date: 2020-10-17T15:43:18.647Z image: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2136efbbe44d2f87/751x532cq70/roll-your-own-california-rolls-recipe-main-photo.jpg thumbnail: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2136efbbe44d2f87/751x532cq70/roll-your-own-california-rolls-recipe-main-photo.jpg cover: https://img-global.cpcdn.com/recipes/2136efbbe44d2f87/751x532cq70/roll-your-own-california-rolls-recipe-main-photo.jpg author: Gary Francis ratingvalue: 4.7 reviewcount: 3366 recipeingredient: - " For the rice" - "2 cups rice cooked to package instructions sushi rice is ideal but I used jasmine yesterday because its what I had on hand" - "5 Tablespoons sushi seasoning vinegar" - " For the krab" - "1 pound surimi krab rough chopped If its previously frozen youll want to defrost completely and squeeze out any excess water before chopping" - "1/2-2/3 cups mayonnaise If you have Kewpie mayo which is the kind they usually use in sushi restaurants then skip the sugar below" - "1 teaspoon sugar" - "1 Tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice" - " All the rest of the stuff youll need" - "1 large ripe avocado or 2 medium cut into 14 thick strips vertically" - "1/2 an English hothouse cucumber seeded and cut into thin 3 or 4 inch long strips" - " Korean style seasoned and toasted seaweed see pic below" - " Optional" - " toasted sesame seeds" - " wasabi and soy sauce" - " sushi ginger" recipeinstructions: - "Cook the 2 cups of rice according to package instructions, fluff the rice and let it cool slightly (but not completely) before adding your sushi seasoning vinegar and mixing it thoroughly throughout the rice in a fluffing kind of motion. You don't want to stir to mix because your rice will turn into a gummy mess. Set aside." - "Mix your krab ingredients together and set aside." - "Cut your cukes and avos and set aside." - "If you get the large gim or toasted nori, cut the sheets in half widthwise." - "Lay it all out on the table and let people assemble, roll, and eat. It doesn't have to be a neat restaurant-style handroll roll. Just roll it up like a burrito and enjoy with wasabi and soy sauce and some sushi ginger if you like. :) Alternatively, you can just make easy rice bowls with all the ingredients and either omit the nori or tear it up in small pieces and sprinkle it on top." categories: - Recipe tags: - rollyourown - california - rolls katakunci: rollyourown california rolls nutrition: 255 calories recipecuisine: American preptime: "PT23M" cooktime: "PT33M" recipeyield: "1" recipecategory: Lunch ---  Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, roll-your-own california rolls. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious. Roll-Your-Own California Rolls is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It's appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They're fine and they look wonderful. Roll-Your-Own California Rolls is something that I've loved my whole life. To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have roll-your-own california rolls using 16 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that. ##### The ingredients needed to make Roll-Your-Own California Rolls: 1. Prepare For the rice: 1. Prepare 2 cups rice cooked to package instructions (sushi rice is ideal, but I used jasmine yesterday because it's what I had on hand) 1. Get 5 Tablespoons sushi seasoning vinegar 1. Make ready For the krab: 1. Prepare 1 pound surimi (krab), rough chopped. (If it's previously frozen, you'll want to defrost completely and squeeze out any excess water before chopping.) 1. Make ready 1/2-2/3 cups mayonnaise (If you have Kewpie mayo, which is the kind they usually use in sushi restaurants, then skip the sugar below.) 1. Make ready 1 teaspoon sugar 1. Get 1 Tablespoon fresh squeezed lemon juice 1. Take All the rest of the stuff you'll need: 1. Prepare 1 large ripe avocado (or 2 medium) cut into 1/4" thick strips vertically 1. Make ready 1/2 an English (hothouse) cucumber, seeded and cut into thin 3 or 4 inch long strips 1. Take Korean style seasoned and toasted seaweed (see pic below) 1. Prepare Optional: 1. Get toasted sesame seeds 1. Get wasabi and soy sauce 1. Take sushi ginger ##### Instructions to make Roll-Your-Own California Rolls: 1. Cook the 2 cups of rice according to package instructions, fluff the rice and let it cool slightly (but not completely) before adding your sushi seasoning vinegar and mixing it thoroughly throughout the rice in a fluffing kind of motion. You don't want to stir to mix because your rice will turn into a gummy mess. - - Set aside. 1. Mix your krab ingredients together and set aside. 1. Cut your cukes and avos and set aside. 1. If you get the large gim or toasted nori, cut the sheets in half widthwise. 1. Lay it all out on the table and let people assemble, roll, and eat. It doesn't have to be a neat restaurant-style handroll roll. Just roll it up like a burrito and enjoy with wasabi and soy sauce and some sushi ginger if you like. :) - - Alternatively, you can just make easy rice bowls with all the ingredients and either omit the nori or tear it up in small pieces and sprinkle it on top. So that's going to wrap this up for this special food roll-your-own california rolls recipe. 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