Onigiri Rice Balls made of round rice with pickles

Easy to cook and convenient to sculpt balls with children. I liked this recipe because it is easy to prepare, and since we like rolls, this is an alternative to them, although the taste is different.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 10 % 5 g
Fats 2 % 1 g
Carbohydrates 88 % 42 g
196 kcal
GI: 2 / 98 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    Wash the rice, put it in a saucepan with a thick bottom, pour 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, turn down 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 liquid left, then drain it, do not rinse.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Sticky and warm rice is placed in the palm of your hand, a piece of filling is placed in the middle and the rice is gently squeezed with both hands, as if wrapping around the filling.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    The traditional onigiri shape is round or triangular.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

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

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Nori - 3   kcal/100g
  • Salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Pickles - 11   kcal/100g
  • Round rice - 330   kcal/100g

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