushi rolls that can be found in just about any Japanese restaurant in the United States. Because it is often prepared with cooked imitation crab, it is regarded as a starter roll for people new to sushi who are not ready for raw fish. This early California roll was still served in the traditional maki style, with a sheet of crisped seaweed rolled around the outside of the rice. But this proved a little too adventurous for most. California Roll & Sushi is located in Santa Barbara County of California state.