Onigiri with Salted Salmon
Japan's rice balls, eaten from lunch boxes and convenience-store shelves: warm, lightly salted rice pressed by hand around flakes of salted grilled salmon and wrapped in a strip of nori just before eating.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 300 g Japanese short-grain rice
- 360 ml water
- 200 g salmon fillet, skin on
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- 2 sheets nori sheets, cut into thirds
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1595 kcal · P 65.1g · C 252.2g · F 30.9g
Estimated from 6 of 6 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Rinse the rice in several changes of water until it runs almost clear and drain it for 15 minutes. Bring it to the boil with the measured water, cover, cook for 12 minutes on the lowest heat and rest for 10 minutes off the heat.
- 2Rub the salmon with 1 tsp of the salt and leave it for 15 minutes, then grill or pan-fry it for 4 minutes on each side until cooked through. Flake it, discarding the skin and bones, and mix it with the sesame seeds.
- 3Spread the rice out in a bowl and let it cool until you can handle it but it is still warm; cold rice will not hold together.
- 4Wet your hands, rub a pinch of the remaining salt over your palms and take about 80 g of rice.
- 5Make a hollow in the rice, put a spoonful of salmon in it, close the rice over and press it into a triangle with three or four gentle squeezes: firm enough to hold, loose enough that the grains stay distinct.
- 6Wrap a strip of nori round the base just before eating so it stays crisp, or ahead of time if you like it soft.
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Questions and answers
How long does Onigiri with Salted Salmon take to make?
About 55 minutes: 30 min prep and 25 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Onigiri with Salted Salmon?
6 ingredients: Japanese short-grain rice, water, salmon fillet, salt, toasted sesame seeds, nori sheets.
How many servings does this Onigiri with Salted Salmon recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Onigiri with Salted Salmon?
About 399 kcal, with 16.3 g protein, 63 g carbohydrate and 7.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Onigiri with Salted Salmon recipe suit?
It is gluten-free and dairy-free.
What cuisine is Onigiri with Salted Salmon?
Onigiri with Salted Salmon comes from Japanese cuisine.
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