Onigiri Rice Balls

Name: Onigiri Rice Balls
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cups Japanese rice; Salt; Nori seaweed; Rice condiments(I chose seaweed and some sesame seasonings, but whatever you like is okay); nori and rice condiments are optional. Just rice and salt will do

Taro Saeki @cook_24310087

Japan

Onigiri rice balls. Rice balls in Japan are like sandwiches in western countries. Easy to make, easy to take them out on a picnic.

It’s very popular in Japan as a light meal.

Recipe video on onigiri:
https://youtu.be/x_5nHGlJGok

Onigiri rice balls. Rice balls in Japan are like sandwiches in western countries. Easy to make, easy to take them out on a picnic.

It’s very popular in Japan as a light meal.

Recipe video on onigiri:
https://youtu.be/x_5nHGlJGok

Taro Saeki @cook_24310087

Japan

Onigiri rice balls. Rice balls in Japan are like sandwiches in western countries. Easy to make, easy to take them out on a picnic.

It’s very popular in Japan as a light meal.

Recipe video on onigiri:
https://youtu.be/x_5nHGlJGok

Onigiri rice balls. Rice balls in Japan are like sandwiches in western countries. Easy to make, easy to take them out on a picnic.

It’s very popular in Japan as a light meal.

Recipe video on onigiri:
https://youtu.be/x_5nHGlJGok

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Ingredients

15 mins

3 servings

2 cupsJapanese rice
Salt
Nori seaweed
Rice condiments(I chose seaweed and some sesame seasonings, but whatever you like is okay)
nori and rice condiments are optional. Just rice and salt will do

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Steps

15 mins

1

1. Cook rice, not too soggy. Rice and water 1:1 ratio for Japanese rice.
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2. Shape rice using both hands. Make a triangle shape if possible, but round is good too.
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3. To avoid rice from sticking to your hands, wet your hands lightly each time you shape onigiri.
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4. Top them with rice condiments.