Onigiri
By: Iris Naseth
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 5:54pm

Ingredients




4 cups Steamed/Cooked Japanese Rice
8 Strips of Nori
8 Ume (Pickled Plums) or Grilled Salmon
Salt
Soy Sauce

Preparation

1 Steam or Cook the Japanese rice, the rice should be firm and slightly sticky. 2 Allow Rice to cool for about 2-3 minutes. 3 Dip hands in water and sprinkle salt on the palms. 4 Place 2-3 Tablespoons of rice into palm of hand. 5 Press the Ume or Grilled Salmon into the middle of the mound and add more rice on top. 6 Toss the mound back and forth between your palms to make a triangle shape. 7 Place a strip of Nori around the base of the onigiri vertically to cover both sides about 1/2 of the way up. 8 Add Soy Sauce (Or not, your choice) and Enjoy!

About


A nice, quick, on-the-go type rice snack!
You can really add anything you'd like into the middle of an onigiri. Peanut butter is actually a favorite of some people.
Some other filling ideas include:
Chicken
Beef
Pork
Fruits
Kimchi
Radish
Tuna
Nozawana (Turnip-like vegetable)
Ikura (Roe)
or anything else you're in the mood for.