Quick Breakfast Onigiri
Quick Breakfast Onigiri
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked short-grain rice, warm
- 4 large eggs, fried
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon roasted sesame oil
- 4 nori seaweed sheets
- as needed hot sauce, (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, add the warm cooked short-grain rice.
⏱️ 1 min
- 2
Place the freshly fried eggs on top of the rice.
⏱️ 1 min
- 3
Drizzle the soy sauce evenly over the rice and eggs.
⏱️ 1 min
- 4
Drizzle the roasted sesame oil over the mixture.
⏱️ 1 min
- 5
Using a large spoon or spatula, thoroughly mix all the ingredients until the eggs are broken up and well combined with the rice.
⏱️ 3 min
- 6
Lay out a piece of plastic wrap or open a plastic bag. Scoop about 1 cup of the mixed rice and egg onto the center of the plastic.
⏱️ 2 min
- 7
Gather the edges of the plastic wrap/bag around the rice mixture. Gently press and mold the rice into a triangular onigiri shape, ensuring it is compact.
⏱️ 3 min
- 8
Remove the shaped onigiri from the plastic. Take one sheet of nori seaweed and wrap it around the bottom portion of the onigiri, pressing gently to secure it.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Repeat steps 6-8 for the remaining rice mixture to make 3 more onigiri.
⏱️ 6 min
- 10
Serve immediately. If desired, add a few drops of hot sauce to your onigiri after taking a bite.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Quick Breakfast Onigiri
- 4 cups cooked short-grain rice, warm
- 4 large eggs, fried
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon roasted sesame oil
- 4 nori seaweed sheets
- as needed hot sauce, (optional)
Instructions
- 1
In a large mixing bowl, add the warm cooked short-grain rice.
⏱️ 1 min - 2
Place the freshly fried eggs on top of the rice.
⏱️ 1 min - 3
Drizzle the soy sauce evenly over the rice and eggs.
⏱️ 1 min - 4
Drizzle the roasted sesame oil over the mixture.
⏱️ 1 min - 5
Using a large spoon or spatula, thoroughly mix all the ingredients until the eggs are broken up and well combined with the rice.
⏱️ 3 min - 6
Lay out a piece of plastic wrap or open a plastic bag. Scoop about 1 cup of the mixed rice and egg onto the center of the plastic.
⏱️ 2 min - 7
Gather the edges of the plastic wrap/bag around the rice mixture. Gently press and mold the rice into a triangular onigiri shape, ensuring it is compact.
⏱️ 3 min - 8
Remove the shaped onigiri from the plastic. Take one sheet of nori seaweed and wrap it around the bottom portion of the onigiri, pressing gently to secure it.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Repeat steps 6-8 for the remaining rice mixture to make 3 more onigiri.
⏱️ 6 min - 10
Serve immediately. If desired, add a few drops of hot sauce to your onigiri after taking a bite.