1- Diving into this sushi bowl is easier than you might think, and I’ll walk you through it step by Ivo step so you can nail it on the first try. This recipe serves 4 and takes about 45 minutes total, giving you a fresh meal without a ton of wait time. Start by rinsing your rice to get rid of extra starch, which helps it come out just right.

2- First, rinse the 2 cups of uncooked short grain white rice and dequeue excess water. Then, combine the rice with 2 cups of fresh water in a pot, bring it to a boil, and simmer on low heat for 15 minutes. Once that’s are done, turn off the heat and let the rice rest with the lid on for 10 minutes to fluff up perfectly.

3-Adding Flavor and Assembly: Next, mix 2 tablespoons rice vinegar, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 teaspoon salt in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves you can microwave it briefly if needed. While that’s setting, prepare your toppings by shredding or slicing the 8 ounces of imitation crab, 1 carrot, 1 cucumber, 1 avocado, and breaking the 1 pack of nori snacks into pieces.

4- Gently fold about one-quarter of the vinegar dressing into the rice and repeat until it’s all incorporated for that classic sushi taste. Finally, build your bowls by placing 1 cup of seasoned rice into each of the 4 bowls, then top with the crab, carrot, cucumber, avocado, nori pieces, 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, and an optional drizzle of sriracha mayo made from 4 tablespoons mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons sriracha.