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Easy Sushi Bake Recipe

This sushi bake recipe is easy to make, quick and feeds a crowd. Made with seasoned sushi rice and creamy and spicy crab mixture.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Course: Sushi recipes
Cuisine: Japanese
Keyword: sushi, sushi bake
Servings: 8
Author: chefjar

Ingredients

For the Rice

  • 2 cups Japanese short-grain rice sushi rice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/4 cup unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/2 - 1 teaspoon salt

For the Crab Mixture

  • 8 oz imitation crab kani, shredded
  • 3/4 cup Japanese mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons sriracha
  • 1 tablespoon Furikake seasoning
  • 3-4 tablespoons nori sprinkle or 3 nori sheets crumbled into small pieces

To Garnish

Instructions

Sushi Rice

  • Place the rice in a fine mesh sieve, and run it under cold water for 60-90 seconds. Be sure to stir it around with a spoon.
  • Throw the rice in your rice cooker with 2 cups water and turn it on. Once the rice is cooked, transfer it into a large bowl.
  • In a small bowl combine the rice vinegar, salt and sugar. Pour the mixture over the WARM rice and fold in  gently. Set aside.

 Crab Mixture

  • Unroll the crab sticks, stack the sheets together and cut into strips.
  • In a large bowl add the shredded crab sticks, Japanese mayonnaise and sriracha. Mix everything together until just combined.

Assemble sushi bake

  • Preheat your oven to 380 F ( 190 C). Butter a 15×10 inch baking sheet or spray it with cooking oil spray.
  • Transfer the rice to a 15×10 inch (38×25 cm) baking sheet ( buttered). Spread the rice in an even  layer and compress into the baking sheet.
  • Sprinkle with furukake and nori sprinkles.
  • Spread the crab mixture over the rice.
  • Bake for 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven and drizzle with spicy mayonnaise on top.
  • Garnish with chopped spring onions and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
  • Serve with the square pieces of nori  ( seaweed). Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 399kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 600mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g