Onigiri
Onigiri
Onigiri is kind of like a rice ball sandwich. They are extremely popular in Japan. They are commonly found in bento boxes and make the perfect on the go meal or snack. Onigiri couldn’t be easier to make. Make some steamed rice. Let the rice cool enough so you can handle it. Wet your hands with water. Sprinkle a little salt into the palm of your hand. Take a half cup of steamed rice and form into a round triangular shape. Make a hole in the center. Fill it with mixed bonito flakes and soy sauce. Close it up and place on a half sheet of nori. Sprinkle some furikake on top and fold the nori sheet over. Other fillings that you can stuff your onigiri with include smoked salmon, red bean paste; even fried chicken.
Ingredients
- 1 cup steamed rice warm, but cool enough to touch
- salt
- 2 tbsp bonito flakes
- 1 tsp soy sauce
- nori
- furikake
Instructions
- Cut a sheet of nori in half.
- Mix together the bonito flakes and soy sauce.
- Wet your hands with water. Pour a little less than a 1/4 tsp of salt in the palm of your hand. Shape a 1/2 cup of the steamed rice into a rounded triangular shape.
- Make a hole with your ginger in the center og the rice ball. Place half of the bonito/soy sauce mix in the hole and close up.
- Place the rice ball on one end of the nori.
- Sprinkle with furikake.
- Fold the nori over.5
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