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Pearl Barley Onigiri with Bonito Flakes and Cheese - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Pearl Barley Onigiri with Bonito Flakes and Cheese.
This is a recipe for a Japanese rice ball (onigiri), which is made of rice cooked with pearl barley (mochimugi). By adding pearl barley, the texture becomes very fluffy and chewy. The light flavor goes well with the rich cheese flavor. You should definitely give it a try!
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Cook time

10 minutes

Ingredients
1 serving

  • 30% glutinous barley mixed with rice
    200 g
  • Japanese baby cheese
    3
  • Soy sauce
    2 tsp
  • bonito flakes
    2 g
  • Green shiso leaves
    3 sheets

How to make

  1. 1. Cut Japanese baby cheese into 0.4-inch cubes.
  2. 2. Put rice and pearl barley mix (at ratio of 7:3), cheese from Step 1, soy sauce, and dried bonito flakes in a bowl, and mix, then divide equally into 2 pieces.
  3. 3. Cover with a plastic wrap, put Step 2 on it, and shape into a triangle. Make another piece following the same step.
  4. 4. Serve on a plate garnished with green shiso leaves and it's done!

Tips for cooking

We are using a cheese that can be consumed without heating. Depending on the type of cheese, heating may be necessary, so please be careful. When cooking pearl barley (mochimugi) rice, please adjust the amount of water according to the description on the package.

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