California Gir- Rolls! Hehe :)

I'm doing it! See!? I promised you guys! Time for the lovely California Rolls. Just like in my last sushi related post, I'll be writing the directions below the pictures. For those of you who might not necessarily like all the space between directions (you know under the pictures and such) I'll also do an over view after the ingredients! So yes! (Or maybe you just want to read the recipe first, whatever works! :P)
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Really quick and random. But too me a good California Rolls is just like a yummy chocolate bar. Now you say Nathalie, how so?
Well simple
The nori is the chocolate on the outside that holds everything together.
The rice is that yummy filing that sometime you don't even know what it is.
The cucumber is that yummy crunch, like the nuts.
The avocado is that creamy goodness.
Lasty, the imitation crab is what gives everything a really good flavor.

I dunno, maybe that's just me? Anyways... xD

Things You'll Need:

Cutting Board
French/Chef Knife
Bamboo Mat Covered W/ Plastic Wrap
Bowl
Plate

Ingredients:

Sushi Rice (Click HERE for recipe!!)
Nori (Seaweed)
Water
Rice Wine Vinegar
Cucumber
Imitation Crab (Or the real kind?)
Avocado
Sesame Seeds (*If you have them, I didn't... -_-)

(Skip this part if you're cool with the directions under the pictures :D)
Summarized Directions:

Before anything, make sure all your ingredients are cut up into the way you want them. Normally for sushi, thin skinny slices. Place on separate plate.
On your plastic covered mat place a sheet of nori, with the siny side facing in the downwards directions. (In other words, you don't see it.) Here, you can either cover your hands in the water/rice wine vinegar mix and grab a medium amount spreading it over the nori. If you're like me, and by this point your all sticky enough, dip your rice spatula in the solution and spread the rice with that. (Check video for visual.)
If your doing a regular nori-on-the-outside roll you can skip this next step.
Now if you're doing it with the rice-side-out, your nori sheet should be cut in half, if you didn't buy it that way. Spread your rice over, and if you have some, you can choose to add some sesame seeds now, or wait till the end. Although when I do add them, I perfer to do it now. Carefully grab everything and flip it over, with the rice side facing downwards. The purpose of the plastic wrap is so that your sticky rice doesn't stick to the mat as you roll.
What you want to do now is add your ingredients/filling on the edge of your nori/rice. Some like to place it in the middle, whatever method works best for you! With your pointer fingers, slip them under the nori, and with the others, use the mat and fold the roll. Try your best to keep it tight, and don't let too many ingredients slip out!
Place that aside, and continue till you are out of rice. When done cut the sushi roll in half through the middle. (Of course.) and then, place them together and cut out the size of the sushi you would like. Make sure to clean your knife after every cut, so that you can have nice, none sticky cuts!
Serve on a plate with a side of soy sauce, and that's about it! :)

Directions W/ Pictures:
(*Directions ABOVE pictures!)

My plastic wrap covered mat, chef knife, and nori! (Seaweed)

[Haha, those cut up nori pieces are for onigiri! :D]

My wooden cutting board, and my bowl with some water and rice vinegar.

Crooked cucumber: Check!

Imitation crab: Check!

Yummy avocado: Check!

Make sure to slice up your ingredients the way you want them! Thin or thick? I like right in the middle! :)

Place your nori sheet on the mat, the shiny side facing downwards!

Add your rice ahhhh'top!

Place it's yummy insides!

With my first roll of a roll looks like! :P

I had a lot of rice hehe.

When cutting the rolls, try starting in the middle!

Then place the two middle sides together and cut out how thin or thick you want your slices.

You should get about 6-8 little sushi babies out of each roll. Plus two ends!

And if you followed all the correctly, you should get what looks a little something like this! :D

Yum. Yum. Yum. Time to eat those babies with some soy sauce!

HOW TO ROLL SUSHI VIDEO!:

I hope you guys give sushi a try! It is REALLY delicious, and it doesn't bite, I swear!
Have lots of yummy eating, be carefull but creative in the kitchen, and...

Bye Beautiful! :D