GRILLED SPICY TUNA ONIGIRI

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Onigiri is a Japanese food made from white rice formed into triangular or oval shapes and often wrapped in dried seaweed.

Provided by hyejinx86

Categories     Lunch/Snacks

Time 30m

Yield 1 onigiri, 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 (5 ounce) can tuna
1/2 onion
1/2 jalapeno
1 sheet nori (dried seaweed)
4 1/2 ounces rice (uncooked Korean or Japanese rice)
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 pinch salt
1 tablespoon korean red pepper paste
1/2 tablespoon sugar water
1/2 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon sake

Steps:

  • Cook rice with a rice cooker. You'll need sticky rice.
  • When the rice is ready, add 1T of sesame oil and a pinch of salt to rice.
  • Mince onion and jalapeno.
  • Heat 1-2T canola oil in a frying pan.
  • Stir fry the minced onion and jalapeno. When the onion turns clear, add tuna and the sauce. Mix them together and continue to stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
  • Place half of the rice on your palm, press down to make it flat, just thick enough to hold the tuna. (like a burger patty).
  • Place the spicy tuna in the middle of the rice.
  • Cover it up with the rest of the rice.
  • Shape the rice into triangle or circle. Put a rectangular piece of dried seaweed on the bottom of the rice.
  • Heat 2T canola oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Place the rice and grill each side until they turn golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 827, Fat 21.4, SaturatedFat 3.9, Cholesterol 53.8, Sodium 214.5, Carbohydrate 107.5, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 2.6, Protein 42.2

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