Nikumaki Onigiri Recipe - Japanese Cooking 101

By Japanese Cooking 101 · 25 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Mix the steamed rice with a couple of pinches of salt.
2. Shape the rice into tight cylinders, about 1/2 cup each (a little less for smaller onigiri) and about three inches long, to make 4 to 5 rice balls.
3. Wrap each rice ball in one paper-thin slice of beef so no rice shows.
4. In a small bowl, mix the soy sauce, sake, mirin, sugar and water.
5. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook the wrapped rice balls until the beef is browned all around. Add the sauce, turning to coat the beef, and cook until almost all the liquid is gone.
6. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with lettuce leaves if you like.

Summarized from Japanese Cooking 101's video. Watch it for the details.

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