Sake Onigiri 塩鮭のおにぎり

Ingredients

• 2 cups of cooked rice
• 1 piece of cooked shiosake
• 1 nori sheet

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Preparation of Rice & Salted Salmon ---

2. 2

   cook rice: Prepare the sushi rice by rinsing it under cold water until the water runs clear. Then, cook the rice according to the package instructions or by using a rice cooker. *1

3. 3

   grill salmon: Grill or pan fry salted salmon following this recipe (internal link). Break the cooked salted salmon into small flakes. Set aside.

4. 4

   --- Shaping Sake Onigiri ---

5. 5

   Place ½ cup of cooked rice in a rice bowl layered with plastic wrap.

6. 6

   Make a small well in the middle of the rice.

7. 7

   Place a piece of salmon in the center. Top with another 1/2 cup of rice to cover the salmon piece.

8. 8

   lift and shape: Lift up the plastic wrap and wrap around the rice ball to shape with your hands.

9. 9

   Toast nori sheet briefly over heat, cut them into 3 strips.

10. 10

    Remove the plastic wrap off the onigiri and wrap it with a nori sheet.

11. 11

    Repeat for the remaining ingredients.