Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls)

Source : Cook Rice In A Rice Cooker Use Freshly Cooked Rice For Onigiri Once The Rice Is Cooked Fold Up The Rice Using A Spatula To Allow Excess Steam To Escap...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : May 24, 2026

Step:

  1. Cook rice in a rice cooker.

    Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls) recipe step 1 photo
  2. Use freshly cooked rice for Onigiri. Once the rice is cooked, fold up the rice using a spatula to allow excess steam to escape.

    Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls) recipe step 2 photo
  3. Place the rice into a bowl. Add salt, salad oil (and ajinomoto if you want to add more flavors) and mix well.

    Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls) recipe step 3 photo Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls) recipe step 3 photo Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls) recipe step 3 photo
  4. Check how it tastes like and adjust the amount of salt. (When the rice cools down, it tastes less salty. Please also change the amount of salt depends on the time you eat this Onigiri.)

  5. Divide the rice into 4 portions, put each portion on a plastic wrap. First, make a round shape by wrapping softly. And then shape into triangle. Do not push or press hard when shaping Onigiri. After you finish shaping, remove the plastic wrap first to avoid rice from getting wet by extra moisture.

  6. Once the Onigiri cools down or when all the extra moisture evaporates, wrap with seaweed. To make the seaweed crisp and fresh, put them in a frying pan and warm them up for a few minutes to remove moisture. Place few leaves of green shiso and arrange Onigiri on a plate.

    Basic Japanese Shio Onigiri (Salted Rice Balls) recipe step 6 photo

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup Japanese white rice(150g)
  2. 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  3. (1/2 teaspoon Ajinomoto)
  4. 1/2 teaspoon Vegetable oil
  5. 2 leaves Green shiso
  6. Some Seaweed(Nori)
  7. Some Plastic wrap(Cling wrap)

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