HOW TO MAKE ONIGIRI (JAPANESE RICE BALLS) | ULTIMATE GUIDE
This Ultimate Guide covers How to Make Onigiri from start to finish. You'll learn a variety of ways to season and fill them, and different ways of shaping and wrapping them perfectly every time! Plus, helpful tips and tricks to choosing the best ingredients and storing these Japanese Rice Balls.
Provided by Lisa Kitahara
Categories Entree
Time 55m
Yield 10-12 Rice Balls
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- First rinse 3 cups of short grain rice and then add it into the rice cooker. Fill with water until the 3 mark line* and allow the rice to cook. In the meantime, cut up some nori sheets (refer to information and photos above).
- Once the rice is finished cooking, let it rest for 5-10 minutes in the rice cooker. In the meantime, set up your work station. You should have a small bowl of salt, water, furikake and your fillings ready to be used. As well, keep a tray or container close by to place your finished rice balls on.
- Open the rice cooker than gently mix the rice and cover with a damp cloth. Bring it over to your work station.
- Filled Onigiri: Place some rice into a medium size bowl and sprinkle some salt over. Mix with the rice paddle. Place a small scoop of rice (just enough to fill the bottom part of the mold) and gently press it in. Make a small indent in the middle and place 1 umeboshi (or 1/2-1 tbsp of some kind of filling) in the indent. Cover with more rice until 3/4 of the way full and then place the lid on top. Gently press down until it's formed into a rice ball. Lightly wet your hands and dab your pointer finger and middle finger in the salt and rub between your hands. Place the rice ball between your hands and cup it (like if you were to hand-mold the onigiri). This just ensures the rice ball is salted throughout for preserving longer. Place onto a tray or container and cover with a damp cloth. Repeat until you make as many as you desire.
- Seasoned Onigiri: Place some rice into a medium size bowl and sprinkle some Furikake or Yukari Shiso in. Mix with the rice paddle. Place a scoop of rice until 3/4 of the way full and then place the lid on top. Gently press down until it's formed into a rice ball. Lightly wet your hands and dab your pointer finger in the salt and rub between your hands. Place the rice ball between your hands and cup it (like if you were to hand-mold the onigiri). Place onto a tray or container and cover with a damp cloth. Repeat until you make as many as you desire.
- Filled Onigiri: Place some rice into a medium size bowl and sprinkle some salt over. Mix with the rice paddle. Wet your hands and dab your pointer finger and middle finger in the salt, rub between your hands. Place a scoop of rice in the middle of your hand (around 1/3 - 1/2 cup) and gently press it in your palm. Make a small indent in the middle and add 1 pitted umeboshi or 1/2-1 tbsp of filling. With the hand holding the rice ball, curl your hand more and slowly cover the filling with rice from the side. Shape it into a ball or rounded triangle by gently pressing between your two hands. Place onto a tray or container and cover with a damp cloth. Repeat until you make as many as you desire.
- Seasoned Onigiri: Place some rice into a medium size bowl and sprinkle some Furikake or Yukari Shiso in. Mix with the rice paddle. Wet your hands and dab your pointer finger and middle finger in the salt, rub between your hands. Place a scoop of rice (around 1/3 - 1/2 cup) on to your hand and shape into a ball or rounded triangle. Place onto a tray or container and cover with a damp cloth. Repeat until you make as many as you desire.
- If eating immediately, wrap your rice balls with the roasted cut up nori sheets and serve.
- If eating later, wrap your onigiri with some cling wrap or place in a bento box. Place the nori in a separate container to keep them crisp. Wrap the rice balls before eating.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Rice Ball, Calories 154, Sodium 388mg, Fat 0.3, SaturatedFat 0.1, UnsaturatedFat 0.2, Carbohydrate 33.4, Fiber 0.4, Protein 3.2
ONIGIRI - JAPANESE RICE BALLS
Onigiri are Japanese rice balls. 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.
Provided by Li Shu
Categories Side Dish Rice Side Dish Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Wash the rice in a mesh strainer until the water runs clear. Combine washed rice and 4 1/2 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low; cover. Simmer rice until the water is absorbed, 15 to 20 minutes. Let rice rest, for 15 minutes to allow the rice to continue to steam and become tender. Allow cooked rice to cool.
- Combine 1 cup water with the salt in a small bowl. Use this water to dampen hands before handling the rice. Divide the cooked rice into 8 equal portions. Use one portion of rice for each onigiri.
- Divide one portion of rice in two. Create a dimple in the rice and fill with a heaping teaspoon of bonito flakes. Cover with the remaining portion of rice and press lightly to enclose filling inside rice ball. Gently press the rice to shape into a triangle. Wrap shaped onigiri with a strip of nori. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Repeat to make a total of 8 onigiri.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 744.4 calories, Carbohydrate 159.4 g, Fat 3.3 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 14.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 160.4 mg, Sugar 1 g
JAPANESE RICE BALLS
Steps:
- Gather the ingredients.
- Cut each nori sheet (if using) into 8 or 9 strips and put about a 1/2 cup of steamed rice in a rice bowl.
- Wet your hands with water so that rice won't stick.
- Rub some salt on your wet hands.
- Place steamed rice in your hand and form into a triangle, making sure it is dense and thick.
- Put your favorite filling, such as umeboshi or grilled salmon, on rice and push the filling into rice lightly.
- Hold rice between palms.
- Form rice into a round, a triangle, or a cylinder by pressing lightly with both palms, securing filling in the middle. Roll rice ball in your hands a few times, pressing lightly.
- Wrap rice ball with a strip or two of nori (if using), or sprinkle some sesame seeds on them (if using).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 119 kcal, Carbohydrate 25 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, Sodium 164 mg, Sugar 3 g, Fat 1 g, ServingSize 8 rice balls (8 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g
HOW TO MAKE JAPANESE RICE BALLS (ONIGIRI)
This is a recipe for Japanese rice balls. You can put almost any type of filling inside the rice, or even use fried rice! Most popular fillings in Japan are bonito flakes with soy sauce and pickled plums, but you can use anything available to you.
Provided by otaku
Time 55m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Pour rice into a bowl and rinse under running water. Give it a good scrubbing with your hands; rinse off the starch and drain.
- Place rice in a small pot with water and salt. Cover with a tight-fitting lid and turn the burner to high. Cook for 2 minutes, then reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes. Turn off the heat and let sit with the lid on to fully absorb the moisture for 10 minutes. Transfer rice to a cutting board to cool slightly.
- Season flaked salmon with soy sauce.
- Flatten cooled rice into a rectangle and divide into 6 portions. Place a portion of salmon on top of each section of rice. Wet your hands and pick up a section of rice. Gently cup the rice around the filling; keep cupping until filling is completely covered and you've formed a ball. Mold the rice ball into a triangle shape by placing the bottom on one palm and flattening the back with your fingers. Bend the other hand and press the rice into a triangle on your palm, flattening the front side if needed. Place a strip of nori on the bottom of the onigiri to make it easier to pick up.
- Repeat to make remaining rice balls, wetting your hands as necessary to prevent the rice from sticking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 337.1 calories, Carbohydrate 59.6 g, Cholesterol 26.5 mg, Fat 2.5 g, Fiber 2.1 g, Protein 16.4 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 1344.7 mg, Sugar 0.4 g
ONIGIRI (RICE BALLS)
Because Japanese rice balls are so easy to eat, they're often used in lunch boxes. Our Test Kitchen's onigiri recipe features tuna and a touch of wasabi. -Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 40m
Yield 8 appetizers.
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, combine rice and water; let stand for 30 minutes. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes or until water is absorbed and rice is tender. Remove from the heat. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes., In a small bowl, combine the tuna, soy sauce and wasabi. With wet hands, shape 1/2 cup rice into a patty. Place 1 tablespoon tuna mixture in the center. Shape rice around tuna to enclose filling, forming a triangle. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 218mg sodium, Carbohydrate 40g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 8g protein.
RICE BALLS WITH SALMON FILLING (ONIGIRI)
Onigiri is a quintessential Japanese food: made by moms for breakfast, lunch boxes, and picnics. It is the ideal handheld food (the nori wrapper keeps the sticky rice from getting all over your hand).
Provided by Amy Kaneko
Categories Breakfast Lunch snack Rice Salmon Quick & Easy Kid-Friendly Small Plates
Yield Makes 4
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a shallow bowl, dissolve the salt in 1 cup water. Dip your hands into the salted water, then grab 1/4 cup of the rice. Using your hands, shape the rice into a small, fat triangle, then use your thumb to create an indentation in the center. Place a teaspoonful of the salmon in the hollow, dampen your hands lightly again, and pat the rice over the hollow to encase the salmon. Repeat to create 3 more rice balls.
- Dry your hands thoroughly. With the pointed end of the rice triangle facing the ceiling, wrap the nori around the bottom of each triangle, leaving the point showing between the open ends of the nori. Eat right away, or pack in your lunch box for later.
- Variations:
- Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls): These rice balls have no filling or nori. Instead, once compactly formed, they are brushed with soy or miso and broiled until they are crispy and chewy on the outside and soft on the inside. As they are broiling (or grilling), evenly drizzle both sides of each triangle with 1 teaspoon soy sauce or brush with 1 teaspoon white miso. Broil, turning once, until both sides are very browned. Do not allow them to burn; especially watch the miso, which can burn quickly. These onigiri are delicious hot.
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HOW TO MAKE ONIGIRI (JAPANESE RICE BALLS) - EPICURIOUS
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Author Katherine SacksPublished 2017-09-25Estimated Reading Time 4 mins
- Make the Rice. Unlike sushi, which is made with rice seasoned with rice vinegar and sugar, the rice for onigiri is simply cooked sushi rice. Although a rice cooker is typically used, you don't need one.
- Prepare the Filling. Although onigiri is occasionally eaten plain, it is usually stuffed with a filling. Ideally you want to choose something very flavorful, since onigiri is a handheld snack, often eaten on the go, and generally not served with a dipping sauce.
- Gather the Remaining Ingredients and Tools. Along with the rice and filling, you will also need a bowl of shallow salted water. To make, dissolve 1 tsp.
- Form the Rice Balls. Dip your hands into the salted water, then grab 1/4 cup of the rice. Using your hands, shape the rice into a small, fat triangle. Onigiri can also be shaped into balls, tubes, or ovals (all the better for making baby pandas!).
- Stuff the Rice Balls. Once you've shaped the rice, use your thumb to create an indentation in the center. Place a teaspoonful of the filling in the center, then wet your hands again lightly, and pat the rice over the filling to cover it.
- Wrap the Rice Balls. When the filling has been covered, it's time to wrap the onigiri. The classic method is to use nori wrappers. Using dry hands, lay the rice ball on top of the nori, leaving the tip hanging over the edge.
- Eat Onigiri or Store. If you're eating the onigiri right away, dig in! If you're packing them for later, hold up on wrapping them in nori. To keep onigiri from getting soggy, wrap the rice balls individually in wax paper or plastic wrap; store the nori separately and wrap it around the onigiri just before eating.
- The Crispy Addition. If you want a warm version of onigiri, try out yaki onigiri. These are plain rice balls that are bushed with soy and/or miso paste and broiled or grilled until crispy.
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