Recipe for Baked Cheese-Stuffed Chikuwa
RESEPAugust 7, 2026
Thaw Chikuwa briefly then fill the center hole with shredded Mozzarella Cheese. Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 8 minutes until the cheese melts and the chikuwa surface browns. Sprinkle with sliced spring onion and serve warm.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 12 min
- Servings
- 3
Ingredients
- 8 chikuwa
- 150 g mozzarella, cut into batons
- 1 tbsp melted butter
- 1 tsp paprika powder
- Mayonnaise and chilli sauce, to serve
Method
- Heat the oven to 190 °C.
- Stuff the hollow centre of each chikuwa with a baton of mozzarella.
- Brush with melted butter and dust with paprika.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until the cheese melts and bubbles up slightly.
- Halve on the bias and serve warm with mayonnaise and chilli sauce.
Tips
- Pack the cheese in tightly; gaps let it all run out.
- An air fryer at 180 °C for 8 minutes works too.