Onigiri Round rice balls with pickles

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 1 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Rinse the rice, place in a saucepan with a thick bottom, add water so that it is slightly higher than the rice, cover with a lid and put on high heat, after the rice boils, remove the lid, reduce the heat and cook for 20 minutes without stirring. After turning off the stove, cover with a clean towel for 25 minutes. If there is any liquid left, drain it, do not rinse.

2. STEP 2

   

   Sticky and warm rice is placed in the palm, a piece of filling is placed in the middle and the rice is carefully squeezed with both hands, as if wrapped around the filling.

3. STEP 3

   

   The traditional shape of onigiri is round or triangular.

4. STEP 4

   

   For convenience, the rice ball is wrapped in a sheet of nori or simply wrapped in a strip; you can use a leaf of lettuce. That's all. The dish is ready. Do not judge strictly.