Yaki Onigiri
Yaki Onigiri are mouth-watering grilled rice balls with crispy layers, seasoned with butter and soy sauce, perfect for a delicious meal.
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 40 minutes mins
Total Time 45 minutes mins
Course Entree, Side Dish
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 3 rice balls
Calories 274 kcal
rice cooker
Pot
Non-stick frying pan
fine-mesh sieve
spatula or paddle
onigiri mold
For rice
- 160 grams Japanese short-grain rice 1 rice cooker cup or ¾ US cup
- 1 cup water
For onigiri
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon potato starch
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 tablespoon cultured unsalted butter
- Shiso leaves for wrapping
- Nori sheets for wrapping
Cooking Rice
Use the measuring cup and water lines on the cooker bowl to cook 1 rice cooker cup of rice.
If you're doing it on the stove, wash the rice in a few changes of water until it runs mostly clear. Drain it then add to a tall pot with water. Cover, bring to boil over high heat, then reduce and simmer for 13 minutes. Let it steam for another 10-15 minutes.
Once it's done steaming, pour the soy sauce evenly over the rice and use a folding motion with a spatula to distribute.
Shaping & Frying
Level off the rice mixture and divide it into thirds. Shape into yaki onigiri using hands or an onigiri mold.
Dust each onigiri with potato starch, flipping to coat both sides.
Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan over medium-low heat. Add onigiri to fry until golden brown on one side, about 7-10 minutes.
Flip and add more oil to fry the other side until crisp. Melt cultured unsalted butter on each side and roll on its edges.
Serve wrapped in Shiso leaves or Nori sheets.
Serving: 1rice ballCalories: 274kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 5gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 676mgPotassium: 74mgFiber: 2gSugar: 0.2gVitamin A: 117IUVitamin C: 0.03mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 3mg