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Rice Ball (Onigiri)

Steamed rice shaped into triangles or round balls stuffed with various fillings

Rice Ball (Onigiri)
Prep time
3 min
Cook time
8 min
Yield
4 servings
Difficulty
EASY

Ingredients

Quantities are shown as originally provided.

  • 2 cups Steamed rice
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup Katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)
  • 1/2 tsp soy sauce
  • 4 sheets Nori (roasted seaweed) (small)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Put some rice in a rice bowl.

  2. 2

    Wet hands with water and add salt. Place rice in one hand, press and form into a triangle shape.

  3. 3

    Make a well in the middle of the rice ball and put in Katsuobushi mixture. Close the well.

  4. 4

    Reshape and wrap with a sheet of roasted seaweed.

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