Makes:
About 26 individual pieces; 4 per serving
Utensil:
1 ½ Qt./1.4 L Sauce Pan with Cover
medium mixing bowl
Contributed By:
Cathy Vogt
Certified Health Coach & Natural Foods Chef
Ingredients
Recipe Description:
This toddler friendly dish is inspired by a popular Japanese dish Onigiri. Onigiri is a simple and portable snack made with sticky sushi rice filled or mixed with an assortment of seasonings, vegetables, meats or fish. Make a double batch and add them to lunchboxes for a nutritious snack, or in addition to a light meal with miso soup and Japanese pickles. It is a perfect finger food for toddlers and adults.
1
cup
sushi rice
(180
g)
1 1⁄2
cups
water
(350
ml)
1
cup
leftover cooked vegetables, chopped into very small pieces (carrots and mushrooms)
(130
g)
1⁄2
cup
cooked fish (sole, cod or salmon), flaked into small pieces
(65
g)
1
scallion, green and white part, minced
1⁄2
teaspoon
salt
(3
g)
Directions:
- Rinse sushi rice under room temperature water until water runs clear.
- Place rice and water in sauce pan and soak for 30 minutes.
- Place cover on pan and turn heat to medium. When Vapo-Valve™ begins to click steadily, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes.
- Remove pan from heat. Leave cover on pan and let rice rest for 10 minutes.
- Remove cover and fluff rice with fork. Place rice in a clean mixing bowl.
- Add leftover vegetables and fish, season with salt and gently mix together.
- Moisten hands lightly in bowl of room temperature water (this will prevent rice from sticking to your hands). While mixture is warm, take 2 tablespoons of rice and vegetable mixture and roll into balls. Make sure rice and filling ingredients are not too wet or mixture will fall apart.
- Place rice balls onto clean plate.
- Serve rice balls as is, or sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds or seaweed, or wrap a small piece of Nori sea weed around each piece before serving.
Tips:
- Substitute sushi rice for short grain brown rice.
- Try these combinations for a variety of flavors: rice, avocado and cucumber; rice, minced cooked chicken and shredded cooked zucchini; rice, chopped drained kimchee and leftover cooked salmon; rice, peas and drained chopped tuna.
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