Side Dishes
Onigiri
| Level: Easy |
Total Time: 45 min |
Yield: 6 servings |
This rice side dish is a great one to use up leftovers from our Everyday Rice recipe! Or even start with plain cooked rice. It makes a good side dish for a meal or lunch or even a snack.
Onigiri
Print RecipeServings: 6 people
This is a fun to make pressed rice dish that you can have as a snack, fun lunch, appetizer or even dinner as you watch some anime.
Equipment
- Instant Pot
- Onigiri mold optional
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups Cooked Japanese short-grain rice*
- ¼ cup Brown rice miso
- 1-2 teaspoons Salt
- 2 cups Cooked baby bella mushrooms chopped small
- Cooked seasoned pork for filling; chopped small
- Colby jack cheese cut into small cube shapes
- American Cheese or smoked gouda cheese cubed
- Optional 4-5 nori sheets cut into thirds or strips
- Optional sesame
Instructions
- Follow the instructions in our Everyday rice post, or make plain Japanese short grain rice.
- Keep rice warmed while you assemble the rest.
- In a medium bowl, add the cooked mushrooms, cooked rice and add 1 Tablespoon of miso.
- Take a couple of Tablespoons of the rice and shape into a flat patty, like a tiny burger. Top with pork pieces and/or cheese of your choice. Cover the stuffing with additional rice, and shape into a small stuffed triangle shape. An onigiri mold makes this process easier to hold the shape better after everything is stuffed, but its not absolutely necessary.
- Wrap with the nori sheets around one side, and top it with sesame for added crunch if desired.
Notes
- The onigiri mold was a lifesaver, and made making these in batches much easier. We were feeding about 5 to 6 people and wanted it to be kind of a make-your-own with your own flavors and choices. This was a fun group activity and delicious!
- You can choose your own stuffing -- the list is endless. Try with salmon, tuna, cucumber or other veggies or whatever! But don't overstuff, or they'll start falling apart.
- This recipe goes more into detail about how to maintain the rice and keep it in place
- https://brokebankvegan.com/onigiri/#recipe