Inside-Out Spicy Tuna and Avocado Sushi

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup Japanese sushi-style rice
• 1/3 cup water
• 2.25 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 2.25 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 ounces sashimi-grade yellowfin tuna, cut into small chunks
• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 3 tablespoons chile oil, or more to taste
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce
• 1 green onion, diced
• 3 sheets nori, cut in half
• 0.5 small ripe avocado, thinly sliced
• 0.25 English cucumber, cut into matchsticks

Steps

1. Rinse rice in a strainer until water runs clear.
2. Make the sushi rice: Combine rice and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and cook until rice is tender and water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
3. Combine rice vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan over low heat; stir until sugar is dissolved, 1 to 2 minutes. Pour over rice; stir until rice cools and looks dry.
4. Prepare the sushi rolls: Mix tuna, mayonnaise, chile oil, sesame oil, sriracha sauce, and green onion in a bowl with a fork, mashing to break up some of the chunks. Leave a few chunks intact for texture.
5. Cover a bamboo sushi rolling mat with plastic wrap. Lay 1 nori sheet, shiny-side down, on the mat. Spread a thin layer of rice over the nori. Layer avocado slices across the rice. Flip nori sheet so avocado is against the mat. Spread a generous layer of tuna mixture 3/4 of the way down the back of the nori; top with cucumber matchsticks.
6. Roll up sushi using the rolling mat, tucking in ends with the plastic wrap. Remove plastic wrap and place sushi roll on a plate.
7. Repeat with remaining nori, rice, avocado, tuna mixture, and cucumber.