Onigiri (Rice Balls) - East Asian Recipe

Onigiri (Rice Balls)

🌍 East Asian, Japan Difficulty: ●●●○○

Onigiri records exist from the Heian period (794–1185 CE) — portable rice balls were samurai field rations.

Ingredients

• 600g short-grain sushi rice cooked and slightly warm
• salt
• nori sheets. Fillings: salted salmon
• pickled plum (umeboshi)
• seasoned tuna mayo
• or seasoned kelp (kombu tsukudani)

Method

1. Wetting — Wet hands with water, coat with salt.
2. Taking — Take 100–120g warm rice, press flat.
3. Placing — Place filling in center, fold rice around to encase.
4. Shaping — Shape into triangle or cylinder with firm pressure.
5. Wrapping — Wrap with a strip of nori.

Tags: short-grain sushi rice cooked and slightly warm, nori sheets. fillings: salted salmon, pickled plum, seasoned tuna mayo, or seasoned kelp · Source: Brittani's Almanac