I have been drooling over this recipe for months and I am so glad I finally made it. Sushi is one of my family’s all time favorite foods, unfortunately for my bank account. This recipe is easy to make at home, and it has all the flavors of a sushi roll, but won’t break the bank and also tastes amazing.
Let’s talk about the ingredients that you need to make this great. Good quality salmon is important. It will be cooked, so safe to eat raw is not necessary here. You definitely want the crab sticks (these are fake crab that you often see used in Asian meals). You can sometimes find them in the freezer section of your usual grocery store, but if you have an Asian market near you, I recommend getting them there as I have found they quality is usually a little better. The average grocery store ones are fine too though.
Don’t skip the unagi sauce for this! It makes the dish and is so yummy. Unagi sauce is often used on sushi rolls and it is slightly sweet and savory and amazing. You can find a link to it on my Favorite Item Links. This recipe also uses furikake, which are sprinkles you eat on rice that come in many different flavors. They are fun and really amp up the flavor of rice. We have a quite a few flavors around at home, but I have a link on my favorites page to one that works well here. You can skip this ingredient if you want, but it adds a lot of extra flavor here.
You also want some nori sheets to eat this with. I also have linked those on my favorites page. They are great to eat with rice or just for a snack. We used kimchi flavored ones but you can use any that you like.
You also want some Hope you love this one as much as we did.
Salmon Sushi Bake
Ingredients
For the Sushi Rice:
- 2 cups cooked Asian rice
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp furikake
For the salmon mix:
- 8 oz skinless salmon filet
- 8 oz fake crab sticks shredded
- 1/3 cup mayo
- sriracha to your taste preference I used a tsp
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
For the spicy mayo:
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 2 tbsp sriracha more or less to preference
- 1-2 tsp lime juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
For the toppings:
- sesame seeds
- sliced scallions
- diced avocado
- diced cucumber
- unagi sauce
- spicy mayo
- Nori for serving
Instructions
For the mayo:
- Combine ingredients and mix well. Taste and adjust seasoning.
For the rice:
- Sprinkle the salt and vinegar over the rice and gently stir. Heat the oven to 425 and spray a pie pan or an 8×8 dish with oil spray. Press the rice into the bottom and sprinkle with furikake.
For the salmon mix:
- Dice the salmon and mix with the crab sticks, mayo, sriracha, soy and sesame oil and spoon over the rice. Bake for 10-15 minutes, until salmon is fully cooked.
To serve:
- Top the baked dish with the diced cucumber, avocado, sesame seeds and scallions and drizzle with unagi and spicy mayo. Serve with nori and extra sauce on the side.
Ohh this sounds delicious! Will definitely have to try!
It was so yummy!! Will definitely make this often.