Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls)
Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls)

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This post may contain affiliate Various Fillings for Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls). Because of its popularity in Japan, all different That's why salt is rubbed on hands when you make onigiri so that rice is kept safe for a longer time. Today, I want to share with you, how to make Onigiri.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook basic japanese shio onigiri (salted rice balls) using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls):
  1. Take 1 cup Japanese white rice(150g)
  2. Take 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  3. Make ready (1/2 teaspoon Ajinomoto)
  4. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon Vegetable oil
  5. Prepare 2 leaves Green shiso
  6. Prepare Some Seaweed(Nori)
  7. Get Some Plastic wrap(Cling wrap)

Not to mention, I am using JAPANESE SHOTR GRAIN RICE. Japanese rice balls, also known as onigiri or omusubi, are a staple of Japanese lunch boxes (bento). They are usually shaped into rounds or triangles by The rice can also be mixed with a flavorful add-in like furikake. Furikake is like the salt and pepper of Japan and consists of toasted sesame seeds, sea.

Instructions to make Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls):
  1. Cook rice in a rice cooker.
  2. Use freshly cooked rice for Onigiri. Once the rice is cooked, fold up the rice using a spatula to allow excess steam to escape.
  3. Place the rice into a bowl. Add salt, salad oil (and ajinomoto if you want to add more flavors) and mix well.
  4. Check how it tastes like and adjust the amount of salt. (When the rice cools down, it tastes less salty. Please also change the amount of salt depends on the time you eat this Onigiri.)
  5. Divide the rice into 4 portions, put each portion on a plastic wrap. First, make a round shape by wrapping softly. And then shape into triangle. Do not push or press hard when shaping Onigiri. After you finish shaping, remove the plastic wrap first to avoid rice from getting wet by extra moisture.
  6. Once the Onigiri cools down or when all the extra moisture evaporates, wrap with seaweed. To make the seaweed crisp and fresh, put them in a frying pan and warm them up for a few minutes to remove moisture. Place few leaves of green shiso and arrange Onigiri on a plate.

Basic Rice balls ingredients are just white rice and salt. If you want, cover Nori seaweed or put some filing like sour plum etc. Today, Ill introduce [ How to Japanese eat ONIGIRI as a meal and snacks. ONIGIRI is easy to carry and eat, so some people eat it in train or bus. They're fun to make and are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes Nutritional Information.

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