
Stuffed Onigiri Rice Balls
Japanese rice balls with a creamy tuna-mayo center and a crisp strip of nori. Perfect for a bento box or a make-ahead snack..
Cook time
40 min
Servings
4
Ingredients
8
Nutrition
per serving340 kcal
Calories
14 g
Protein
8 g
Fat
52 g
Carbs
Ingredients
For 4 servings
Instructions
- 1
Rinse the sushi rice several times until the water runs clear. Bring it to a boil with the water, then cover and steam over the lowest heat for 12 minutes and rest for 10 minutes.
- 2
Stir the rice vinegar with the salt, fold it through the warm rice, and let the rice cool to hand temperature.
- 3
For the filling, mix the drained tuna with the mayonnaise and soy sauce into a creamy paste.
- 4
With damp, lightly salted hands, flatten a portion of rice, place a teaspoon of filling in the center, shape into a triangle and wrap with a strip of nori. Repeat until the rice and filling are used up.