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

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, japanese yaki onigiri (grilled rice balls). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Japanese Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls) is something that I have loved my entire life.

Yaki onigiri, or grilled rice balls, are shaped balls of rice, with or without filling, that are grilled until the rice is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. With this easy recipe you will be able to prepare perfect yaki onigiri for bento lunches, appetisers, or snacks. 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 sticky rice on the inside, these rice balls are simply irresistible and easy to make at home!

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

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

Remove from heat and allow it to cool completely. Yaki onigiri is a type of Japanese rice ball that has been grilled. The word "yaki" means grilled in Japanese and I think nowadays many people know what onigiri are. If not, they are basically little triangular-shaped balls of rice.

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!

The word "yaki" means grilled in Japanese and I think nowadays many people know what onigiri are. If not, they are basically little triangular-shaped balls of rice. Yaki onigiri is most commonly coated in soy sauce but the name itself just means grilled rice ball. Yaki Onigiri (焼きおにぎり) is grilled rice ball. Yaki means "grilled" in Japanese (such as Teri yaki , Yaki soba, Yaki niku, Yaki tori, etc), and onigiri means "rice ball." If you have tried Japanese rice balls in the past, but not yaki onigiri, today is the day for you to discover this true Japanese comfort food!

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