Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)
At a Glance
- Total
- 30 min
- Servings
- 8.00 rice balls, serving(s)
Categories
- Side Dish
- Snack
- Japanese
- Stovetop
- Easy
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 8. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls) brings together 1 lb short-grain rice, 8 umeboshi (dried plum), 8 nori (dried seaweed) in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 30 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 8 servings.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb short-grain rice
- 8 umeboshi (dried plum)
- 8 nori (dried seaweed)
- salt
Instructions
Cook the rice.
Keep it warm, but let it cool enough so that it won't burn your hands.
Cut each nori sheet into 9 strips.
Wet your hands and sprinkle them with salt to prevent the rice from sticking to them.
Mold a handful of rice into a triangular shape with an indentation in the middle.
Press a piece of umeboshi into the indentation you left.
Wrap the rice and umeboshi in Nori strips.
Serve immediately or save for later.
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