Umeboshi
Tarako
Tororo konbu |
Basic Recipes
Rice balls (omusubi)
Ingredients: (for 4 servings)
3 cups rice (540 cc), 2 sheets seaweed, 4 small umeboshi, 1 piece
of tarako (cod roes), tororo konbu (tangle flakes)
as desired, 1piece of salted salmon, sesame seeds as desired, 1 teaspoon
salt. |
Temizu
Katsuobushi
Tsukemono |
Preparaton:
- Cook rice. (see; cooking rice)
- Bake cod roes on fish grill or in microwave, cut into 1cm pieces.
- Bake salmon on both side, remove skin and bones. Shred into small pieces.
(preshreded salmon packs are available)
- Lightly toast two seaweed sheets together over grill and toast the
othersides together. Be careful not to burn. Cut into 4 pieces lengthwise.
- In a small bowl Mix 1 teaspoon of salt into 1 cup of water to make
temizu (water for hands).
How to make:
Put about a handful of rice into a small bowl.Put a little salt water
(temizu) on both hands .Hold rice in palm. Make for four onigiri
each filling.
see "How to make omusubi"
for detail with illustrations.
- Umeboshi and seaweed.
Put 1 umeboshi into middle of rice and form ball by squeezing together.
Wrap seaweed around rice ball.
- Baked tarako and tororo konbu.
Put tarako piece in center, form ball. Wrap tororo konbu
(or seaweed) around rice ball.
- Salmon and white sesame seed.
Mix sesame seeds with salmon flakes into 1/3 of rice with out pressing.
Other ideas for rice ball fillings: Katsuobushi mixed with a little
soy sauce, finely chopped tsukemono ( Japanese pickles), tsukudani.
Enjoy the variety of fillngs pre-packcaged or your own .
note: If available, omusubi mold makes forming easier.
omusubi mold
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