Tuna Onigiri (Rice Ball) Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Japanese Recipes. (Tuna Onigiri (Rice Ball) Recipe). Onigiri is a Japanese food made from white rice formed into triangular or oval shapes and often wrapped in nori (seaweed). This is just a simple one for people who may not have a lot of time, I use a rice cooker but I will go about as if I didn't.

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 25 mins

Total: 1hr15 mins

Servings: 3

Yield: 3 onigiri

Tuna Onigiri (Rice Ball) Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup short-grain sushi rice

1 ¼ cups water

1 pinch salt

1 (5 ounce) can tuna

drained

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

or to taste

1 pinch ground black pepper

1 sheet nori

cut into 1-inch strips

or desired width

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Place rice in a bowl with fresh water. Stir until water becomes cloudy; drain and rinse. Repeat with fresh water until water no longer clouds 2 or 3 times more.

Step 2

Bring 1 1/4 cups water rice and salt to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer lifting lid no more than once until water is absorbed about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to finish cooking about 10 minutes more. Remove cover and cool rice until no longer hot to the touch about 15 minutes.

Step 3

Mix tuna mayonnaise and pepper together in a bowl until no large chunks remain. Arrange nori strips on a serving platter.

Step 4

Lay a 10-inch sheet of plastic wrap on a work surface. Place 1/2 cup cooked rice in the center form a well in the middle and fill well with 1 teaspoon tuna mixture. Top with another 1/2 cup rice. Gather edges of plastic wrap together over rice mixture twist together to tighten and shape rice mixture into a pyramid shape. Remove plastic wrap and gently place onto nori strip with nori edges protruding (for use as handles when eating). Repeat with remaining rice and tuna mixture.

Nutritional Information

Tuna Onigiri (Rice Ball) Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:3

Calories: 354.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 15.2g 30%

Carbohydrates: 53.3g 17%

Dietary Fiber: 2g 8%

Sugars: 0.4g

Fat: 8g 12%

Saturated Fat: 1.3g 6%

Cholesterol: 16.1mg 5%

Vitamin A Iu: 98.8IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 11.2mg 86%

Vitamin B6: 0.3mg 20%

Vitamin C: 0.4mg 1%

Folate: 157.5mcg 39%

Calcium: 12.4mg 1%

Iron: 3.6mg 20%

Magnesium: 28.4mg 10%

Potassium: 159.7mg 5%

Sodium: 129.1mg 5%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 39%

Calories From Fat: 72.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.