Preparation of Ingredients
One bowl of rice, a pinch of salt, one bowl of water, a good amount of salmon, mentaiko, kombu, and about 1/2 slice of toasted seaweed
Onigiri
Onigiri
Steps to make the rice balls
1: Let the freshly cooked rice stand for 15 minutes to cool down, or stir the rice with a rice spoon in a big bowl to dissipate the heat. 2: Wash your hands well to moisten them, and then put a bowlful of rice on the palm of your left hand. Place a bowl of rice in the palm of your left hand and flatten it slightly, then add the ingredients in the center. Wrap the rice around the center to form a ball.
3. With your left hand slightly curled up and bent into a mountain shape, start squeezing the rice ball into a triangle shape.
4, the left and right sides of the side with the fingers slightly inward pressure to let the two sides of the round bulge, the rice into a flat surface.
5. Place the molded rice balls on a plate and rub your hands wet with a pinch of salt.
6. Shape the rice ball again to make it more beautiful.
7. Place the rice ball in the seaweed, and lift up the seaweed on both sides to wrap the rice triangle. Press down on the seaweed to make it stick to the rice ball.
8: Place the rice ball with the same ingredients as the inner filling for easy identification.