Onigiri (Rice Ball) with Fried Egg. Onigiri, also known as Japanese rice ball is a great example of how inventive Japanese cuisine can be. Wash the rice in a mesh strainer until the water runs clear. Yaki onigiri (or yakionigiri) are Japanese rice balls that have been grilled until the outside is crisp and golden.
Japanese rice balls, also known as onigiri or omusubi, are a staple of Japanese lunchboxes (bento).
They are usually shaped into rounds or triangles by hand, and they're fun to make and eat.
Much like sandwiches in the West, onigiri is readily available in convenience stores across Japan, and it's great.
You can have Onigiri (Rice Ball) with Fried Egg using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Onigiri (Rice Ball) with Fried Egg
- You need of bowlful Plain cooked rice.
- You need of Egg.
- It's of Toasted nori seaweed.
- It's of Soy sauce.
- Prepare of Vegetable oil.
- Prepare of Salt.
- Prepare of Mayonnaise (optional).
Rice balls don't really need a recipe to make. Anybody, including someone who has never cooked before, can start But you can put in anything you want, really. I have seen fried chicken in there. If you have never made an Onigiri rice ball before and would like to make a triangle one, please watch.
Onigiri (Rice Ball) with Fried Egg step by step
- Heat oil in a pan over low heat and crack a egg into it. When the egg white is cooked, break the egg yolk with a spatula and fold into half..
- Pour soy sauce into the pan as you divide the fried egg into 4 pieces and turn off the heat..
- It should look like this once you've cooked the egg..
- Sprinkle salt on plastic wrap and portion half of the rice on the plastic wrap. Place the fried egg on top and squeeze some mayonnaise on it if you like. Cover with the other portion of rice. Shape into a rice ball. Remove the plastic and wrap with toasted nori..
This is an extra special episode! As promised, my amazing Japanese chef-friend Hana is here to teach us a fail-proof way to make the quintessential Japanese. Onigiri are rice balls, usually with a tasty filling. They are very portable, and therefore are very popular for carry-along lunches. Part of their appeal lies in Practive makes perfect.
