How to make: Onigiri, an easy to carry and quite filling rice ball snack! It’s really easy to make a batch of these and snack on them when you are hungry. They’re super simple to make and quick too!
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients (4 rice balls):
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| 2 bowls of cooked rice (400g) | ごはんどんぶり2杯(400g) |
| A pinch of salt | 塩少々 |
| 2 sheets of roasted seaweed (nori) | 焼きのり2枚 |
| 4 pickled plums (umeboshi) | 梅干し |
Steps
| English | Japanese |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |
| Fold the nori sheets into quarters horizontally, and cut along the folds. Alternatively, fold them in half and cut along the fold. | 焼きのりは横に4等分に折り、折り目に沿って切る。もしくは、半分に折り、折り目に沿って切る。 |
| 2 | 2 |
| Wet your hands with water, sprinkle salt on them, and rub them together to distribute the salt evenly. Place 100g of rice in your palm, make a small indentation in the center, and place a pickled plum (umeboshi) in the indentation. Using both hands, mold the rice around the plum. | 手に水をつけ、塩をのせ、手に馴染ませる。手の平にごはん(100g)をのせ、中央をくぼませて梅干しをのせ、具を包みこむように両手で握る。 |
| 3 | 3 |
| Shape the rice into a triangle by bending the palm and fingers of your top hand at an angle while supporting and rotating it with your bottom hand. Repeat to make a total of four rice balls. | 上になっている手の平と指に角度をつけて曲げ、下になっている手で受けて回転させ、三角形に握る。同様に計4個握る。 |
| 4 | 4 |
| Attach the nori to each rice ball by wrapping it around. | 3に巻きつけるように焼きのりをつける。 |
| 5* | 5 |
| If using plastic wrap: Cut the nori sheets in half. Sprinkle salt on a piece of plastic wrap, place 50g of rice on top, make a small indentation in the center, and place a pickled plum (umeboshi) in the indentation. Place another 50g of rice on top, gather the plastic wrap around the rice, and shape it with both hands. | ラップで行う場合：焼きのり(2枚)は半分に切る。ラップの上に塩をし、ごはん(50g)をのせ、中央をくぼませて梅干しを入れて、その上にごはん(50g)をのせ、ラップを寄せ、両手で握る。 |
| Tip: Use plastic wrap if you’re packing the rice balls for a bento. | ポイント：お弁当に持って行く際は、ラップを使用しましょう！ |
| 6 | 6 |
| Shape the rice into a triangle by bending the palm and fingers of your top hand at an angle while supporting and rotating it with your bottom hand. Repeat to make a total of four rice balls. | 上になっている手の平と指に角度をつけて曲げ、下になっている手で受けて回転させ、三角形に握る。同様に計4個握る。 |
| 7 | 7 |
| Place the rice ball from step 6 in the middle of a nori sheet and fold the nori over the rice ball from both sides. | 焼きのりの真ん中に6をのせ、両端から折りたたむように焼きのりをつける。 |
