Mentaiko Mayo Yaki Onigiri 明太子マヨ焼きおにぎり
Mentaiko mayo yaki onigiri are tasty grilled rice balls coated with a mentaiko and mayo paste! It's delicious & perfect to eat for a quick lunch on-the-go!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 5 min
- Yield
- 7 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 cups uncooked rice
- 50 g mentaiko
- 30 g mayonnaise
- 10 g butter (melted)
- Shiso (seaweed, and sesame seeds for garnish)
Instructions
- 1
Cook the rice according to the instructions on your rice cooker or following these steps.
- 2
Take the skin off the mentaiko and put the cod roe into a small bowl.
- 3
Add mayonnaise to the bowl and mix together with the cod roe (mentaiko) then set aside.
- 4
Place some cling wrap into a small rice bowl and put a scoop of the rice onto the cling wrap and then squeeze it into a triangular shape.
- 5
Heat up your bbq or frying pan and brush both sides of all the onigiri with the melted butter.
- 6
Place the onigiri onto the bbq and grill each side.
- 7
Place some of the mentaiko mayo on top of one side of the onigiri and do the same for the remaining onigiri.
- 8
(Optional) Use a blow torch to grill the sides of the onigiri and the mentaiko mayo coating.
- 9
Top with thinly cut shiso, seaweed, and sesame seeds and serve!