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Japanese Rice Balls with Filling Onigiri Recipe
Onigiri, also known as Japanese rice balls, is a simple and comforting Japanese dish that plays a big role in Japanese food culture. It's a great on-the-go snack, perfectly packaged and can be filled with any variety of ingredients. Known for their adorable shapes, often into triangles or balls, this recipe will help you prepare Onigiri like a pro!
Ingredients
- 3 cups of Japanese short-grain rice
- 31⁄2 cups of water
- 1⁄2 teaspoon of salt
- 8 letters of Nori seaweed
- Filling (half a cup of umeboshi, tuna mayo salmon flakes or pickled plum are popular choices)
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Directions
Rinse the rice in cold water until the water runs clear.
Add the washed rice and 3.5 cups of water into a pot. Let it soak for at least 30 minutes.
Turn on heat to high and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to the lowest and cover the pot with a lid. Let it cook for 12-15 minutes.
After the cooking time is up, let it steam for another 10-15 minutes without removing the lid.
Transfer the cooked rice into a bowl and let it cool down slightly so that it doesn't burn your hands.
Wet your hands with salty water and take approximately a handful of rice. Form the rice into a triangle by pressing lightly with your both hands.
Open a hole in the middle of the rice ball and put your preferred filling there, then cover it with a bit of rice.
Wrap the rice triangle with a Nori sheet. Repeat until all the rice has been used.
Serve immediately or wrap them in plastic wrap for later.
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Onigiri, also known as Japanese rice balls, is a simple and comforting Japanese dish that plays a big role in Japanese food culture. It's a great on-the-go snack, perfectly packaged and can be filled with any variety of ingredients. Known for their adorable shapes, often into triangles or balls, this recipe will help you prepare Onigiri like a pro!
Rinse the rice in cold water until the water runs clear.
Add the washed rice and 3.5 cups of water into a pot. Let it soak for at least 30 minutes.
Turn on heat to high and bring it to a boil. Once boiling, reduce heat to the lowest and cover the pot with a lid. Let it cook for 12-15 minutes.
After the cooking time is up, let it steam for another 10-15 minutes without removing the lid.
Transfer the cooked rice into a bowl and let it cool down slightly so that it doesn't burn your hands.
Wet your hands with salty water and take approximately a handful of rice. Form the rice into a triangle by pressing lightly with your both hands.
Open a hole in the middle of the rice ball and put your preferred filling there, then cover it with a bit of rice.
Wrap the rice triangle with a Nori sheet. Repeat until all the rice has been used.
Serve immediately or wrap them in plastic wrap for later.
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