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Onigiri with Jyuntoro

Appetizer & Snack, Rice & Grain, Side Dish, Vegan

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Onigiri with Jyuntoro – Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack.

Onigiri with Jyuntoro - Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack. | RotiNRice.com

Onigiri is Japanese rice ball made from plain rice. It can be lightly salted on the outside or filled with pickles and other seasoned ingredients. A very popular filling is salted salmon. It may or may not be wrapped with seaweed. Onigiri makes rice portable and easy to eat and is indispensable in the bento box.

Short or medium grain rice that is slightly sticky is the essential ingredient in making onigiri and sushi. Long grain rice is not used as it is fluffier and will not hold together. Short grain rice can be purchased both at the regular or Asian grocery stores.

Traditionally, onigiri is made by hand. Sometimes a little salt is sprinkled on the hands so that the rice is flavored while being shaped. Today, plastic molds of all shapes and sizes are very popular and easily available. Another simple way is to use plastic wrap to form the rice balls.

Onigiri with Jyuntoro - Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack. | RotiNRice.com

To make onigiri using plastic molds, first wet the mold. Fill mold to the top with cooked rice sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds (if desired). Use lid to compact rice. Remove lid, turn mold over and press down the center to unmold the rice ball.

Onigiri with Jyuntoro - Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack. | RotiNRice.com

Jyuntoro is seasoned dried kelp. It is mainly seasoned with vinegar and sugar and pretty much melts in the mouth when eaten. It is definitely an acquired taste and not at all like nori. It has a soft, fine, mesh-like texture and is normally used as a wrap for rice and vegetables or added to soups.

Onigiri with Jyuntoro - Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack. | RotiNRice.com

Cut a strip of about 1″ to 1½” of the seasoned kelp. Wrap it around the onigiri. You can also use nori, if you prefer.

Onigiri with Jyuntoro - Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack. | RotiNRice.com

Onigiri with Jyuntoro - Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack. | RotiNRice.com

Onigiri with Jyuntoro

Onigiri with Jyuntoro - Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Course: Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine: Japanese
Servings: 4
Calories: 189kcal
Author: Linda Ooi

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup medium grain rice (Kohuko Rose, Nishiki, Botan) (200g)
  • 1¼ cups water (300ml)
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds (toasted)
  • 1 tsp salt mix with 1 cup (240ml) water
  • 20 g jyuntoro (seasoned kelp)

INSTRUCTIONS

  • You also need onigiri molds (any shape).
  • Wash and drain rice 4 to 5 times in a medium sized pot. Cover rice with water and allow it to soak for 20 minutes. Drain.
  • Place rice in a medium sized pot with 1¼ cups (300ml) water water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium low and cook until water is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to the lowest setting and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. Turn off heat, remove pot, and let it sit for 10 minutes.
  • Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds to the pot. Fluff rice with fork.
  • Wet the onigiri molds and hands with salted water. Fill the mold up to the top with cooked rice. Use lid to compact rice. Remove lid, turn mold over and press down the center to unmold rice.
  • Wrap edges of onigiri with jyuntoro.

NUTRITION

Calories: 189kcal
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Onigiri with Jyuntoro - Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack. | RotiNRice.com

Please do check out my two other posts in this series – Inarizushi and Maki-zushi.

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Simple and tasty homemade rolled sushi or Maki-zushi filled with Nova lox and tender asparagus. Full instructions with step-by-step pictures. | RotiNRice.com

Onigiri with Jyuntoro - Japanese rice balls wrapped with seasoned dried kelp. Perfect in the lunch box and great as a tasty snack. | RotiNRice.com

Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day! 😎

Biren

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February 23, 2010 · 4 Comments



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  1. Anncoo says

    February 23, 2010 at 7:19 am

    Oh Biren, Never seen this jyuntoro before. Must check this out at the Japanese supermarket. Very sweet colour and nice clicks too!

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  2. MaryMoh says

    February 23, 2010 at 8:38 am

    These sushi looks so cute! They look like a face with blonde hair. You can put some eyes, nose and mouth on it 😛

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  3. Biren says

    February 23, 2010 at 1:25 pm

    Anncoo – You should find this jyuntoro in the seaweed aisle. It comes in a small packet. I first encountered it in a restaurant in Tokyo. They serve fried oysters (kind of like "o chien") and they serve a soup with jyuntoro in it. The texture changes in a soup. I much prefer it dry.

    MaryMoh – You make me smile…..what a fun description! It really does look like a face with blonde hair. Putting some features on will make it a great bento rice cake for kids. Thanks for the wonderful suggestion!

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  4. 5 Star Foodie says

    February 23, 2010 at 7:16 pm

    These look so scrumptious! I've actually made onigiri before but not wrapped, will try it this way next!

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