Yaki Onigiri (Grilled Rice Balls)

RECIPE YAKI ONIGIRI Crispy Japanese grilled rice balls seasoned with butter and soy sauce. Crispy Japanese grilled rice balls seasoned with butter and soy sauce.

INGREDIENTS - 160 grams Japanese short-grain rice - 1 US cup water - 2 tablespoon soy sauce - 1 teaspoon potato starch - 1 tablespoon vegetable oil - 1 tablespoon butter FULL RECIPE >>

01 Use a rice cooker or pot to cook the rice. COOK RICE FULL RECIPE >>

02 Drizzle soy sauce evenly over the rice and mix until the rice is uniform in color. SEASON RICE FULL RECIPE >>

03 Shape the rice into three onigiri using a mold or your hands. SHAPE ONIGIRI FULL RECIPE >>

04 Put the potato starch in a fine mesh strainer and dust both sides of the onigiri with a light coating of starch. DUST WITH STARCH FULL RECIPE >>

05 Add half the oil into a pan over medium-low heat and then pan fry the onigiri on one side until golden brown and crisp PAN-FRY ONIGIRI FULL RECIPE >>

06 When browned on one side, flip the rice balls over and brown and crisp the second side. FLIP FULL RECIPE >>

07 Once the second side has crisped, melt some butter onto the tops of each onigiri. BUTTER FULL RECIPE >>

08 Flip the onigiri up on their sides and roll them around to cook any starch on the sides. FLIP AND ROLL FULL RECIPE >>

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