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Alaska Roll Recipe
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Alaska Roll Recipe

Alaska Roll is a delicious sushi option that you can make yourself with sushi rice, krab meat, avocado, nori, and salmon. 

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 583 kcal
Course: Main Course

Ingredients

Sushi Rice:
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups white rice uncooked
  • 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Alaska Roll:
  • 6 ounces krab meat stick or genuine cooked crab
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise Japanese
  • 4 heets nori , dry seaweed
  • 1 avocado , pitted and thinly sliced
  • 1 English cucumber , peeled, de-seeded and cut into thin strips
  • 6 ounces salmon sushi grade
  • white sesame seeds toasted
To Serve:
  • pickled ginger , for garnish.
  • soy sauce low sodium
  • wasabi paste

Instructions

Sushi Rice:
    Cup of Yum
  1. Add water and rice to a large pot on high heat and bring water to a boil.
  2. Reduce heat to medium low and cover, simmering for 20-22 minutes until rice is soft and liquid is absorbed.
  3. Carefully remove from pot into a large bowl.
  4. Mix together rice vinegar, sugar and salt.
  5. Using a rice paddle or large spoon add in the rice vinegar evenly, cutting it in (do not excessively stir).
  6. Let cool for 20-30 minutes before using sushi rice.
Alaska Roll
  1. Wrap your sushi mat in plastic wrap (this helps prevent rice from sticking)
  2. Add a thin layer of rice evenly on the nori sheet on a clean surface.
  3. Put the nori sheet rice side down on the rolling mat.
  4. Chop the krab meat and mix with mayonnaise.
  5. Through the middle of the roll add a thin layer of krab and mayonnaise mixture followed by some thinly sliced avocado, and cucumber.
  6. Using the roller, roll up the Alaska roll into a tight log.
  7. Thinly slice the salmon and drape it over the rolls, then using the sushi mat, press it into the rolls.
  8. Garnish with toasted white sesame seeds if desired.
  9. Cut into 6 pieces with a sharp knife.
  10. Repeat with the remaining 3 sheets and fillings to make 4 rolls, or 24 pieces, total.
  11. Serve with ginger, soy sauce and wasabi.

Nutrition Information

Calories 583kcal (29%) Carbohydrates 82g (27%) Protein 25g (50%) Fat 16g (25%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Polyunsaturated Fat 5g (29%) Monounsaturated Fat 7g (35%) Trans Fat 0.01g (1%) Cholesterol 44mg (15%) Sodium 1023mg (43%) Potassium 767mg (16%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 319IU (6%) Vitamin C 11mg (12%) Calcium 80mg (8%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4 Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 583

% Daily Value*

Calories 583kcal 29%
Carbohydrates 82g 27%
Protein 25g 50%
Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g 29%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 0.01g 1%
Cholesterol 44mg 15%
Sodium 1023mg 43%
Potassium 767mg 16%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 319IU 6%
Vitamin C 11mg 12%
Calcium 80mg 8%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.