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.
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What a nice recipe! Sure to make it more often! Thank you!
Hi Loes, thanks for trying it and the kind rating!
These little shrimp rice bites were absolutely delicious!! I like spice so I made them a little spicier but they were the perfect light dinner when I don’t feel like cooking.
Hi Ashley, awesome! Thanks for trying them!
best thing i have ever eaten. made this for my 49th Birthday thank you 🥂🥂🥂❤❤❤
Happy belated birthday Rebecca!!
How many servings is it for the nutrition part
So yummy but my seaweed came out soggy so I didn’t have a firm “cup”. Please tell me how I need to adjust my process. Thank you so much! You are the best and the recipes rock my world!
Mignon
Reading all the comments, I was wondering if I put a paper muffin liner in my muffin tin. I’m thinking that may make it easy to get out, but not sure if it will crisp the nori and rice. Will let you know.
Hi , you mentioned to use a metal muffin pan. Can you use the silicone
ones? Thanks, Francine
Hi Francine, YES silicone is great here!
Temperature of the oven pls?
400F
These are FABULOUS!! I wanted to ditch my main meal and just eat these!
For those that don’t care for nori, have you ever tried or have a substitute suggestion?
Would regular rice work
YES!
A lot of ppl on here with negative opinions, I feel these are CRAZY!!!! I’m making both the salmon and shrimp tonight as an appetizer for a poker game I’m cooking for tonight. I’ll be back with results!
Hi PJ, hope you won at poker! and of course the food was delicious too!
Taste was good but they went soggy and had to eat with a fork. Not sure what went wrong…
Hi Kelley, I’m so sorry – a few tips tho: make sure you don’t overload the cups with too many pieces of shrimp also i found using silicone muffin tray to work better.
oil spray the muffin pan? Will the nori stick?
The flavour is delicious, but my rice cups collapsed when I took them out of the muffin tins. Any idea why my nori didn’t crisp up? Thanks!
Hi sue, make sure the rice is fully cooled, don’t overload the muffins with rice and thirdly, I prefer a silicone muffin tray for this recipe!
Loved this recipe!!
So delish. Thank you.