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Onigiri - Japanese Rice Balls
Photo: Pille R. Priske

Onigiri - Japanese Rice Balls

7 ingredients 20 min + 30 min 8 onigiri openrecipes
Onigiri - Japanese Rice Balls

"Onigiri are Japanese rice balls. They're fun to make and are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes (bento). You can put almost anything in an onigiri; try substituting grilled salmon, pickled plums, beef, pork, turkey, or tuna with mayonnaise."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

534
Calories
24g
Protein
27g
Fat
45g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 7 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Bonito not in our table 0
Seaweed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups uncooked short-grain white rice
  • 4 1/2 cups water
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup bonito shavings (dry fish flakes)
  • 2 sheets nori (dry seaweed), cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Directions

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By allrecipes · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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