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Basic Tuna Mayo Onigiri (Japanese Rice ball) - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Basic Tuna Mayo Onigiri (Japanese Rice ball).
It's a classic tuna mayo onigiri (Japanese rice ball) that is also popular among children. Added tuna, Japanese mayonnaise and soy sauce that goes well with rice to finish. All you have to do is mix the ingredients and mold it, so it can be made quickly for breakfast or lunch. It is easy to make with seasonings you have at home, so please try.
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Cook time

10 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Rice
    400 g
  • Tuna flakes marinated in oil
    1 can
  • Japanese Mayonnaise
    2 tbsp
  • Soy sauce
    2 tsp
  • Nori seaweed
    4 sheets
  • Garnish
  • Green shiso leaves
    1 sheets

How to make

  1. 1. Combine tuna flakes marinated in oil, mayonnaise and soy sauce in a bowl and mix.
  2. 2. Spread 1/4 of the rice on top of a plastic wrap, place 1/4 of Step 1 on the top, wrap, and shape it into a triangle. Make 3 onigiri in the same way.
  3. 3. Wrap it with seaweed, place it on a plate covered with green shiso leaves, and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

Please adjust the amount of Japanese mayonnaise to your taste. Make sure to put the filling in the middle and mold, so that it does not come out.

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