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Homemade Onigiri

Onigiri is one of the best selling foods in Japanese convenience stores. It is a Japanese rice call that is often filled with savory filling. Due to it’s versatility, it can be compared to a sandwich in variety of flavoring! Onigiri is also irresistibly delicious!!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Snack
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Cup Sushi Rice
  • 1 Tap Salt
  • 1 Sheet Nori
  • 4 Tbsp. Roasted Red Bell Peppers
  • 1 Tbsp Cilantro Paste 4
  • 4 Tbsp Seared Tuna
  • 1 Tsp Yum Yum Sauce

Method
 

  1. Cook Sushi Rice as per the give instructions on the package. This should result in about 2 cups of cooked rice. Let rice cool.
  2. Chop Tuna into small pieces. Mix with Yum Yum sauce until Tuna has a light coating
  3. Chop Roasted Red Bell Peppers. Mix with Cilantro Paste until Peppers have a light coating.
    If you wish to use other fillings, prepare them now and set them aside. See Notes for other options
  4. Prepare Nori Sheet in strips
  5. Place cling wrap over a bowl
  6. Put 1/4 of the rice into the center of the cling wrap and make a well in the ball.
  7. Place 1/2 of a filling (2 Tbsp. Tuna or 2 Tbsp. Red Bell Peppers) into the well in the rice and use the surrounding rice to cover the filling
  8. Wrap the cling wrap around the rice and shape ball with your hands
  9. Remove cling wrap and center nori on the bottom of the rice ball.
  10. Repeat until all the rice is used!
  11. Enjoy!!

Notes

Traditional Onigiri Fillings
Some of the classic Onigiri Fillings include:
  • Tuna Mayo
  • Grilled Salmon Flakes
  • Pickled Plume (Umeboshi)
  • Salted Cod Roe
  • Seasoned Cod Roe
  • Dried Bonito Flakes
  • Kelp Simmered in Soy Sauce
  • Grilled Salmon Cream Cheese