Crispy Shrimp Rice Muffins
We could not believe how popular my Spicy Salmon Rice Muffins became on Instagram and TikTok; to date we have approximately 70 million views! And so many recreations and happy chefs of course! So I knew I had to follow them up with a just as yummy version. You will love these too!
The shrimp cook up even faster in the oven than the salmon does – only 10 minutes. This time around, I also found a better way to handle the super sticky sushi rice with an ice cream scooper/melon baller. I also used the spoon to push down the rice into the muffin tray – so much better.
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Crispy Shrimp Rice Muffins
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 sheets nori paper
- 1½ cups cooked sushi rice, cooled
Crispy Shrimp:
- 1 lb shrimp, deveined + deshelled
- 1 tbs tapioca starch (or corn starch or arrowroot powder)
- 2 tbs sesame oil
- 1 tbs low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbs honey
- 2 scallions, diced
- 1/2 tsp each garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, chili powder, dried oregano
- salt to taste
Spicy Mayo:
- 1/4 cup kewpie mayo
- 2 tsp sriracha sauce
- 1 tsp honey
Toppings:
- 1/2 avocado, diced
- 1 tbs black sesame seeds
- 2 tbs chives, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400° F. Grab a scissor and cut your nori sheets into 4 equal squares.
Shrimp:
- Slice your shrimp into small cubes and sprinkle with the tapioca flour. Toss to coat. In a medium bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients and then add the shrimp in to coat. Set aside.
Assembly:
- To the center of a nori sheet, add 1 heaping tablespoon of rice and spread out slightly. Transfer the square to your muffin slot and use a spoon to press down gently, to center the rice in the middle with the edges coming up along sides of the muffin slot. Repeat in all twelve slots. Pop into oven for 5 minutes then remove. Top rice with about 5-6 pieces of shrimp to fill each slot. Transfer to your oven and bake for 10 more minutes.
- Remove from the oven allow to cool slightly and top with your avocado, spicy mayo and black sesame seeds.
Notes
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Our family’s favorite🥰 ending the 2024 with your sushi recipes because we love it. Bestie recipe
Hi Analia, I love to hear that! Happy new year to you and your beautiful family!
I haven’t actually made these yet because I have a question. But I’m confident it’s going to be five star rating! When it says cooked sushi rice, do I cook the sushi rice with all the things we normally cook with sushi rice? Rice vinegar, sugar, salt, Mirin?
I just made this and it’s delicious! How do you stop the nori paper from getting soggy? Mine fell apart. Still really good!
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Thank you Lora!
Very tasty!! Great lunch option.
HI Holly, I’m glad you liked them!
made these and OMG they were delicious!! I was lucky I had made 2 batches (24). they were the most popular dish at the party and it wasn’t even 5 minutes before they were all gone!! If it wasnt for trying one before sending them out I wouldnt have had any!!!!
We made these today. Super easy & delicious. For the nutritional values – the calories listed is for each one?
The Shrimp itself tasted great. However, the seaweed became very soggy, so it was impossible to take out of the muffin tin. Better to just eat these components separately.
This looks really good. I’m going to make it but I had one question…is it cooked shrimp or raw?
Hi Cindy, awesome! These are raw shrimp – they will cook in the oven! Enjoy!
I have not tried the recipe yet but from reading it, are we using raw shrimp or cooked shrimp? if we’re using raw shrimp, do we need to cook it first before adding to the nori since cooking time is only 5 minutes. thanks.
You will use raw shrimp and it will cook in the oven. That is the point of baking it in the oven to cook it.
easy peasy and oh so good! thanks
This recipe was a great hit with my family…and they were quite filling! It took no time to make…I think the next time I try them we are going to do part shrimp and part crab meat…just to try something new🤗
I liked the look of this so much I made it as our dinner in large muffin tins (actually the flexible silicone kind). My husband is not a big sushi fan but we both absolutely love this recipe! I will definitely make it for guests in the small version and on regular rotation for dinner. Thank you for sharing!
So easy to make and tastes amazing- I halved the amount of honey and that was great. I only had a metal mini muffin tin so that made it a bit harder to get them out. Would suggest letting them cool quite a bit first- easier to handle.
Love Stella’s recipes- all very achievable and healthy!
Hi Kel, Thanks so much for the kind words and I’m really glad you liked this dish!