Baked Spicy Scallop & Avocado Maki
Makes 2 Maki Rolls
Ingredients
- 10 medium bay scallops (Nantucket Bay recommended): if frozen, defrost & pat dry thoroughly with paper towel
 - 2 crab sticks, shredded
 - ¼ cup Japanese mayonnaise mixed with 1 tbsp sriracha hot chili sauce
 - 1 tbsp scallions, thinly sliced
 - 2 half-sheet pieces of nori (dried seaweed)
 - 1 cup cooked sushi rice
 - 1 tsp toasted white sesame seeds
 - 1 avocado, cut into 12 slices
 - non-stick cooking spray
 
Additional Ingredients
- wasabi paste
 - pickled ginger
 - soy sauce
 
Special Equipment
- bamboo sushi mat wrapped in plastic film
 - bowl of ice water for hands
 - baking sheet
 - foil
 
How-to
- Preheat oven to 350º
 - In a small bowl, mix together scallops, crab sticks, scallions and spicy mayonnaise
 - Lay nori sheet on a dampened surface (make rolls one at a time)
 - Dampen hands with ice water (to cool body temperature and prevent hands from sticking) and press ½ cup sushi rice onto nori in an even layer
 - Sprinkle ½ tsp of sesame seeds over rice, and press to adhere. Flip over on a re-dampened work surface, nori-side up
 - Lay 6 slices avocado lengthwise across center of roll
 - Start to roll maki, meeting both lengths. Take plastic-covered bamboo mat, and lay over roll. Use mat to help form roll into a rectangle
 - Remove mat and slice roll in 6 even pieces (dipping knife in ice water will make it easier to slice through rolls)
 - Line sheet tray with foil, then coat with non-stick cooking spray. Lay pieces, center-side up, on baking sheet, arranged in rows of 2 pieces x 3 pieces
 - Pile half of crab, scallop, & spicy-mayo mixture atop maki pieces; repeat process for second roll
 - Bake 10 minutes. Remove from oven and plate with wasabi paste and pickled ginger. Serve with soy sauce
 
