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Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)

Name: Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 9
Ingredients: For the Steamed Rice:; 2¼ cups uncooked Japanese short-grain white rice (3rice cookercups;540 ml); 2½ cups water (600 ml); For the Onigiri:; Diamond Crystal kosher salt; 3 sheets nori (dried laver seaweed); For the Japanese Salted Salmon Filling (quick version):; 1–2 fillet salmon; Diamond Crystal kosher salt; For the Okaka Filling:; 1 packet katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) (one packet is typically 3 g or 5 g); 1 Tbsp soy sauce; For the Tuna Mayo Filling:; 1 (5-ounce) can albacore tuna (preferably packed in olive oil); 2 Tbsp Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise; ½ Tbsp soy sauce; For the Other Fillings:; 2 umeboshi (Japanese pickled plum); 2 sacs spicy salted pollock roe or cod roe (karashi mentaiko); shio kombu (prepared); furikake (rice seasoning)

Prep Time

30m

Cook Time

30m

Total Time

This traditional onigiri recipe features Japanese short-grain white rice filled with a variety of flavorful ingredients such as salted salmon, okaka, tuna mayo, umeboshi, and furikake. Wrapped in seaweed and seasoned with Diamond Crystal kosher salt, these rice balls are a convenient and delicious handheld snack or meal.

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Servings: 9

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2¼ cups uncooked Japanese short-grain white rice (3rice cookercups;540 ml)

2½ cups water (600 ml)

Diamond Crystal kosher salt

3 sheets nori (dried laver seaweed)

Diamond Crystal kosher salt

1 packet katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) (one packet is typically 3 g or 5 g)

1 (5-ounce) can albacore tuna (preferably packed in olive oil)

2 Tbsp Japanese Kewpie mayonnaise

2 umeboshi (Japanese pickled plum)

2 sacs spicy salted pollock roe or cod roe (karashi mentaiko)

shio kombu (prepared)

furikake (rice seasoning)

Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)

Ingredients

For The Steamed Rice

For The Onigiri

For The Japanese Salted Salmon Filling (quick Version)

For The Okaka Filling

For The Tuna Mayo Filling

For The Other Fillings

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Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)

Ingredients

For The Steamed Rice

For The Onigiri

For The Japanese Salted Salmon Filling (quick Version)

For The Okaka Filling

For The Tuna Mayo Filling

For The Other Fillings

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Nutrition Facts