Japanese rice balls

sunshine_janice
sunshine_janice Posts: 28 Member
edited August 2016 in Recipes
It is called onigiri. They are usually as a snack in Japan. So good. Short grain rice is what I use. Cook and let cool off slightly, season with rice seasoning, mold into triangles. I grill them after to have a crisp skin. But many eat it as it. Love them. I love my carbs too! Hehe

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  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    Do you use seaweed?
  • cee134
    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
    I always see them in the animes I watch but have yet to eat one. They look good.

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    cee134 Posts: 33,711 Member
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  • sunshine_janice
    sunshine_janice Posts: 28 Member
    They are delicious! I don't stuff then thou. Lots of YouTube videos on them. Check them out
  • RachelElser
    RachelElser Posts: 427 Member
    yes! A great thing to have wrapped up and toss in your bag if you are on the go! I'm lazy about it though- I bought molds that I pack the rice into!
  • theg1ngerp1r4te
    theg1ngerp1r4te Posts: 3 Member
    I like to stuff them with tiny crispy pieces of spam! And I've been wanting to try them stuffed with candied kidney beans. They're so yummy and if you wrap them in saran wrap you can pop them in the microwave the next day and they're still wonderful! I have little bear and hello kitty shaped molds, lol.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Do they taste a bit like sushi rice? I could eat bowls of the rice they put in chirashi, man.
  • sunshine_janice
    sunshine_janice Posts: 28 Member
    Basically yes just in a ball...some stuff salmon or other stuff inside
  • enterdanger
    enterdanger Posts: 2,447 Member
    When I make onigiri I like to put pickled plums (umeboshi) in mine. I also use the nishiki brand sushi rice (not alot of choices on sushi rice where I live)...you can't use regular carolina rice (which actually isn't rice at all but a different kind of grain) because it isn't sticky enough. If you can't find sushi rice, then use a short grain rice so it will be sticky enough. I just use salty water on my hands to keep the rice from sticking when forming the balls. Sometimes I'll wrap a sheet of nori on the bottom and sometimes I just make the rice balls. Bonito flakes are also a good addition. I put a little soy on them and press them in the middle of the onigiri.

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