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june’s onigiri (or japanese rice balls)
ingredients for the rice:
japanese sticky rice
toasted sesame seeds
sea salt
seaweed (nori)
ingredients for inside the riceball:
salmon fillet
avocado
japanese pickles
umeboshi (pickled plum) – optional
japanese red pepper flakes – optional
make 1 or 2 cups of japanese rice (makes 4-8 riceballs). let it cool down a little. in the mean time, heat up a pan or cast iron grill and add a tablespoon of veg oil (i used safflower oil). cook the salmon. i put it skin side down with a top over it until almost done (5-10mins), then flip it for a minute. when the rice is not hot anymore, add the sesame seeds (maybe 1/2 cup?), sea salt to taste, and whatever other seasoning you want (i use japanese red pepper flakes). taste the rice to see if you need to add more salt or sesame seeds. put about a handful of rice either in a bowl or straight into your hand (you should wet your hands with water a little bit before) and then add a piece of salmon, avocado, pickles, umeboshi or whatever else you want in the middle. then shape the rice in your hands – you can use plastic wrap if you feel more comfortable not touching the rice – and shape it into a triangular shape. add some more sesame seeds to garnish. cut up the nori to wrap the rice ball in. enjoy immediately!
thank you for posting the recipe! I was admiring the picture yesterday!!
So glad you posted the recipe! I look forward to making them.
thank you !
great! so glad you posted this!
Wow, they look amazing ! So happy you offered the recipe as well !! Can't wait to try them out, i bet they taste delicious ;o)