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Some onigiri also uses mixed rice Takikomi Gohan instead of plain white rice.
Formed into a compact form, these little rice balls make rice portable and easy to eat with hands.
You can enjoy onigiri for a quick snack, or as school/ work lunch or picnic food.
You can have Onigiri Rice Balls using 5 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Onigiri Rice Balls
- Prepare 2 cups of Japanese rice.
- Prepare of Salt.
- Prepare of Nori seaweed.
- It's of Rice condiments(I chose seaweed and some sesame seasonings, but whatever you like is okay).
- It's of nori and rice condiments are optional. Just rice and salt will do.
Much like sandwiches in the West, onigiri are readily available in convenience stores across Japan and are great for a quick and easy snack. Use one portion of rice for each onigiri. Divide one portion of rice in two. Create a dimple in the rice and fill with a heaping teaspoon of bonito flakes.
Onigiri Rice Balls step by step
- 1. Cook rice, not too soggy. Rice and water 1:1 ratio for Japanese rice..
- 2. Shape rice using both hands. Make a triangle shape if possible, but round is good too..
- 3. To avoid rice from sticking to your hands, wet your hands lightly each time you shape onigiri..
- 4. Top them with rice condiments..
Cover with the remaining portion of rice and press lightly to enclose filling inside rice ball. Gently press the rice to shape into a triangle. A rice ball with filling is like a complete meal that can be eaten in one hand. Therefore, Onigiri rice ball is perfect portable food for lunch and picnics. If you have never made an Onigiri rice ball before and would like to make a triangle one, please watch our video and practice once or twice.
