Onigiri Omusubi – Rice Ball
Onigiri Omusubi – Rice Ball. Onigiri and omusubi are rice balls formed into triangles or cylinders, a very common snack in Japan. Onigiri and omusubi have a long history. Hard clumps of steamed rice, thought to be primitive versions of onigiri, have been discovered at ruins dated from the first century A. Onigiri is made with plain rice (sometimes lightly salted), while sushi is made of rice with vinegar, sugar and salt. Onigiri makes rice portable and easy to eat as well as preserving it, while sushi originated as a way of preserving fish. "Onigiri おにぎり", also called "Omusubi おむすび" in some regions, is Japanese rice balls made from Japonica short grain rice with a filling inside. To make Onigiri Omusubi – Rice Ball you need 5 ingredients and 10 steps quickly.
The ingredients needed to make Onigiri Omusubi – Rice Ball:
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3 cups of steamed Japanese rice or Sushi Rice
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to taste of Salt,
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of Nori Seaweed
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1 of umeboshi pickled plum
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1 Tbsp of grilled salted salmon
Steps to make Onigiri Omusubi – Rice Ball:
- Place cooked rice in a bowl, sprinkle with salt, and fold gently.
- Place a third of the rice on plastic wrap.
- Form into a triangle or a ball with both your palms, pressing gently and lightly.
- Remove the plastic wrap. Wrap the rice ball with a strip of nori seaweed if you like.
- If you want to put umeboshi in, remove the seed from umeboshi. Place a third of the rice on plastic wrap, then make a dent in the middle of rice, and put the umeboshi in the dent. Form into triangle or a ball with both your palms, pressing lightly. Remove the plastic wrap.
- If you want to mix salmon into the rice, flake some fresh grilled salmon or you can find the jar of salmon flakes at the Japanese grocery store.
- Add salmon into the rice. Place a third of salmon mixed rice on plastic wrap, then form into triangle or a ball with both palms, pressing gently and lightly. Remove the plastic wrap.
- Yum! If it's too difficult to make a triangle omusubi, don't worry. You can make a round one and it's fine!
- Onigiri is good for breakfast, lunch, lunch box and late-night snacks!
- You can decorate it too! Kids will love them!
Onigiri (おにぎり) – also called omusubi and nigirimeshi – is a Japanese rice ball. It is often times formed into triangular shapes – and can be wrapped in nori (paper-thin sheets of dried seaweed). Even though that is the most common presentation, it is hardly the only (more on that a little later). Unlike sushi, which is made with rice seasoned with rice vinegar and sugar, the rice for onigiri is simply cooked sushi rice. Although a rice cooker is typically used, you don't need one.
