11 Easy Cooked Sushi Recipes

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Raw scallops and uni are rare delicacies that may taste heavenly to a sushi lover, but those who have an aversion to raw seafood may find them gross. Even the humble raw salmon and tuna may not go down well with people who are scared of eating anything that’s straight out of the sea.

I don’t blame them because people belong to different cultures and you don’t have the tradition of eating raw fish in western countries.  So a person who has eaten thoroughly cooked fish or grilled seafood since he was a child may find the raw stuff intimidating.

On the same note, I would like to say that there are many others who are adventurous and willing to open up to a whole new world of culinary experiences. The fact that sushi has become so popular in the US and other parts of the world is a testimony of that.

Those who are content in their comfort zone and would rather not let their palate tread on an unknown path can still enjoy sushi. I dedicate this post to my friends who are intimidated by the idea of eating raw fish but still want to savor this delicacy. Here’s presenting the 11 easy cooked sushi recipes to try at home.

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Easy Cooked Sushi Recipes

While the sushi snobs may not like this idea and find it against the core tradition of eating sushi, cooked sushi dishes are raging in popularity. While there’s fatty tuna, hamachi, ikura, and awabi for those who love eating the raw stuff, the other side has its fair share of shrimp tempura, smoked salmon, imitation crab, and cooked taco.

1. Jumbo Shrimp Sushi Roll

Shrimps are delicious but you don’t need to eat them raw to enjoy sushi rolls. Here’s one of the best cooked sushi recipes that involve cooked jumbo shrimp. You may boil, grill, bake, or deep fry as you wish.

Ingredients:

The first step involves cooking short-grain sushi rice in a cooker and pot and then seasoning it with vinegar, salt, and sugar. I have created an article that explains the process of making sushi rice in detail, check it out.

Use a sharp pair of scissors to cut the seaweed into half and a knife to cut the cooked shrimps lengthwise. While the sushi rice cools, you can prepare the fillings for your sushi.

Place a bamboo mat on the kitchen table and cover it with a plastic cling film or you may put it in a zip lock bag to prevent the rice from sticking to the mat.

Put the nori sheet over the bamboo mat, rough side up and spread a half cup of sushi rice over it. Moisten your fingers and apply gentle pressure to ensure that the rice sticks on well.

Sprinkle the toasted sesame seeds on the rice and flip it upside down. Now, arrange the fillings on the seaweed, slightly towards you. First place two cooked shrimps in a straight line, then add cucumber, avocado, and bell pepper strips.

Lift the bamboo mat from your side and start rolling. Gently squeeze the inner contents as you roll to get a compact cylinder-like shape. When you reach the other end, seal it with a few drops of water.

Use a sharp Japanese sushi knife (see my reviews) to cut the sushi roll into 6-8 equal pieces and serve with wasabi and soy sauce.

2. Roasted Wild Salmon Sushi Roll

Wild salmon has a superior texture than farmed salmon, but eating them raw is risky due to higher chances of worms. With this easy cooked recipe, you can breathe easy and gorge on wild salmon as much as you like!

Ingredients:

First, preheat the oven to a temperature of 400 degrees. Now measure the rice, rinse it and cook in a pot or cooker. If you are a beginner in sushi making, refer to the instructions for cooking and seasoning sushi rice in this article.

While the sushi rice cooks, season the wild salmon with kosher salt and let it sit for 10 minutes. Take a bowl and mix julienned carrots and cucumbers with 1/4 cup rice vinegar, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, and 1 tbsp sesame oil.

Now put the seasoned wild salmon fillets on a baking sheet and put into the oven. Roast for 8-10 minutes, let them cool completely and then use a fork to flake into small portions to be used as fillings.

To start assembling, keep the bamboo mat on the table and put a nori sheet on it. Moisten your hands and take a medium ball of seasoned sushi rice. Spread it over the nori sheet evenly.

Take a spoonful of mayonnaise and spread evenly at the center of the sushi rice. Now, add the vegetable strips on it, next arrange the baked salmon and a few slices of avocado to its side.

Start rolling the bamboo mat from the end that is closer to you and gently press as you roll to compress the fillings within. Seal the ends by dampening the nori sheet slightly.

Moisten the blade of a sushi knife and cut the sushi roll into 6-8 pieces. Serve with soy sauce and pickled ginger.

3. Lion King California Sushi Roll

I consider this sushi roll the king of all easy cooked sushi recipes because you not only cook the fillings but the entire roll is baked to perfect crustiness!

Ingredients:

Any sushi recipe starts with cooking sushi rice, make sure you do this at least 30 minutes in advance because it takes time to cook, cool, and then season the rice. Read my article that explains the process in detail.

Place the bamboo sushi mat on the table and cover it with a plastic wrap. Now, keep the nori sheet over the covered bamboo mat.

Take half a cup of seasoned sushi rice and spread it across the nori sheet, leaving half an inch gap on all sides. Flip the nori sheet to make it upside down.

Now take a spoonful of imitation crab-mayo mixture and spread it in a straight line towards the middle of the nori sheet. Add cucumber strips and avocado slices along its length.

Start rolling by lifting the bamboo mat towards you and make a compact inside-out roll. Place the salmon sashimi-style pieces over the roll, one after another to cover the entire length. Hug the roll tightly with the bamboo mat to shape them properly.

Let the roll sit for 2 minutes with the plastic cover on it and preheat the oven to 400 F. Take a sharp Japanese knife and cut the roll into 6-8 pieces. Remove the plastic wrap and place the sushi pieces on a foil wrap, salmon side up.

Drizzle spicy mayo and unagi sauce over the roll and garnish with fish eggs. Fold the foil from four sides to prevent the sauce from leaking.

Bake for 5 minutes and then pour the extra sauce. Roast again for 3 minutes or until the mayo sauce starts to bubble. Top up with some finely chopped scallions for garnish and serve.

4. Buffalo Chicken Sushi Roll

Well, sushi is not only about fish and this easy cooked sushi recipe comprising of chicken sets the record right. If you love buffalo chicken, try its different forms as delicious fillings for your next sushi roll.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of seasoned sushi rice
  • 4 sheets of nori
  • Fully cooked breaded chicken breasts
  • 1/4 cup of hot sauce
  • 2 celery, cut into thin strips
  • 2 carrots, peeled and julienned 
  • 1/2 cup tortilla cheese, crumbled
  • Celery, cut into thin strips

Prepare seasoned sushi rice in a cooker or pot, whichever suits you and season with vinegar, salt, and sugar as mentioned in this article.

Place the bamboo mat on the table and cover it with a plastic wrap. Now, put the nori sheet on it, shiny side facing downwards.

Take half a cup of sushi rice and spread it over the nori sheet, covering 3/4th of the sheet and leaving a slight gap on all sides.

Arrange a row of breaded buffalo chicken towards the middle of the nori sheet, and add other ingredients such as crumbled tortilla, celery, and carrots strips. Drizzle some hot sauce over the fillings.

Roll the sushi and when you reach the other end, seal the edges with water. Cut into 6-8 pieces and serve with soya sauce and wasabi. 

5. Spam Musubi Nigiri-style

This is the Hawaiian-style nigiri sushi but I wanted to include it in my list of 11 easy cooked recipes because it’s different, delicious, and simple to cook.

Ingredients:

Cook sushi rice using short-grain Japanese rice and season it perfectly with vinegar, salt, and sugar. Follow the instructions provided in my article to cook sushi rice in a cooker or pot.

Cut the canned ham meat into slices, thickness depending on how you want your nigiri topping to be like. Put them in an air-sealed bag.

Mix together the soya sauce, oyster sauce, and sugar until the sugar dissolves completely and then add to the bag. Let the spam marinate for nearly 15 minutes.

After 15 minutes, drain out the excess sauce and fry the spam slices on both sides on a saucepan until they turn crispy.

Now, take a medium ball of seasoned sushi rice in your hand and use your moistened fingers to give it an oval or rectangular shape, whichever suits your spam topping.

Place the fried spam over the block of sushi rice and attach them together with a wide nori strip. Seal the edges with a few drops of water. Serve warm with the sauces of your choice.

6. Spicy Eel Sushi Roll

Eel is slimy and intimidating when raw, but it can turn into a rare delicacy when cooked with barbeque sauce. If you love cooked sushi roll, try this spicy eel sushi recipe.

Ingredients:

Make sushi rice using the shinmai variety of short-grain rice and season it well with vinegar, salt, and sugar. Read my guide that explains how to make sushi rice in a cooker or pot.

First, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Sprinkle salt over eel and drizzle some Asian BBQ sauce. Put eel in a foil and cook in the oven for 10 minutes.

Put a bamboo mat on the kitchen table and cover it with a plastic sheet. Place the seaweed over the covered mat. Measure a half cup of sushi rice and spread it evenly on the Nori sheet.

Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on the rice part and now flip over the nori sheet. On the other side, arrange the imitation crab or surimi strips and put blanched asparagus beside it.

Lift the bamboo mat from one side and start rolling. Apply gentle pressure as you go to make a compact inside-out roll.  Now, arrange the roasted eel over the rice to cover the entire area and sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on roasted eel (optional).

Hug the roll with the plastic wrap and squeeze lightly to let the eel shape up. Take a sharp knife and cut the roll into 6-8 pieces with the plastic sheet intact.

Remove the plastic and pour some eel sauce over the pieces. Serve with wasabi, soy sauce, and pickled ginger.

7. Dunwell Roll With Shrimp Tempura and Jalapenos

This is one of my favorite of the easy cooked sushi recipes. There’s something about crunchy shrimp tempura, cream cheese and jalapenos that sets my heart on fire.

Ingredients:

To start with, make sushi rice in a cooker or pot following instructions in my article. While the sushi rice cooks and cools, you can prepare the shrimp tempura.

I agree that making shrimp tempuras is time-consuming but it’s easy and the final result is worth every bit of it. At home, you can make them at half the price and eat as much as you like.

I have created an article that talks about how to make shrimp tempura without making them curl and other tips, read it here – What Is A Shrimp Tempura Roll.

Time for the bamboo mat! Cover it with a plastic cling film and place a nori sheet over it, shiny side down. Take a medium ball of sushi rice and spread it evenly over the nori sheet.

For this recipe, remove the shrimp tails. Add 1 or 2 shrimp tempura in the middle, towards you to cover the entire length. Add the cream cheese strips and deseeded jalapenos to its side. Drizzle some spicy sauce over the fillings.

Now, lift the bamboo mat from the side that is closer to you and start rolling. When you reach the other end, seal the edges. Take a sharp knife and cut the roll into equal bite-size pieces.

8. The Simple Candy Roll

If you are a beginner and wish to prepare sushi dinner at home, this is one of the most delicious yet easy to make cooked sushi recipes that you can’t go wrong with.

Ingredients:

First, cook and season the sushi rice as per the instructions are given in my article. Next, put the bamboo mat on the table and cover it with a plastic cling film.

While the sushi rice cools, shred the imitation crabstick into threads and mix it with two tablespoons of Japanese mayo sauce.

Place the nori sheet over the bamboo mat and spread a half cup of seasoned sushi rice evenly on it. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the rice to add a crunchy texture.

Flip over the nori sheet and on the other side, put a layer of shredded crabmeat mix, add avocado slices and jalapenos next to it.

Lift the bamboo mat from your end and start rolling with gentle pressure to bind the ingredients together. Moisten the edges and seal them.

Cut the sushi roll into equal 6-8 pieces and serve with wasabi and soy sauce.

9. Teriyaki Chicken Sushi Roll

This one’s again for all your chicken lovers out there! This outstanding cooked sushi recipe only goes to show how varied this Japanese delicacy can be, and it’s certainly not limited to raw fish and seafood.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of seasoned sushi rice
  • Chicken breasts
  • Nori sheet
  • Sesame oil
  • Kosher salt
  • Thick teriyaki sauce
  • Half Japanese cucumber, cut into thin strips (optional)
  • Half avocado, peeled, pit removed and cut into slices

To cook perfect sushi rice in a cooker or pot, refer to my step-by-step instructions in this article. While the rice cooks, prepare the chicken breasts for the recipe.

Cut the chicken breasts into 2-3 strips. Add sesame oil to the frying pan and put the chicken strips when the oil becomes hot. Sprinkle some salt on the chicken and flip over. Add salt on the other side and cook till both sides become slightly golden in color.

When the chicken meat is well cooked, pour some thick teriyaki sauce and let it simmer for a few minutes to let the teriyaki flavor infuse into chicken. Take out in a plate and let it cool.

Now, put the bamboo mat on the table and cover it with plastic wrap. Place the nori sheet on it and spread about a half cup of seasoned rice evenly on it.

Flip over the nori sheet and on the other side, add two strips of chicken breasts and a few cucumber strips for the crunchiness. Drizzle some teriyaki sauce over the fillings.

Lift the bamboo mat from your end and start rolling into a neat roll, and seal the edges when you reach the end. Now layer the thin avocado slices, one after another to cover the top of the sushi roll.

Cover with the plastic wrap and use the bamboo mat to give one tight squeeze to the roll so that the avocado slices shape up with the rice.

Remove the bamboo mat and cut the roll into 6-8 pieces with the plastic sheet still on.  Take off the plastic and garnish with sesame seeds.

If you are interested in making different variations of the teriyaki chicken sushi roll, including the gluten-free option, read my article that talks about it and lots more.

10. Unagi Sushi Roll

Unagi needs an acquired taste but if you are into cooked sushi rolls, this is one recipe you simply can’t ignore. The only problem is that barbecued eel is tough to find. Look for frozen eel packs in the Asian grocery store near you or buy it online from Amazon –

Ingredients:

Cook and season the sushi rice following the step-by-step instructions provided in my article. Cover a bamboo mat with plastic wrap and keep it on the table.

Put the Nori sheet on it and spread a half cup of sushi rice evenly over the seaweed, leave half-inch gap on all sides. Sprinkle white or black sesame seeds on it.

Flip over the Nori sheet and now add the 2-3 thick eel slices at the center, slightly towards your side. Put two cucumber strips beside the unagi and start rolling the bamboo mat.

When you reach the end, seal the edges with a few drops of water. Remove the mat and cut the roll into 6-8 pieces. Serve with soy sauce, gari, and wasabi.

11. Tamago Sushi Roll

Tamago is the sweet Japanese omelet that makes a fantastic ingredient for one of the 11 easy cooked sushi recipes. I have created an in-depth article that explores the different aspects of tamago, instructions on how to make Japanese sweet omelet and useful tips for beginners.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of seasoned sushi rice
  • 4 whole eggs
  • 1 teaspoon of mirin (Japanese rice wine)
  • Half a cucumber, cut into thin strips
  • ¼ cup dashi stock
  • 1 avocado, seed removed and cut into slices
  • Toasted sesame seeds
  • Pickled ginger
  • Wasabi
  • 1 tablespoon white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon Soy sauce

Take a bowl and beat the 4 eggs into it until fluffy. Add sugar, mirin, dashi stock, soya sauce, and mix until the sugar dissolves completely.

Put a pan like this over the stove, add vegetable oil and pour a thin layer of egg mixture, when the bottom turns firm, fold it neatly and push to one side of the pan.

Add some more oil and pour more egg mixture. When the new layer solidifies a bit, fold the old omelet roll over the new layer to make a thicker roll. Continue this process until all egg mixture is used up.

Put the thick and sweet Japanese omelet on a plate and use a sharp sushi knife to cut it into thick and long strips.

Now, let’s get rolling! Put the bamboo mat on a zip lock bag and keep it on the kitchen table. Place the Nori sheet over it.

Take half a cup of seasoned sushi rice and spread evenly on the nori sheet. Press with your moist fingers to ensure that sushi rice sticks to the sheet. Sprinkle some toasted sesame seeds on it.

Flip over the nori sheet to have the sushi rice layer facing downwards and nori side upwards. Add one strip of tamago, cucumber, and a few slices of avocado an inch away from the end that’s close to you.

Now, lift the bamboo mat from your end and start rolling. Squeeze gently as you roll to ensure that the ingredients stay compact within the roll.

When you reach the other end, seal the edges and cut the roll into 6-8 equal pieces. Serve with wasabi, pickled ginger and soya sauce.

If you want to give homemade sushi a miss, and dine out at a restaurant instead, read my article that tells you about the 15 most popular cooked sushi to order in a restaurant. 

See Also:
What Does Sushi Mean In Japanese?
Does Sushi Have Carbs?
Why Is Sushi So Filling ?

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