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

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, japanese yaki onigiri (grilled rice balls). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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.

Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

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

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

Instructions 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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