# Sushi Bake

This sushi bake recipe features seasoned salmon and imitation crab mixed with cream cheese, Japanese mayo, and sriracha, layered over seasoned rice and seaweed, then baked until golden.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Japanese
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 salmon fillets
- 0.5 lb imitation crab
- 5 oz cream cheese, softened
- 0.33 cup Japanese mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp sriracha
- 3 sheets seaweed
- 3 cups cooked white rice
- 1 tsp mirin
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- salt
- black pepper
- paprika
- olive oil
- scallions
- black sesame seeds
- spicy mayo

## Instructions

1. Season salmon fillets with salt.
2. Season salmon fillets with black pepper.
3. Season salmon fillets with paprika.
4. Drizzle salmon fillets with olive oil.
5. Cook the salmon (e.g., in an air fryer at 400°F for 12 minutes).
6. Shred the imitation crab into small pieces into a mixing bowl.
7. Cut the shredded imitation crab into smaller pieces using kitchen scissors.
8. Add the cooked salmon to the bowl with the shredded crab, removing the skin if present.
9. Shred the salmon using two forks.
10. Add cream cheese to the salmon and crab mixture.
11. Add Japanese mayonnaise to the mixture.
12. Add sriracha to the mixture.
13. Mix all ingredients in the bowl until well combined.
14. Spread cooked rice into a 9x13 baking dish.
15. Season the rice with mirin.
16. Season the rice with rice vinegar.
17. Season the rice with salt.
18. Combine the rice and seasonings well.
19. Flatten the seasoned rice in the baking dish.
20. Shred seaweed over the rice.
21. Add the salmon and crab mixture evenly on top of the seaweed-covered rice.
22. Spread the mixture out evenly over the rice.
23. Bake at 380°F for 10 minutes, then broil for 3 minutes.
24. Top with sriracha.
25. Top with spicy mayonnaise.
26. Garnish with scallions.
27. Garnish with black sesame seeds.

## Equipment

- cutting board
- knife
- salt grinder
- pepper grinder
- air fryer
- large mixing bowl
- kitchen scissors
- tongs
- forks
- baking dish (9x13)
- rice paddle

## Tips

- You can cook salmon in an air fryer, on the stove, or in the oven; just make sure it's cooked through.
- For the imitation crab, you can substitute with scallop, shrimp, or crawfish.
- If you don't have sushi rice, any cooked white rice will work.
- You can skip seasoning the rice if preferred.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPCSnpIicDE/?igsh=MXkxbnRib2Vrd3FuZQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1adf9fe9-c2bc-4646-8b96-e4fd74c9b4f7
- Extracted: 2025-10-19

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