Description
Delicious homemade sushi rolls with crab, avocado, and cucumber.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups sushi rice
- 2 cups water
- ¼ cup rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 6 imitation crab sticks
- 1 avocado, sliced
- ½ cucumber, julienned
- 4 sheets nori (seaweed)
- ¼ cup mayo
- 1–2 teaspoons sriracha
- ½ cup tempura flakes
- 1 bamboo sushi mat (covered in plastic wrap)
Instructions
- Cook the Sushi Rice: Rinse the sushi rice until the water runs clear, then cook it with water in a rice cooker or pot. Once cooked, mix in the rice vinegar, sugar, and salt while the rice is still warm. Let it cool slightly.
- Prep the Fillings: Slice your cucumber into thin matchsticks, halve and slice the avocado, and separate the imitation crab sticks. If you’re using real crab, lightly season it with a touch of mayo for flavor.
- Set Up Your Rolling Station: Place your bamboo mat on a clean surface and wrap it in plastic wrap (this keeps it clean and helps with non-stick rolling). Lay a sheet of nori, shiny side down, on the mat. With damp fingers, spread about ¾ cup of rice evenly across the nori, leaving a 1-inch edge at the top.
- Add the Fillings: Layer imitation crab, avocado slices, and cucumber horizontally across the center of the rice.
- Roll It Up: Lift the edge of the bamboo mat closest to you and gently begin rolling it over the fillings, applying light pressure as you go. Continue rolling until the seam is underneath the roll.
- Top and Crunch: Brush the top of the roll with a little spicy mayo, sprinkle with tempura flakes, and lightly press them into the surface. For a finishing touch, drizzle with eel sauce.
- Slice and Serve: Using a very sharp knife, slice the roll into 6–8 even pieces. Clean the knife with a damp towel between cuts to keep the slices clean.
Notes
- For the Spicy Mayo: Mix ¼ cup mayo with 1–2 teaspoons sriracha to taste.
- For the Eel Sauce: Use store-bought or make your own.
- Tempura flakes add a nice crunch to the sushi rolls.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 rolls
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 600mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 5mg