Make a California Roll at Home is Easy - Look this Tutorial with Coy Sushi Recipes

Make a California Roll at Home is Easy - Look this Tutorial with Coy Sushi Recipes

Ingredients:
A sheet of nori (seaweed)
Sushi rice
Crab meat (can be imitation or real)
Avocado slices
Mayonnaise or cream cheese - optional
Sesame seeds or "tobiko" (flying fish eggs) - both items are optional

Step 1: Use Saran wrap to cover your sushi rolling mat. This method avoids rice getting into the mat.

Step 2: Place the seaweed sheet, shiny side down, on the mat.

Step 3: Pour water into a bowl and dip your fingers in it. Wetting your hands makes the rice less sticky while you work with it so it stays on the seaweed instead of your fingers.

Step 4: Get a small handful of rice and thoroughly spread it on the seaweed, completely covering it with a thin layer. Don't mash the rice down but be sure it sticks to the seaweed. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Step 5: Turn the seaweed to its other side, so the non-rice side is facing you and the rice is on the bottom.

Step 6: Place the strips of avocado in the middle of the seaweed sheet, parallel with the length. Usually it will take at least 2 or 3 slices, depending on how long each slice is.

Step 7: Spread a thin layer of mayonnaise either on the top or bottom of the avocado. If you use a squeeze container (like a restaurant ketchup bottle), the mayonnaise will appear neater on the seaweed.

Step 8: Place the individual crab pieces on the mayonnaise. While doing this, make sure that everything is even; this is important when you actually make the roll.

Step 9: Make the roll by starting out with the seaweed side closest to you. Start folding the sushi mat away from you in a circle, so it forms a roll. Be sure not to squash the items in the roll as you go along, but make sure that it's sturdy, an even size, and firm.

Step 10: Take a knife and cut the uramaki in half. Place one slice above the other and divide both pieces into thirds. This will give you 6 equal pieces.

Step 11: Serve the pieces on their side to present the ingredients that are inside of the roll. This is to create a colorful and interesting palette to the person eating it.