Baked Salmon Sushi Cups (VIRAL Tiktok recipe)
This is an easy and simple baked sushi recipe to make at home for the perfect appetizer. It is packed with salmon, rice, cucumber, avocado and the most delicious coral sauce that pairs so well with the dish.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Spoons
- Mini cupcake tray
- Chopping board
- Knife
Ingredients
For the salmon -
- 300 g salmon fillet skinless, boneless, cut into cubes
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
For the sauce -
- 2 tbsp kewpie mayo
- 3 tbsp sriracha
- 1 lime juice
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp soya sauce
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp chili oil
For the cups -
- 24 pieces nori square sheets
- 1 and 1/2 cup of cooked rice jasmine/sushi
- 3 tbsp sesame seeds
For the pickled cucumbers -
- 1 cucumber cut into small cubes
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1/2 tsp salt
Serve with -
- Avocado soya sauce, green onion, wasabi
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃ and get a mini cupcake tray ready, set it aside.
- In a mixing bowl add the ingredients for the sauce and whisk until smooth. Remove 3 tbsp of the sauce in a bowl and set aside for later.
- Add the cubed salmon into the mixing bowl sauce and stir together, set aside to marinate for 5 minutes.
- Cut the nori sheets into small squares, line each cupcake tray with the nori sheet and a tablespoon of the cooked sushi rice. Repeat until all the moulds are filled.
- Top with the marinated salmon, sprinkle over the sesame seeds and bake for 10 minutes.
- In the mean time make a quick pickle by adding the chopped cucumber into a bowl with the rice vinegar and salt and set aside. Prepare the avocado and set aside.
- Once the salmon is baked, top with more of the sauce that we saved, the pickled cucumber and the avocado. Serve it hot/warm.
Notes
- You can use any overcooked rice to make these sushi cups, I would recommend seasoning it with soya sauce, rice vinegar and salt to taste before portioning.
- If salmon is not your choice then you can use tuna as well int he same way - however I prefer my tuna uncooked.