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Tenmusu 天むす

Tenmusu is a combination of two delicious Japanese foods: Tempura prawn and Omusubi (onigiri rice balls). It's easy to make and great for on-the-go lunch!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 206 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 2 cups uncooked rice
  • 2 seaweed sheets
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 8 Prawns
  • oil for frying
Tempura Batter
  • 50 g plain flour
  • 15 g tsuyu *1
  • 10 g Japanese mayonnaise
  • 50 g ice cold water

Instructions

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  1. Cook the rice according to your rice cooker instructions or cook in a pot. *2
  2. Prepare the prawns by peeling off the shell, removing the tail, and cleaning out the inside.
  3. Put all the batter ingredients into small bowl and stir until it's just mixed and refrigerated until just before deep frying.
  4. Heat some oil to 180c(356F).
  5. Take the batter bowl out of the fridge. 
  6. Dip the prawns into the batter then deep fry them all for just a couple of minutes (be careful not to overcook).
  7. Place a sheet of cling wrap into a rice bowl and put some rice (1/8 of the amount of rice) into the bowl.
  8. Make a small well in the centre of the rice and place 1 prawn into the centre.
  9. Fold the cling wrap together and shape the rice into a triangle around the prawn.
  10. Slightly grill the seaweed sheets and cut each sheet into 4 long strips.
  11. Remove the cling wrap and put one seaweed strip around the rice.
  12. Repeat for the remaining rice and prawns.

Notes

  • *1 If you are unable to get store bought tsuyu, add 1tsp of soy sauce, sake and mirin instead.
  • *2 Japanese 1 cup = 180mil. And cooking rice is not included in the cooking time.
  • *3 If you are unable to get Japanese mayonnaise, omit to add Japanese mayonnaise. 

Nutrition Information

Calories 206kcal (10%) Carbohydrates 41g (14%) Protein 5g (10%) Fat 1g (2%) Cholesterol 15mg (5%) Sodium 347mg (14%) Potassium 64mg (2%) Vitamin C 0.2mg (0%) Calcium 22mg (2%) Iron 0.8mg (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 206

% Daily Value*

Calories 206kcal 10%
Carbohydrates 41g 14%
Protein 5g 10%
Fat 1g 2%
Cholesterol 15mg 5%
Sodium 347mg 14%
Potassium 64mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Calcium 22mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 4%

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