Sardines Sushi Rice Cake 🎂

Happy 14th birthday to my gal! 👧🏼🥰🥰🥰 Mama has no time to bake a birthday cake for you so made a sardine sushi rice cake instead 😁😁 (since sardines is one of your favorite food! 🤪) Ah gal happily packed the sushi cake to celebrate with her friends 👫! 😅😅

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Ingredients:

• 1 can of Ayam Brand Sardines (120g)
• 1 medium-size tomato (chopped)
• 1/2 Japanese cucumber (sliced)
• 3 tbsps of ebiko (optional) 
• 1 cup of Japanese sushi rice (cooked and stir in a tbsp of sushi vinegar when it’s hot)
• 3 shallots (chopped)
• A round shaped cutter or a round deep Medium-size bowl 
• Seasonings - 1 tbsp of ketchup, 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce, 1/2 tsp of sugar and pinch of salt. 

Method:

1. Remove sardines and placed in a bowl. Used a fork and break sardines into smaller pieces. 
2. Heat up a tbsp of oil in a small saucepan. 
3. Add chopped shallots. Sauté till fragrant. Add sardines and add all the seasonings. Mix well. Also add in the remaining sauce in sardines can. Off heat. 
4. Assembling the sushi cake: Brushed a thin layer of oil on the round cutter. Placed round cutter on a plate. Add 1/2 cup of rice to form the base. Use a spoon to press and even out the rice. Add chopped tomatoes and the sliced cucumbers. Add 1/2 cup of rice again and press down using a spoon. Add cooked sardines. Then top with last layer of rice. Topped with Ebiko. Slowly remove the round cutter. Served.