How To Make Japanese Rice Balls (Onigiri)

kimitsusei

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Difficulty: Very Easy
Time: 3 mins
Number of servings: 2




Ingredients:

- 160g (5.7oz.) cooked white Japanese rice (only Japanese rice is sticky enough for use in this recipe).
- furikake of your choice.


Directions:

1. Put steamed rice in a bowl.
2. Mix furikake of your choice. (See the direction on it's package.)
3. Wet your hands in water so that the rice won't stick.
4. Place the seasoned rice on your hand.
5. Form the rice into a triangle by pressing lightly with your palms.


When you use filling...

1. Put steamed rice in a bowl.
2. Wet your hands in water so that the rice won't stick.
3. Place the rice on your hand.
4. Make a hole in the center of the rice and place the filling.
5. Form the rice into a triangle by pressing lightly with your palms.

*** You can wrap your onigiri with a strip or a sheet of nori seaweed if you want.
 
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