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Classic Japanese Comfort Food: Onigiri
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Classic Japanese Comfort Food: Onigiri

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Servings
4
Ingredients
  • 5 cups cooked Nishiki rice

  • ¾ cup spicy tuna (see below for recipe)

  • ¾ cup crumbled salmon

  • ¾ cup WelPac hijiki seaweed or any other favorite proteins or Japanese pickles for filling

  • 1 package of dried nori seaweed
  • Spicy Tuna Filling: Mince ½ lb maguro tuna. Combine with ½ tbsp mayonnaise and 1/8 tsp Japanese togarashi pepper to taste. (For a super spicy flair, add a dash of Dynasty Sriracha sauce!)

Tip 1: Rice is easier to handle after dipping fingers into a small bowl of water.

Tip 2: Many Japanese markets and online stores sell easy-to-use onigiri molds.

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Directions
  1. Prepare “NISHIKI” rice according to package instructions.

  2. Allow to cool for a few minutes.
  3. Scoop out a generous ½ cup of rice.

  4. Place the rice on plastic wrap. Quickly mold the rice into a triangular shape.
  5. With your thumb, gently press the center of the onigiri.
  6. Carefully unwrap one side of the onigiri and fill with a teaspoon of salmon, spicy tuna, hijiki seaweed or your favorite proteins or Japanese pickles.

  7. Remove the rest of the plastic. Place the onigiri in the center of dried nori seaweed, tucking corners around the onigiri.
  8. Garnish the onigiri with ¼ tsp of the filling.
Dish Type / Ethnic Cuisine
Appetizer
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Japanese