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Le Grand Christmas Baked Sushi 🍣

"Well, hello there, Mr. Baked Sushi. 🤵 So very pleased to make your acquaintance." Somehow, I relate this dish to a wonderful and kind gentleman, looking crisp in his tux, at a midnight ball in his elegant chateau, everything sparkly and cozy lit up.😜 Likely because all this happened on Christmas in the Philippines, and hands-down nothing is more festive and wonderful than Christmas in the Philippines with family.🎄⭐🎄⭐🎄

And so, settled back in our humble abode in the little red dot after the Yuletide holiday, the baked sushi experience was not over yet. I prepared it for Media Noche (New Year's Eve). My other sister made it too for their's. Noice noice.👌 

This "gentleman" and the grand ball ⧓ surely left a wonderful impression in our memories.


🍣 Tools 🍣 
knife & chopping board
spatula
scissors
baking pan/mold
oven

🍣 Ingredients - base 🍣
Japanese rice, cooked - 4 cups
salt - 1 tsp
sugar - 1 tbsp 
rice vinegar - 3 tbsp

🍣 Ingredients - toppings 🍣
kewpie or Japanese mayonnaise - 1/4 cup
nori sheets (roasted) sliced like confetti - 20 small sheets
furikake (your preferred flavor)
kani or crabmeat minced - 1 pack
cucumber minced - 1 pc
red chili flakes or sriracha
salt, to taste

optional: 
ripe mango minced
avocado sliced thinly

🍣 Steps 🍣
In a bowl, mix all topping ingredients.
In another bowl, gently mix 4 cups of Japanese rice with salt and vinegar.
Add some of the toppings and mix into rice (optional).
Pour the rice into mold, then lightly press down.
Layer some furikake.
Add the toppings, spread evenly.
Bake at 200°C/390°F for 15 to 20 minutes. 

Scoop a portion then wrap it in nori. Enjoy! 

💡 Inspired by: my sister 💓
✎ Other Reference: Foxy Folksy Easy Sushi Bake

Well, here were our takes of the original Japanese rolled sushi deconstructed with a bang!🧨🧨🧨

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📰 Baked sushi as it made headlines in my family:
I did get my first try, fully aware of baked sushi(which means i'm not distracted by my kiddos😅), just this December. Again, it was my sister who introduced me to this one. (God bless sisterhood indeed!) She whipped it up so easy for Noche Buena, like a pro! This was its 1st time on the PH family's Christmas menu, I think. 
Once she served it on the Christmas buffet, lechon and ham aside, it beckoned; it did look all dressed up to the 9s. Us Brady Bunch flocked to have a try. Given that I'm a huge fan of Japanese dishes, I myself was excited. And it did not disappoint! Once I got a taste of it, I was absolutely delighted. It was an instant favorite (even hubby's and my girls'!). 

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