Rice Balls With Salmon Filling Onigiri Recipes

ONIGIRI (RICE BALLS)

Steps:

• Sprinkle the salmon fillet with salt and let stand for 2 hours.
• Meanwhile, wash the rice thoroughly in cold water 30 to 60 minutes before cooking and let drain in colander. Place rice and water in a heavy, tightly covered saucepan over medium-high heat. When water just begins to boil, turn the heat to high and let it come to a vigorous boil. Reduce the heat to low and cook until all the liquid is absorbed by the rice, about 12 to 13 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the rice stand, covered, for 10 to 15 minutes. Using a flat wooden spoon or rice paddle, fluff the rice with a cutting motion. Stretch a towel under the lid and cover tightly to keep warm until ready to use.
• Toast the nori sheets over a high gas flame, and cut crosswise into 1-inch wide strips, or use pre-toasted nori.
• Mix the bonito flakes with the soy sauce. Rinse the salt off the salmon, pat dry, and grill for 3 to 5 minutes. Use a fork to break the salmon into small pieces.
• Wet your hands with salted water to keep the rice from sticking to your hands. Cup one hand and place a handful of rice, about 1/2 cup, in your hand. Make an indentation in the rice and tuck in one of the fillings: a teaspoon of soaked bonito flakes, a few flakes of salmon, or a few pieces of pickled plum. Close the rice over the filling and mold it into a triangular shape. Mold the rice firmly, pressing just hard enough to hold it together. Set the rice triangle down on one of its sides and cover the top peak with a strip of nori, shiny side out, like a roof. You can also make cylindrical shapes and wrap the nori around the middle. Sprinkle sesame seeds over the rice shapes. These are great lunch treats.

RICE BALLS WITH SALMON FILLING (ONIGIRI)

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.

SALMON RICE BALL (ONIGIRI) RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine rice, salmon flake, and shiso.
• Wet your hands with water and shape rice into a circle.
• Place into the bento box.
• Enjoy!

JAPANESE RICE BALLS (ONIGIRI)

Steps:

• Add rice wine vinegar, sugar, and salt to cooked rice and mix. Set aside.
• To a small bowl, add canned salmon, kewpie mayo, Sriracha sauce, and masago. Mix until well combined.
• If using an onigiri mold: Add 2 tbsp rice into the bottom of the mold. Add 1 tbsp of the spicy salmon filling in the center of the rice then top with another layer of rice. Press down with the lid then flip and gently push the center of the mold to release the onigiri.
• If using your hands: Wet the palms of your hands and fingertips with water to prevent the rice from sticking. Scoop about2 tbsp of rice onto the palm of your hand and gently flatten it out. Add 1 tbsp of spicy salmon filling to the center and add another 2 tbsp of rice over it, then lift up the edges of the bottom rice layer to form a large ball. Once a ball is formed, use your hands to shape the ball into a triangular shape. You can press the ball into the corner of a rectangular Tupperware container to achieve the triangle shape.
• Once your onigiri is formed, wrap the bottom center with a strip of nori. Garnish the sides with sesame seeds or Furikaki seasoning as desired. Simply add the seeds or seasoning to a small bowl and roll the sides of the onigiri so they stick.

SALMON ONIGIRI RICE BALLS (鮭おにぎり)

Steps:

• Heat up a frying pan on medium and add 1 tsp unsalted butter.
• Once the butter is melted, add the salmon filled to the pan and fry until it's cooked through and flakey.
• Using a wooden spatula, break up the salmon into smaller flakes.
• Add 1 tbsp soy sauce to the pan, mix with the salmon flakes and cook until liquid is gone.
• Turn off the heat and transfer the cooked salmon flakes to a large heatproof bowl.
• Add the cooked rice, 1/2 tbsp white sesame seeds and 1 tbsp of chopped spring onion to the bowl.
• Mix well until the ingredients are evenly distributed through the rice.
• Take approx 100-130g of the rice and shape it into a rounded triangle using your preferred method. (Make sure to sprinkle salt on your hands/plastic wrap/mold first. If using bare hands, submerge them in ice cold water and rub salt over them before shaping.)
• Don't handle the rice for too long, quicker is better. Once you're happy with the shape, wrap it with nori.
• Repeat steps 8-9 until you have 5-6 rice balls
• Eat straight away or put in your lunch box with an ice pack. Best eaten the same day. (See note)
• Enjoy!

HOW TO MAKE JAPANESE RICE BALLS (ONIGIRI)

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.

ONIGIRI (RICE BALLS)

Steps:

• Sprinkle salmon with salt and let sit for 30 minute.
• Grill or fry the salmon until the edges are a little bit burned.
• When cool, flake salmon into small pieces and set aside.
• Cut nori into 8 equally sized, rectangular strips.
• Put warm rice in a bowl and combine with salmon and sesame seeds.
• Put a pinch of salt on your hands and take a 1/2 cup ball of rice.
• Form the rice into either a round or triangular shape br pressing lightly with both of your palms.
• Wrap a strip of nori around each rice ball.

ONIGIRI - JAPANESE RICE BALLS

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.

ONIGIRI (RICE BALLS)

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.