Sold-Out Miso Grilled Rice Balls (Yaki Onigiri)

Name: Sold-Out Miso Grilled Rice Balls (Yaki Onigiri)
Yield: Makes 5 rice balls
Ingredients: 3 1/3 cups cooked rice (about 500g); 4 tablespoons miso paste; 1-1 1/3 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon mirin; 1 tablespoon soy sauce seasoning (mentsuyu)

miyuyimo @cook_40253809

Thank you to everyone—over 300 people have tried this! Kids love it, and they disappear in no time.
About this recipe:
My family and I love these miso rice balls, so I make them often. I wanted a way to make them without getting my hands messy.

miyuyimo @cook_40253809

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Ingredients

Makes 5 rice balls

3 1/3 cupscooked rice (about 500g)
4 tablespoonsmiso paste
1-1 1/3 tablespoonssugar
1 tablespoonmirin
1 tablespoonsoy sauce seasoning (mentsuyu)

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Steps

1

In a bowl slightly larger than a rice ball, mix together all the ingredients marked with ★ (miso, sugar, mirin, mentsuyu). Adjust the amount of sugar to taste if you like it sweeter.
2

Using plastic wrap, shape the warm rice into rice balls. Each rice ball should be about 100g (about 1/3 cup).
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Dip each rice ball into the miso mixture to coat one side.
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Flip and coat the other side as well.
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Arrange the rice balls on a baking sheet and bake in a toaster oven. Adjust the baking time to your preference. You can bake one or both sides, depending on how crispy you like them.
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Once baked and slightly cooled, they're ready to eat!
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Thank you to everyone who has tried this recipe and shared your feedback!