Simple Way to Prepare Perfect Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls)

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls) is 4 pieces. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls) estimated approx 10 minutes.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls) using 7 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

"Onigiri" means rice balls which are very popular for carry-along lunches or snakes. It is like a sandwich for Japanese. Onigiri can be cooked with or without fillings but the simple classic style without any fillings are the first thing you better master. This is how. - By adding a bit of salad oil, it will prevent the rice from drying out over time. - Adding Ajinomoto dashi powder will make the rice more flavorful but this is an optional. - If you want to arrange this with adding ingredients inside, please use a little bit less sugar to avoid becoming too salty.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Make ready to make Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls):

1. 1 cup Japanese white rice(150g)
2. 1/2 teaspoon Salt
3. (1/2 teaspoon Ajinomoto)
4. 1/2 teaspoon Vegetable oil
5. 2 leaves Green shiso
6. Some Seaweed(Nori)
7. Some Plastic wrap(Cling wrap)

Steps to make to make Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls)

1. Cook rice in a rice cooker.
2. Use freshly cooked rice for Onigiri. Once the rice is cooked, fold up the rice using a spatula to allow excess steam to escape.
3. Place the rice into a bowl. Add salt, salad oil (and ajinomoto if you want to add more flavors) and mix well.
4. Check how it tastes like and adjust the amount of salt. (When the rice cools down, it tastes less salty. Please also change the amount of salt depends on the time you eat this Onigiri.)
5. Divide the rice into 4 portions, put each portion on a plastic wrap. First, make a round shape by wrapping softly. And then shape into triangle. Do not push or press hard when shaping Onigiri. After you finish shaping, remove the plastic wrap first to avoid rice from getting wet by extra moisture.
6. Once the Onigiri cools down or when all the extra moisture evaporates, wrap with seaweed. To make the seaweed crisp and fresh, put them in a frying pan and warm them up for a few minutes to remove moisture. Place few leaves of green shiso and arrange Onigiri on a plate.

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