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Onigiri Recipe (Japanese Rice Balls)

Onigiri - Easy and delicious Japanese rice balls shaped in triangles and wrapped with seaweeds. Topped with fish roes. So good.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 114 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Japanese sushi rice
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar optional
  • 2 tablespoons Furikake bottled Japanese seasoning
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 pinch white sesame
  • toasted seaweed
  • 1 tablespoon tobiko or fish roe

Instructions

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  1. Cook the rice in a rice cooker and let it cool.
  2. Add the rice vinegar (if using), furikake, salt, and white sesame seeds to the rice. Stir to mix well.
  3. Using a triangle onigiri mold or your hands, shape the rice into six triangle rice balls. Wrap the bottom part of each rice ball with seaweed and top with tobiko. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Information

Serving 6people Calories 114kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 25g (8%) Protein 2g (4%) Sodium 2mg (0%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 114

% Daily Value*

Serving 6people
Calories 114kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 25g 8%
Protein 2g 4%
Sodium 2mg 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.