Grilled Rice Ball (Yakionigiri)

Source : Wet Your Hands With Water So That The Rice Won T Stick Make Sure Not To Use Salt Because The Onigiri Will Be Seasoned By Soy Sauce Later Place The Cook...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : May 12, 2026

Step:

  1. Wet your hands with water so that the rice won't stick. Make sure not to use salt because the onigiri will be seasoned by soy sauce later.

  2. Place the cooked rice and hold it between your palms.

  3. Form the rice into a round or a triangle by pressing lightly with your both palms.(I used a cling film so that the onigiri keeps clean.)

    Grilled Rice Ball (Yakionigiri) recipe step 3 photo
  4. Grease the sesame oil on a frying pan then heat it.

  5. Place the onigiri on the frying pan and grill both sides over medium heat.

    Grilled Rice Ball (Yakionigiri) recipe step 5 photo
  6. Brush the onigiri sauce over each side of the onigiri and grill each side until crispy over low heat.

    Grilled Rice Ball (Yakionigiri) recipe step 6 photo
  7. Serve on a nice plate and your grilled onigiri is ready!

    Grilled Rice Ball (Yakionigiri) recipe step 7 photo

Ingredients

  1. 360 g freshly cooked rice
  2. Proper amount of mixture of soy sauce and mirin (soy sauce : mirin = 2:1) (onigiri sauce)
  3. Sesame oil for greasing

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