Homemade Sushi

Ingredients

• 1.33 cups water
• 0.67 cups uncooked short-grain white rice
• 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 4 sheetss nori seaweed sheets
• 0.5 pounds imitation crabmeat , flaked
• 1 avocado - peeled , pitted, and sliced
• ½ cucumber , peeled, cut into small strips
• 2 tablespoons pickled ginger

Instructions

1. 1

   Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).

2. 2

   Bring water to a boil in a medium pot; stir in rice. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until rice is tender and water has been absorbed, 20 to 25 minutes.

3. 3

   Mix rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small bowl. Gently stir into cooked rice in the pot and set aside.

4. 4

   Lay nori sheets on a baking sheet.

5. 5

   Heat nori in the preheated oven until warm, 1 to 2 minutes.

6. 6

   Center 1 nori sheet on a bamboo sushi mat. Use wet hands to spread a thin layer of rice on top. Arrange 1/4 of the crabmeat, avocado, cucumber, and pickled ginger over rice in a line down the center.

7. 7

   Lift one end of the mat and roll it tightly over filling to make a complete roll. Repeat with remaining ingredients.

8. 8

   Use a wet, sharp knife to cut each roll into 4 to 6 slices.