Salmon Onigiri

I had some delicious salmon rice balls once in the Bay Area. How hard is it to make rice balls?

Serves: 2-3

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:
150g salmon fillet
1 cup Japanese rice
2 tablespoon of onigiri seasonings* (optional) you can find different flavors in the Japanese shop
1 tablespoon rice vinegar

Directions:

1. Sprinkle salt onto both sides of the salmon - let sit for about 30 minutes
2. Cook the Japanese rice. About 1.5 cups of water for 1 cup of rice.
3. Rinse salt off the salmon and pat dry.
4. On a medium heat skillet add oil and salmon. Cook thoroughly
5. After the salmon cools, break apart salmon into flakes and set aside.
6. Once the rice has cooked, add in the onigiri seasonings and rice vinegar.
7. With a spoon, add some rice into the mold for the bottom layer.
8. Add a bit of salmon on top of the rice. Add some rice over the salmon.
9. Put mold cover over the rice to set the shape. Pop the rice ball out.
10. To make it crispy or extra tasty. Brush some soy sauce on top and also some oil. Pan fry in pan for a bit for a crispy outside.