INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

This recipe is for the picnic rice balls that someone mentioned. They
are easier than sushi, don't require a mat, etc. Don't shy away from
making these. You don't need to use raw fish. Indeed, these  particular
rice balls, called Oni-giri do not usually contain raw  fish. These can
be made with smoked salmon or not as you wish.  To season the vinegar,
add some salt and or sugar to taste. I don't  like the sugar myself and
leave it out. I also water down the vinegar  a little bit. If you don't
like vinegar, you can just use salt water  or even just plain water.
The Nori may be purchased in toasted sheets ready to use. It is widely
available. I've found it in local grocery stores here in North
Carolina. Cut the sheets into 4 - 5 cm wide strips.  The rice should be
a sticky variety, like Kokuho Rose, but I have made  these successfully
with standard American medium grain white rice.  Prepare as for steamed
rice, allow it to sit in the pan, covered,  after cooking for about 1
hour before lifting the cover. Dump the  rice into a bamboo vegetable
steamer or a wooden salad bowl,  something that will absorb some of the
moisture. Fan the rice while  GENTLY tossing it a few times. This cools
it so it can be handled and  removes the excess moisture.  Have the
salmon ready in 4 cm strips with as much wasabi dabbed on it  as you'd
like. Once the rice is cool enough to handle you can begin.  Wet your
hands with the vinegar. Grab some rice in the palm of one  hand. Push a
strip of salmon into it. Form the rice ball by clasping  your hands
together GENTLY. The idea is to form a nice triangular  ball with flat
faces. It's fun. You also don't want to handle them  too much. You
don't want to squash the rice grains just stick them  together. Once
you've shaped the ball. Wet one side of the Nori strip  with the
vinegar and wrap it around the flat faces of the rice ball.  These make
GREAT picnic food. They go well with fruits and  vegetables. My wife,
Leah, who doesn't like seafood loves these. So,  even if you think
eating seaweed sounds weird, give them a try.  Oh, and by the way,
smoked salmon is excellent with soy sauce and  wasabi.
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 2
Calories From Fat: 0
Total Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 72.7mg
Potassium: <1mg
Carbohydrates: <1g
Fiber: 0g
Sugar: <1g
Protein: 0g