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sushi bake recipe

Sushi Bake

Sushi bake has been a viral recipe for months, and for good reason. It comes together super quickly while satisfying the "sushi" craving. It is similar to a deconstructed sushi roll.
Prep Time:10 minutes
Cook Time:20 minutes
Cook rice:55 minutes
Total Time:1 hour 25 minutes
Course: bento, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: casserole recipe, easy recipes, sushi bake, sushi bake recipe, sushi casserole, sushi recipe
Servings: 5 people

Equipment

  • 1 Rice cooker
  • 9x12 in oven safe dishware
  • 1 big bowl to mix cream cheese filling
  • 1 oven

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups rice or 2 rice cooker cups
  • 1.5 cups filtered water or 2 rice cooker cups; this is 1:1 ratio of water to uncooked rice
  • 1 lb salmon
  • 4 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
  • 4 tbsp furikake
  • 1 tsp sesame oil to like baking dish

Creamy crab topping

  • 8 oz cream cheese room temp
  • 4 tbsp kewpie mayo
  • 2 tbsp sriracha
  • 1/2 lb imitation crab or 250g

Topping

  • 2 tbsp sriracha
  • 2 tbsp kewpie mayo
  • 1 stalk chopped green onion
  • furikake
  • seaweed

Instructions

  • Wash rice about 3-4 times and drain completely
    wash rice
  • Pour filtered water into the rice. The rule of thumb is a 1:1 ratio of uncooked rice to water
    filtered water
  • Put salmon filet in rice cooker
    add salmon
  • Cook rice and salmon together in the rice cooker on regular setting. My rice cooker cooks rice in 55 minutes
    cook rice

Make creamy crab topping

  • In the meantime, make the cream cheese topping by first removing the package from the imitation crab and chopping it up into bite-sized pieces
    chop imitation crab
  • In a bowl, put cream cheese. Heat it for 15 seconds in the microwave so it is easy to mix
    cream cheese
  • Add in mayo and sriracha, and mix together
    mix sauce
  • Add in imitation crab and mix until fully combined. Shred the imitation crab so it's easier to eat
    imitation crab
  • Set aside to use later

Make sushi bake

  • Preheat oven to 400F
  • Once rice is done, mix salmon and rice so it's fully incorporated
    mix salmon
  • Add vinegar and furikake and mix together
    mix vinegar and furikake
  • Line baking dish with sesame oil to prevent the rice from sticking to the bottom of the dish
  • Evenly spread the rice into the baking dish. Slightly press down to compact it
    place in casserole dish
  • Layer creamy crab topping on top
    layer creamy crab
  • Drizzle on more mayo and sriracha
    mayo and sriracha
  • Sprinkle on furikake
    furikake
  • Bake in oven at 400F for 20 minutes
    bake in oven
  • Once it's baked, remove from oven and add chopped green onion
    chopped green onion
  • Serve with additional items such as seaweed, avocado, cucumber
    serve hot
  • Serve hot and enjoy!