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Delicious Spicy Salmon Sushi Cups

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Spicy Sushi Cups! These delectable bite-sized delights are a feast for the eyes and the taste buds. Using nori sheets as your cup, then adding a layer of sushi rice and marinated teriyaki salmon baked and then topped off with a spicy mayo, fresh avocado and green onion. So good!
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Course dinner
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Ingredients:

  • 2-3 pieces of Salmon skinned and chopped into cubes
  • 1 avocado chopped
  • 1 tbsp green onion
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 2 tbsp. Pickled ginger optional garnish
  • 1 tbsp. Wasabi paste optional garnish
  • 3 Nori Sheets

Ingredients for the Japanese Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce

  • * 1/2 cup teriyaki sauce equal parts tamari and brown sugar - simmered until the sugar dissolves
  • * 2 tbsp. water
  • * 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • * 1/2 lime squeezed
  • * 1 tbsp. Spicy Chili Oil
  • * 1 tbsp. garlic paste
  • * 1 tbsp. ginger paste
  • * 1 tsp. wasabi paste
  • * 1 tbsp. chopped green onion
  • * 1 teaspoon cornstarch optional, for the drizzle sauce

Ingredients for the Spicy Mayo

  • * 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • * 1 tsp. wasabi paste
  • * 2 tsp. chipotle sauce
  • * 1 tsp. garlic paste
  • * 1 tsp. ginger paste
  • * 1 tablespoon sriracha sauce adjust for desired spiciness
  • * 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • * 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • * Pinch of salt

Ingredients for the sushi rice:

  • * 2 cups sushi rice
  • * 2 cups water
  • * 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • * 2 tablespoons sugar
  • * 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions
 

  • Prepare your Japanese Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce by mixing all of the ingredients together. Reserve a 1/4 of the sauce to thicken with a little cornstarch at the end
    Prepare the Spicy Mayo by mixing all of the ingredients and then set it aside.
    Prepare the sticky rice in the rice cooker.
    To Assemble the Sushi cups:
    Cut one nori sheet into four squares.
    Add 2 tbsp. of the sticky rice.
    Place the filled square into a cupcake shell and Add 1 heaping spoonful of the marinated salmon
    Bake at 400 degrees for 12-15 minutes depending on how you like your salmon
    Remove from the cupcake pan to a serving plate
    Drizzle some of the reserved teriyaki sauce
    Drizzle the spicy mayo on each shellSprinkle chopped green onion and sesame seeds
    Optional add pickled ginger and wasabi on the side
Keyword sushi