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Onigiri recipe

Sophie and François
Learn how to make amazingly flavorful onigiri for lunch with this easy recipe.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Japanese

Equipment

  • 1 onigiri mold
  • 1 rice spoon

Ingredients
  

  • 1 bowl Japanese vinegared rice for sushi
  • 1 sheet of grilled nori "yakinori
  • 1 bag of furikake "Japanese condiment"

Instructions
 

  • You can also take a large sheet of nori, 10 cm wide, and wrap it around the onigiri.
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  • Mix the ingredients in the bowl, here rice and furikake with a rice spoon. Using a rice spoon is very important so that the rice does not stick to the spoon.
  • Wet the onigiri mold. This will make it easier to remove your onigiri from the pan.
  • Place this mixture, rice and furikake in the mold. I made another raw salmon and rice. I'll give you more ideas for filling below.
  • Place the other piece on top and press gently without crushing the rice too much. Remove this piece, then turn the pan over onto a plate.
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  • Turn out the onigiri by pressing the triangles in the middle of the pan (on the right in the picture).
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  • Don't rush to remove the mold, you might damage your onigiri.
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  • Using a pair of scissors, cut a small strip of nori, about 4cm, and wrap it around your onigiri.