How to make California Maki / Roll No Bake Sushi Recipe

About:

A California roll or California maki is usually rolled inside-out, and containing cucumber, crab or imitation crab, and avocado. As one of the most popular styles of sushi in the United States and Canada, the California roll has been influential in sushi’s global popularity, and in inspiring sushi chefs around the world to create non-traditional fusion cuisine.

In this recipe, we will be making this popular sushi dish into no-bake sushi version. Same taste as the California Roll but easier to make and serves more crowd with one making.

Hope you can enjoy another Bake / No-Bake Sushi Recipe 🙂

Please check out the other Bake Sushi Recipes:

Ingredients

[sushi filling]

1 pc English Cucumber (core it, slice it to strips) – https://amzn.to/2zybHtG
1 pack (500g) Crab Sticks – https://amzn.to/2B9PC4Q

[sushi dressing]

1 cup Japanese Mayonnaise – https://amzn.to/3d89tj9
1/2 cup sour cream – https://amzn.to/2X3cZph
1 tbsp Rice Vinegar – https://amzn.to/36y32U1
2 tbsp Sriracha – https://amzn.to/36E4DYv
1/2 tsp Sugar – https://amzn.to/30DMmJP
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste

[sushi rice]

4 cups Rice – https://amzn.to/2AgekA7
1/2 cup Sushi Vinegar (add gradually) – https://amzn.to/2X5furb or make your own

[sushi toppings and others]

Black Sesame – https://amzn.to/2UXbwjd
Furikake (Rice Seasoning) – https://amzn.to/2C8fRtj
Japanese Nori – https://amzn.to/2MVHnw6
Avocado – https://amzn.to/3hjogdg
Aonori (Dried Nori Flakes) – https://amzn.to/3hpx7Kz
Korean Seaweed – https://amzn.to/2BX1Myu
Tobiko – https://amzn.to/30F4YJF

Steps

[sushi filling preparation]

Prepare the 1 pc cucumber. Slightly peel the skin
Use Julienne Peeler (but do not peel the core of cucumber) or core the cucumber then slice it in strips
Uniform the striped cucumber to about 2-inch length
Place a paper towel in a bowl and put the cucumber (to absorb the water) and set it aside
Prepare the crab sticks, shred the meat and cut into about 2-inch length

[sushi dressing]

In a bowl, add Japanese Mayonnaise, sour cream, rice vinegar, sriracha and sugar then mix well
Combine with crab sticks and cucumber with dressing
Add salt and pepper to taste

[sushi rice]

Cook 4 cups of rice 1:1 ratio of rice and water (e.g. 1 cup of rice, use 1 cup of water) or little less of water as we will be adding Sushi Vinegar
Add Sushi Vinegar. Starts with more or less 1/2 cup of Sushi Vinegar and add more Sushi Vinegar gradually until it reaches your taste preferences
Coat the rice with sushi vinegar. Mix it gently and be careful to not mash the rice
Use a fan to prevent the rice to get watery and bring out shiness as well

[sushi assembly]