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How to Make a California Roll
Photo: Pille R. Priske

How to Make a California Roll

14 ingredients 1 hr + 20 min 5 rolls openrecipes
How to Make a California Roll

Learn the secrets to rolling the perfect California roll.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

702
Calories
39g
Protein
28g
Fat
76g
Carbs

Counts 10 of 15 ingredients — the other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Avocado 1 medium (150g) 240
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Shrimp 100g cooked 99
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Meat not in our table 0
Seaweed not in our table 0
Caviar not in our table 0
Wasabi not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups uncooked white rice
  • 1/2 cup seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon white sugar, or as needed
  • 1 teaspoon salt, or as needed
  • 1/4 pound cooked crab meat, drained of excess liquid and shredded
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 5 sheets nori (dry seaweed)
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1/4 cup red caviar, such as tobiko
  • 1 English cucumber, seeded and sliced into strips
  • 2 tablespoons drained pickled ginger, for garnish
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or to taste
  • 1 tablespoon wasabi paste

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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