California Maki

I love eating, so cooking is my forte. Since I became so engrossed about the Japanese culture, it lead me also to love Japanese food. Because delicious Japanese foods are very expensive, I tried to learn making some. One of them is California Maki. How to make it? It's as easy as 1-2-3! Here's how~~

Ingredients:
10 sheets Nori or Dried Seaweed (choose the not toasted and unsalted one)
Cucumber (cut into strips)
2 eggs (beaten)
1 can Century Tuna
3 slices of cooked Hawaiian Ham (cut into strips)
3 cups Japanese Rice
a pc of mango (cut into strips)
a half bar of cheese (cut into strips)
Sesame oil
salt
pepper
Japanese Mayonnaise (you can buy this in the imported section of the supermarket)
Kikoman


Procedure:
1. Cook the 3 cups of rice in a rice cooker.
2. While cooking the rice, beat the egg in a separate bowl, add seasoning to taste.
Heat the Teflon pan, pour the mixed egg. Fold the egg twice to create an elongated shape. Cut into strips and set aside.
3. When the rice has cooked, pour 2-3 tbsp of sesame oil to assure its stickiness. Let it warm for while.
4. Next, toast the dried seaweed for a few second in a low heat. You may use the open stove to do this. Make sure that the dried seaweed is crisp, but not brown.
5. Set the sushi rolling mat on a flat table, place the toasted dried seaweed on top and put 2 servings of rice, flatten the rice on the toasted dried seaweed.
6. Put your desired combination e.g. tuna + cucumber + cheese / mango; ham + cucumber + cheese / mango; egg + cucumber + cheese / mango.
7. Roll them using the sushi rolling mat. Make sure that you won't tear the roll apart.
8. Repeat the same procedure. After, cut the roll and you will have your instant California Maki. :)
9. Serve it in a serving dish together with the mayonnaise and kikoman.


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