{"id":36404,"date":"2020-09-01T20:25:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T03:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/?p=36404"},"modified":"2020-09-02T12:31:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T19:31:27","slug":"sushi-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kawalingpinoy.com\/sushi-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Sushi Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sushi Bake is your favorite rice dish in a casserole form! It's easy to make and delivers the delicious Japanese flavors you love with no special sushi chef skills required.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I've had this baked sushi cooked, photographed, and ready to go way back in May on the height of its popularity, but my procrastinating self never got around to posting the recipe. Well, better late than never.<\/p>\n

I don't think I'm too not too late for the party, though, because I'm still seeing the casserole making its rounds on social media. And if the hype has indeed waned, sushi bake deserves a push back to the limelight. It's just as tasty and fun to eat as when it was all the rage.<\/p>\n

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The origin<\/h2>\n

Although there is no definitive history of how the sushi casserole idea came about, some articles suggest it might have originated in Hawaii which also gave birth to the poke bowl<\/a> and spam musubi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This baked seafood and rice might have just recently taken the Philippines by storm, but it has been around for a while. Recipes or early mentions of the dish can be found online dating as far back as 2011!<\/p>\n

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Sushi bake, simply put, is a broken-down version of the maki. Instead of rolling the rice around various fillings and wrapping with a sheet of dried seaweed, the different components are layered in a baking dish and finished off in the oven.<\/p>\n

When hot and bubbly, the partakers then help themselves to bite-sized scoops of the rice and toppings and make small rolls with nori sheets. A truly delicious and fun experience!<\/p>\n

How to Make<\/h2>\n

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The rice layer<\/h3>\n

Sushi rice is traditionally made of Japanese short-grain rice (meshi) which is characterized by the stickiness of its grains. This higher starch amylopectin content makes Japonica cultivar easier to eat with chopsticks as well as to shape into various sushi styles.<\/p>\n