Simple Onigiri

Simple Onigiri

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 129.8
  • Total Fat: 0.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
  • Sodium: 7.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 27.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.1 g
  • Protein: 0.1 g

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Introduction

Japanese sticky rice formed into balls, or triangles. Great for if you're into bento box lunches! Can be seasoned to your liking. This one includes a tuna centre Japanese sticky rice formed into balls, or triangles. Great for if you're into bento box lunches! Can be seasoned to your liking. This one includes a tuna centre
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    Calrose Rice- 1 1/2 cups
    Flaked Light Tuna (Low Sodium) half a can
    Sushi Nori (if desired)

Directions

Cook the Calrose Rice according to the box. Note that if you haven't cooked this rice before, it will look "mushy" at first. Once all the water has been absorbed into the rice, empty it into a large bowl and let it cool for about 10 minutes.

Once it is cool enough to handle, but still quite warm, start molding into shapes. Dip your hands in warm salted water to help stop the rice from sticking to your fingers.

Take a small amount of tuna and insert into the middle of the rice ball or patty.

If you like, a small piece of nori cut into a strip can be wrapped around the bottom of the onigiri to help keep the rice off your hands as you eat it.

Popular shapes for onigiri are balls, triangles, cylinders, or small flat "disks".

Other types of filling can be used, but tuna is my favourite. Have fun!

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SARAH_87.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Incredible!
    1 of 1 people found this review helpful
    I love how easy this is. - 4/26/10


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    Good
    interesting - 12/13/17


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    I used to make this, and had forgotten all about it! Nice one, thanks for reminder! - 8/12/10