Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls)
Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls)

Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, japanese yaki onigiri (grilled rice balls). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls) is something which I have loved my entire life.

A favorite at Izakaya restaurants, Yaki Onigiri are Japanese grilled rice balls covered in savory soy sauce. With a crispy crust on the outside and soft Onigiri (recipe here) is made of white rice formed into triangular or oval shapes. Inside these rice balls, you can find fillings such as Japanese pickled.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have japanese yaki onigiri (grilled rice balls) using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls):
  1. Prepare 1 cup Japanese white rice(150g)
  2. Make ready 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  3. Prepare 2 teaspoons Sugar(Brown sugar)
  4. Get To taste Salt
  5. Prepare 1 handful Bonito flakes(Katsuobushi) *Optional
  6. Take 2 leaves Bamboo leaves(Sasano-ha) *For decoration
  7. Make ready 1 paper Baking paper(Parchment paper)
  8. Prepare Some Plastic wrap(Cling wrap)

Yaki onigiri (or yakionigiri) are Japanese rice balls that have been grilled until the outside is crisp and golden. 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 hand, and they're fun to Recently, they have enjoyed a surge of popularity among food trucks where they are made fresh and grilled lightly to order. If you have made Onigiri (rice ball) before, add one more step and try Yaki Onigiri, crunchy grilled rice ball.

Steps to make Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls):
  1. Cook rice in a rice cooker.
  2. Combine soy sauce and sugar in a bowl and stir until sugar is dissolved.
  3. Add cooked rice in the bowl and mix well.
  4. Add bonito flakes and salt. Fold up the rice using a spatula.
  5. Divide the rice into 4 equal portions. Then, mould the Onigiri within the plastic wrap(cling wrap).
  6. Lay the baking paper in a frying pan and arrange the rice balls. Cook both sides with medium heat until you smell good aroma of soy sauce. (*If you are using gas stove, please be very careful not to burn it. You can also choose not to use the baking paper but to use oil when grilling. Salad oil or sesame oil are recommended.)
  7. Place some bamboo leaves on a plate or a basket and arrange Yaki Onigiri! Enjoy!

The recipe can be as simple as placing the rice ball on the grill and brush with soy sauce when browned. Here, I even made it more simple by browning Onigiri using frying pan. They're fun to make and are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes (bento). You can put almost anything in an onigiri; try substituting grilled salmon, pickled plums, beef, pork, turkey, or tuna with Onigiri - Japanese Rice Balls. Yaki Onigiri just has an additional step after making a simple salted rice ball.

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