Eel and Avocado Thick Roll Recipe

Eel and Avocado Thick Roll Recipe

  • 1 package unagi no kabayaki (prepared eel) (½ pound) (for heating instructions, see below) or cured fish such as gravlax or smoked salmon (choose a less salty variety)
  • 3 tablespoons tsume (quick rich brown shoyu sauce) or Sriracha mayonnaise sauce
  • 2/3 package kaiware (daikon sprouts) (2 ounces) or other seed sprouts
  • Sixteen ½-inch-square, 4-inch-long cucumber sticks (for cutting instructions, see below)
  • 1½ cups good-quality canned crab meat or cooked crab meat (7 ounces)
  • 16 avocado sticks from 1 ripe but firm avocado (for cutting instructions, see below)
  • 2 cups arugula or baby salad green leaves (about 2 ounces)
  • 6 cups (lightly packed) prepared sushi rice (1½ cups, 9.5 ounces, per roll)
  • 4 whole sheets nori (laver); choose the thick variety
  1. Remove the reheated eel from its package and cut it into three pieces crosswise, each about 4 inches long. Cut the head end and the middle pieces into 6 long strips lengthwise and cut the narrower tail section into 4 long strips, to make 16 strips.
  2. Line up all the filling ingredients—tsume, eel, daikon sprouts, cucumber, crabmeat, avocado, and arugula—on a tray. Now follow the instructions in the Master Recipe (My Mother's Classic Thick Roll)
  3. Additional Instructions:
  4. When you are using tsume in the roll, smear 1½ to 2 teaspoons across the center of each roll.
  5. Spread one-quarter of the fillings in the following order: eel, daikon sprouts, arugula, crabmeat, cucumber, and avocado.
  6. You can prepare this roll half a day in advance.
  7. Serve with or without an additional sauce.