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Onigiri

Japanese rice balls made from freshly cooked short-grain rice, shaped into triangles with a little salt and wrapped in nori.

Total time
45 min
Servings
6
Method
5 steg
Prep time15 min
Cook time30 min
Total time45 min
Servings6
CuisineJapanese
OriginJapanSee more recipes from Japan

Ingredients

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  • 360 g Japanese short-grain rice, uncooked
  • 4 dl water
  • Salt
  • 3 sheets nori
  • 6 umeboshi or about 2 tbsp of another salty filling

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  • Read through every step before you start and measure everything first.
  • This recipe is written for 6 servings and Swedish kitchen measures.
  • Taste and adjust at the end if you cook with salty stock, cheese, soy sauce, or fond.

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  1. 1

    Rinse the rice until the water is almost clear and cook it according to the instructions for Japanese short-grain rice. Let it cool slightly, but shape the onigiri while the rice is still warm.

  2. 2

    Cut the nori sheets into strips or thirds depending on how you want to wrap the rice balls.

  3. 3

    Lightly wet your hands and rub a little salt over your palms. Put about 1 dl of warm rice in one hand and make a small hollow in the centre.

  4. 4

    Add an umeboshi or a little filling, cover with a bit more rice, and gently shape into a triangle without pressing too hard. Repeat with the remaining rice.

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  1. 1

    Rinse the rice until the water is almost clear and cook it according to the instructions for Japanese short-grain rice. Let it cool slightly, but shape the onigiri while the rice is still warm.

  2. 2

    Cut the nori sheets into strips or thirds depending on how you want to wrap the rice balls.

  3. 3

    Lightly wet your hands and rub a little salt over your palms. Put about 1 dl of warm rice in one hand and make a small hollow in the centre.

  4. 4

    Add an umeboshi or a little filling, cover with a bit more rice, and gently shape into a triangle without pressing too hard. Repeat with the remaining rice.

  5. 5

    Wrap each onigiri with nori and serve warm or at room temperature.

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About this recipe

5 ingredients and 5 steps from prep to serving.

Pacebalanced kitchen flow
Kitchen loada few moving parts, still manageable
Serving stylemeant to land on the table for a group
Best fora slower dinner or weekend session
Mealsnack
Categorysnack

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1. SourceIngredienser, proportioner och metod granskade mot Just One Cookbooks onigiri.
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