Chicken Onigiri (Japanese Rice Balls)
Flavorful Japanese rice balls with sweet-savory ground chicken filling wrapped in crisp nori. Perfect for quick meals or snacks.
Equipment
- 1 Mixing bowl Large
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 30 ounces ground chicken
- 1 tablespoon tamari soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sake or dry white wine
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon grated ginger
- 4 cups cooked Japanese rice
- 4 strips nori seaweed
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat sesame oil in a pan over medium heat until warm but not smoking.
- Add ground chicken and cook, stirring often, until browned and cooked through.
- Add tamari soy sauce, sake, sugar, and grated ginger. Stir and simmer for 2-3 minutes until liquid is mostly absorbed. Remove from heat and let cool.
- Wet hands with water. Scoop about ½ cup rice and flatten in palm.
- Place small spoonful of chicken mix in the center of rice.
- Fold rice over filling and shape into a triangle, pressing gently to form.
- Wrap bottom of onigiri with a strip of nori seaweed.
- Repeat process with remaining ingredients. Eat immediately or wrap for later.
Notes
Shape rice while warm for best results. Wet hands or use cling wrap to avoid sticking. Leftovers can be wrapped and frozen.