Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls)
Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls)

Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, japanese yaki onigiri (grilled rice balls). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls) is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

A favorite at Izakaya restaurants, Yaki Onigiri are Japanese grilled rice balls covered in savory soy sauce. With a crispy crust on the outside and soft Onigiri (recipe here) is made of white rice formed into triangular or oval shapes. Inside these rice balls, you can find fillings such as Japanese pickled. These grilled rice balls are so easy to make, yet incredibly tasty!

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have japanese yaki onigiri (grilled rice balls) using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls):
  1. Get 1 cup Japanese white rice(150g)
  2. Take 1 tablespoon Soy sauce
  3. Make ready 2 teaspoons Sugar(Brown sugar)
  4. Prepare To taste Salt
  5. Take 1 handful Bonito flakes(Katsuobushi) *Optional
  6. Prepare 2 leaves Bamboo leaves(Sasano-ha) *For decoration
  7. Take 1 paper Baking paper(Parchment paper)
  8. Make ready Some Plastic wrap(Cling wrap)

These Japanese Yaki Onigiri are simple crispy grilled rice balls that are stuffed with avocado and salted peanuts and coated in a tasty dumpling dipping sauce and sesame. They're way easier to make than vegan sushi but so delicious thanks to their tasty crispy pan-fried rice crust on the outside while. If you have made Onigiri (rice ball) before, add one more step and try Yaki Onigiri, crunchy grilled rice ball. The recipe can be as simple as placing the rice ball on the grill and brush with soy sauce when browned.

Steps to make Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls):
  1. Cook rice in a rice cooker.
  2. Combine soy sauce and sugar in a bowl and stir until sugar is dissolved.
  3. Add cooked rice in the bowl and mix well.
  4. Add bonito flakes and salt. Fold up the rice using a spatula.
  5. Divide the rice into 4 equal portions. Then, mould the Onigiri within the plastic wrap(cling wrap).
  6. Lay the baking paper in a frying pan and arrange the rice balls. Cook both sides with medium heat until you smell good aroma of soy sauce. (*If you are using gas stove, please be very careful not to burn it. You can also choose not to use the baking paper but to use oil when grilling. Salad oil or sesame oil are recommended.)
  7. Place some bamboo leaves on a plate or a basket and arrange Yaki Onigiri! Enjoy!

If you have made Onigiri (rice ball) before, add one more step and try Yaki Onigiri, crunchy grilled rice ball. The recipe can be as simple as placing the rice ball on the grill and brush with soy sauce when browned. Here, I even made it more simple by browning Onigiri using frying pan. Japanese rice balls, also known as onigiri or omusubi, are a staple of Japanese lunch boxes (bento). They are usually shaped into rounds or triangles by hand, and they're fun to Recently, they have enjoyed a surge of popularity among food trucks where they are made fresh and grilled lightly to order.

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