Course Appetizer, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Filipino, Hawaiian, Japanese
Servings 6people
Calories 297kcal
Equipment
1 baking pan 9 x 13 inch rectangular
Ingredients
Rice
3cupssushi rice, cooked555g
3tbsprice wine vinegar45mL
3tbspsugargranulated, 40g
1tbspsalt15g
Topping
12ozimitation crab340g
2/3cupmayonnaiseKewpie brand, or whatever brand you have on hand ~ 140g
1/4cupcream cheese room temperature, 60g
Srirachato taste
1/4cupfish roe (tobiko)55g
furikakesprinkled to taste
nori sheetsone or two small packs for serving
Instructions
Rice
If you don't have cooked sushi rice, it is easy to make. First, measure 3 cups of short grain rice, add rice to a bowl, and wash it three times. For each wash, rinse it with cool water, drain, and repeat. The water will get clearer with each subsequent wash.
Add the washed rice to the rice cooker's bowl, add enough water to fill the bowl to the sushi rice or sweet rice line, set the rice cooker to the corresponding mode, and hit start. Meanwhile, combine the rice wine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a bowl to make the seasoning for the rice. If you buy pre-seasoned rice wine vinegar instead of unseasoned, only add a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of sugar, taste, and adjust if needed.
Add the cooked rice to the bowl and gently toss to distribute the vinegar, salt, and sugar evenly.
Topping
Tear the imitation crab by hand, then give it a rough chop to break it into smaller pieces. Add it to a bowl with Kewpie mayo (a Japanese-style mayo that's creamier and richer than regular mayonnaise) and cream cheese. Stir as you break up the cream cheese until the mixture resembles potato salad. Add some sriracha for spice, and stir; use as much or as little as you like. Follow with tobiko fish roe and stir again.
Assembly
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Oil a 9 x 13 baking pan, removing excess with a paper towel. The oil will prevent the rice from sticking. Scoop the rice into the prepared pan and press it into the bottom until you have an even layer. Sprinkle furikake over the rice layer. Top with the crab mixture, then place it in the oven for 20 minutes to warm everything up and caramelize the top. Dust the sushi bake with a bit more furikake once done.
How To Eat
Cut the baked sushi into bite-sized portions, scoop into pieces of nori, and eat with your hands.
Notes
Feel free to use fresh sushi-grade tuna or salmon instead of the imitation crab.You know what would make this really good? Some sliced avocado on top!