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Yaki Onigiri

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
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Entree, Side Dish
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 3 rice balls
Calories 274 kcal

Equipment

  • rice cooker
  • Pot
  • Non-stick frying pan
  • fine-mesh sieve
  • spatula or paddle
  • onigiri mold

Ingredients
  

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

Instructions
 

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.

Nutrition

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
Keyword bento, rice-ball
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