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Homemade Furikake (Japanese Rice Seasoning)
This recipe for Homemade Furikake is incredibly easy to make, with a few ingredients. It's a versatile Japanese rice seasoning that can be used to add flavor on anything from onigiri to fries.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 10
Calories: 19 kcal
Course:
Condiments
Cuisine:
Asian , Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 heet seaweed (nori) toasted
- 10 g white sesame seeds
- 10 g black sesame seeds
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoon bonito flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F/163°C.
- Place seaweed sheet and sesame seeds on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Lightly toast in the oven at 325°F/163°C for 5-10 minutes, flipping the seaweed and stirring the sesame seeds every so often (to prevent from burning).
- Remove from oven and let cool.
- Break the nori into smaller pieces and add it along with the bonito flakes into a coffee/spice grinder.
- Blitz a few times, until the seaweed and bonito flakes are broken down into tiny pieces.
- Transfer into a bowl and add in the white and black sesame seeds, sea salt, and sugar.
- Toss a few times to combine.
- Transfer the furikake mix into a clean, dry, air-tight glass container.
- Enjoy on steamed rice or use in onigiri.
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Notes
- Instead of using the oven, you can use a dry frying pan to toast the sesame seeds over medium heat.
Nutrition Information
Calories
19kcal
(1%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
1g
(2%)
Saturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Cholesterol
0.1mg
(0%)
Sodium
119mg
(5%)
Potassium
16mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.4g
(2%)
Sugar
0.4g
(1%)
Vitamin A
13IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 19
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 19kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 119mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 16mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.4g | 2% |
| Sugar | 0.4g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 13IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.