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Maki Rolls

This Maki Roll makes homemade sushi easy by combining crab, tuna, salmon, and other favorite sushi fillings in a rice and seaweed roll.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 434 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

Sushi Rice:
  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups uncooked white rice
  • ½ cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Maki Roll:
  • 6 ounces krab meat sticks or genuine cooked crab
  • 6 ounces sushi grade raw tuna
  • 6 ounces sushi grade salmon
  • 2 tablespoons Japanese mayonnaise
  • 5 sheets nori , dry seaweed
  • 1 avocado , pitted and thinly sliced
  • 1 English cucumber , peeled, de-seeded and cut into thin strips
  • 1 carrot , julienned
  • toasted white sesame seeds
To Serve:
  • pickled ginger , for garnish.
  • low sodium soy sauce
  • Wasabi paste

Instructions

Sushi Rice:
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  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 transfer 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.
Maki Roll:
  1. Wrap your sushi mat in plastic wrap (this helps prevent rice from sticking).
  2. Depending on which seafood you are using, you can leave krab stick whole, or slice the tuna or salmon into long thin strips.
  3. Add a thin layer of rice evenly on the nori sheet on a clean surface.
  4. Put the nori sheet rice side down on the rolling mat.
  5. Through the middle of the roll add a thin layer of mayonnaise followed by some thinly sliced avocado, the cucumber and 1/4 of the seafood.
  6. Using the roller, roll up the maki roll into a tight log.
  7. Garnish with toasted white sesame seeds if desired.
  8. Cut into 6 pieces and serve with ginger, soy sauce and wasabi.
  9. Repeat with the remaining ingredients, it should make about 4 logs of sushi.

Nutrition Information

Calories 434kcal (22%) Carbohydrates 56g (19%) Protein 23g (46%) Fat 12g (18%) Saturated Fat 2g (10%) Polyunsaturated Fat 4g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 40mg (13%) Sodium 701mg (29%) Potassium 616mg (18%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 2548IU (51%) Vitamin C 8mg (9%) Calcium 59mg (6%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 434

% Daily Value*

Calories 434kcal 22%
Carbohydrates 56g 19%
Protein 23g 46%
Fat 12g 18%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g 24%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 40mg 13%
Sodium 701mg 29%
Potassium 616mg 13%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 2548IU 51%
Vitamin C 8mg 9%
Calcium 59mg 6%
Iron 2mg 11%

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