Japanese Recipe for Shoyu Flavored Grilled Rice Balls or Yaki Onigiri
INGREDIENTS FOR SHOYU FLAVORED GRILLED RICE BALLS
- 4 cups left-over boiled rice
- Shoyu (for basting)
- pickles - garnish
- 1 Japanese cucumber (partially skinned & sliced)
FYI: This is traditionally seen as a Japanese snack dish which is usually accompanied with sake. Men in Japan would often drink sake with yaki-onigiri. This dish will also make a tasty edition to any picnic gathering.
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- Form the rice into 8 traingular rice balls
- To form a rice ball, first wet your hands then place 1/2 cup of rice on one palm
- Circle the rice with your fingers and grip it tightly
- Then alternate with each hand, press firm till you get a triangular shape rice ball
- Repeat till you get 7 more triangular balls
- Girll both sides of rice balls on a Japanese grill
- Baste both sides with shoyu using a basting brush
- Grill till nicely brown
- Remove and serve with cucumber
TIP: If you are unable to find a Japanese grill (burner on stove), place the rice balls upright in an oven or toaster oven. Bake over medium heat for about 10 mins, then baste with shoyu. Bake a few more mins till it looks dry.
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