Salmon Onigiri

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Salmon Onigiri: Onigiri is a popular Japanese snack food that is made from rice, typically stuffed with a filling, and shaped into a ball or triangle. Salmon onigiri features flaked salmon mixed with Japanese mayo, soy sauce, and other seasonings, which is then wrapped in a ball of sushi rice. The dish is often served as a quick, on-the-go snack or lunch, and is a great way to enjoy the flavors of Japanese cuisine.

Salmon Onigiri Ingredients

150 gr salmon fillet (no skin), sliced2 cups warm cooked short grain rice1/4 cup corn kernel2 tbsp chopped scallionsFurikakeNori Seaweed sheets1/2 tbsp oil

Sauce

1 garlic clove, grated2 tbsp sake2 tsp honey2 tbsp soy sauce

Steps

1. Heat oil, pan fry salmon both sides until slightly browned2. Add sauce mixture, simmer until the sauce gets slightly thicken3. Transfer salmon into a bowl along with 1/2-1 tbsp of the sauce4. Roughly mash the salmon, add rice, corn and scallions. Mix well5. grab a handful of the rice mixture, form it into a ball6. press the rice to form into a triangle. I use three fingers thumb, index finger, and middle finger to make a triangle corner. (Refer to video) Repeat for the remaining7. Wrap the onigiri with a piece of nori seaweed then press it into the furikake. Serve