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Japanese Rice Balls (Onigiri)

Japanese Rice Balls (Onigiri)

Cost $3.5, save $5

Source: Recommended by CookPal

  • 35 Min
  • 2 Servings
  • $3.5

INGREDIENTS

  • Main Ingredients

    • 🍚 ¾ cup short-grain rice
    • 💧 1 cup water
    • 🧂 1 teaspoon salt
    • 🐟 4 ounces cooked salmon, flaked
    • 🧂 1 teaspoon soy sauce
    • 🌿 ½ sheet nori (dry seaweed)

STEPS

1

Pour rice into a bowl and rinse under running water. Scrub well with your hands to remove starch, then drain.

2

Place rice in a small pot with water and salt. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, turn burner to high, and cook for 2 minutes. Then reduce heat to low for 20 minutes.

3

Turn off the heat and let rice sit with the lid on to fully absorb moisture for 10 minutes.

4

Transfer rice to a cutting board to cool slightly.

5

Season flaked salmon with soy sauce.

6

Flatten cooled rice into a rectangle and divide into 6 portions.

7

Place one portion of seasoned salmon onto each section of rice. Wet your hands, pick up a portion of rice, and gently cup it around the filling.

8

Mold each rice ball into a triangle shape. Place a strip of nori at the bottom to make it easier to pick up.

9

Repeat the process to form remaining rice balls, wetting your hands as necessary to prevent sticking.

NUTRIENTS

Per 1 serving

🔥

337

Calories

  • 16
    Protein
  • 60
    Carbs
  • 3
    Fats

💡 Make sure to wet your hands while shaping the onigiri to prevent the rice from sticking.Use other fillings like pickled plum, tuna mayo, or bonito flakes for variety.Store leftover onigiri in an airtight container to keep them fresh.