Easy Rectangular Onigiri
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I wanted to make square onigiri easier to eat, so I halved them.
These are fairly small onigiri, so you can eat a lot! You can enjoy different fillings with these, too. Recipe by MAYOMAYO
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- 1
Cut the milk carton about 3 cm from the bottom. Open up the carton and cut 3 cm from the bottom of the remainder.
- 2
Cut the carton into pieces as shown here.
- 3
Fold the carton like so, with one fold going one way and the other fold going the other way.
- 4
Fit the piece into the cut off bottom of the carton.
- 5
Cover each section with plastic wrap.
- 6
Mix furikake or other ingredients into the rice, and put a mound of rice into each compartment.
- 7
Wrap the rice with plastic wrap.
- 8
Press down gently or firmly.
- 9
Done!
- 10
Optionally wrap the onigiri with nori seaweed or stick it on, or add sliced cheese and so on.
- 11
These are Christmas-inspired.
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is for square onigiri.
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is for small square onigiri.
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