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Onigiri Omusubi - Rice Ball Recipe. Onigiri, also known as Japanese rice ball is a great example of how inventive Japanese cuisine can be. It is also a Japanese comfort food made from steamed rice formed into the typical triangular, ball, or cylinder shapes and usually wrapped with nori (dried seaweed).
You can have Onigiri Omusubi - Rice Ball using 5 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Onigiri Omusubi - Rice Ball
- Prepare 3 cups of steamed Japanese rice or Sushi Rice.
- It’s to taste of Salt,.
- Make ready of Nori Seaweed.
- Prepare 1 of umeboshi pickled plum.
- Prepare 1 Tbsp of grilled salted salmon.
And no you cannot use jasmine rice for successful onigiri, the way onigiri are supposed to be!Stuffed with a variety of fillings and flavors, these rice balls make an ideal quick snack and are a fun alternative to sandwiches for lunch.Japanese rice balls, also known as onigiri or omusubi, are a staple of Japanese lunch boxes (bento).They are usually shaped into rounds or triangles by hand, and they're fun to make and eat.
Onigiri Omusubi - Rice Ball step by step
- Place cooked rice in a bowl, sprinkle with salt, and fold gently..
- Place a third of the rice on plastic wrap..
- Form into a triangle or a ball with both your palms, pressing gently and lightly..
- Remove the plastic wrap. Wrap the rice ball with a strip of nori seaweed if you like..
- If you want to put umeboshi in, remove the seed from umeboshi. Place a third of the rice on plastic wrap, then make a dent in the middle of rice, and put the umeboshi in the dent. Form into triangle or a ball with both your palms, pressing lightly. Remove the plastic wrap..
- If you want to mix salmon into the rice, flake some fresh grilled salmon or you can find the jar of salmon flakes at the Japanese grocery store..
- Add salmon into the rice. Place a third of salmon mixed rice on plastic wrap, then form into triangle or a ball with both palms, pressing gently and lightly. Remove the plastic wrap..
- Yum! If it's too difficult to make a triangle omusubi, don't worry. You can make a round one and it's fine!.
- Onigiri is good for breakfast, lunch, lunch box and late-night snacks!.
- You can decorate it too! Kids will love them!.
If the rice is sushi rice (flavored with sushi vinegar), it is no longer onigiri, it's sushi.The best rice to use for standard onigiri is the kind usually sold as Japanese rice or 'sushi rice'.It is NOT THE SAME as 'sticky rice' or 'sweet rice' or 'glutinous rice'.
Much like sandwiches in the West, onigiri is readily available in convenience stores across Japan, and it's great.Omusubi is another name for onigiri rice balls; that quintessential Japanese food that is perfect for using in bento boxes, for enjoying as a quick lunch, or for having on the run as a snack.You can use whatever rice seasoning you want, so the flavour possibilities are endless.They're fun to make and are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes (bento).You can put almost anything in an onigiri; try substituting grilled salmon, pickled plums, beef, pork, turkey, or tuna with mayonnaise.
