Notes: Crunchy Roll Sushi (Tempura California Roll Recipe), Crunchy roll sushi is a unique variation of the classic California Roll.

Slice the roll by using a sharp or serrated knife, dripped in rice vinegar or water so it doesn’t get sticky.

Add the spicy mayo, eel or oyster sauce, french fried onions and optional panko bread crumbs.

Use the sushi mat, a towel or your hands to press the roll into a long cylinder.Pull both sides of the underlying plastic wrap up so the roll goes together.Add imitation crab meat, avocado, cucumber a little spicy mayo and eel or oyster sauce.Add nori wrapper over the top with the shiny side up.Lay another piece of plastic wrap over the top and roll out with a rolling pin until it’s in a large enough rectangle to lay the nori wrap over and about 1/2 inch thick.Lay down a piece of plastic wrap over your sushi mat.Prep all of your fillings by slicing them into thin and long of strips.Drizzle with unagi sauce or mayo and enjoy! Total time: 15 minutes Prep time: 15 minutes Yields: 2 servings Cuisine: Japanese Number of ingredients: 8 Then slice the roll into bite-size pieces. Remove the mat from the roll while keeping the plastic wrap. Squeeze gently to shape the bread crumbs around the roll. Then place a new piece of plastic wrap on top, and cover with the sushi mat. Spoon the toasted bread crumbs on top of the sushi roll. Roll the mat away from you and push on it to make it tighter. Put your thumbs under the edge of the bamboo mat and lift it up over the filling. On top of the nori, put two or three pieces of shrimp tempura and two slices of avocado. This keeps things from sticking.įlip everything so that rice is facing down. Before you touch the rice, you can dip your hands in vinegar water (Tezu water). Spread about 3/4 of a cup of cooked rice out evenly on the nori sheet. Put the shiny side of half of the nori sheet down on the bamboo mat. Wrap a piece of plastic wrap around the bamboo mat (to prevent the rice from sticking to the bamboo).Ĭut the nori sheet in half using a pair of scissors. If you use premade frozen shrimp tempura, you'll need to bake them at 450 F degree for 10-15 minutes depending on the sizes of the shrimp.Īdd olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat.Īdd panko bread crumbs and mix them together.Ĭook for a few minutes, or until the panko turns golden brown. Stir in the sushi vinegar and mix gently while it is still very hot.Ĭook shrimp tempura. Once it's done, put it in a big bowl and let it cool down a bit. Make sushi rice and get the other things ready.Īdd the rinsed sushi rice and water to the rice cooker. Notes: Fried California Sushi Roll, I have heard this sushi roll called by many different names, fried California sushi roll, California crunch roll, playboy roll, tempura roll Drizzle with unagi sauce or mayo and enjoy! Remove the mat from the roll while keeping the plastic wrap.Spoon the toasted bread crumbs on top of the sushi roll.Roll the bamboo mat away from you and apply some pressure to tighten it up.Place the thumbs underneath the bamboo mat and lift the edge up and over the filling.Place 2-3 pieces of shrimp tempura and 2 slices of avocado on top of the nori.Flip everything so that rice is facing down.You can dip your hands in vinegar water (Tezu water*) before handling the rice. Take about 3/4 cup of cooked rice and spread it over the nori sheet evenly.Place half of the nori sheet on top of the bamboo mat, the shiny side facing down.Cut the nori sheet in half using a pair of scissors.Wrap the bamboo mat with a piece of plastic wrap on top (to prevent the rice from sticking to the bamboo).Cook for about a few minutes or until the panko turns golden brown.Add panko bread crumbs and mix them together.Add olive oil to a large skillet over medium heat.

If you use premade frozen shrimp tempura, you'll need to bake them at 450 F degree for 10-15 minutes depending on the sizes of the shrimp. When it’s still very warm, stir in the sushi vinegar and mix gently. Once cooked, transfer to a large bowl and let it cool down slightly. Add the rinsed sushi rice and water to the rice cooker.Cook Sushi Rice & Prepare Other Ingredients.

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