Recipe by @thebonniefig_
These delicious, flavor-packed rice balls are filled with Wild Planet Albacore tuna, mayonnaise & soy sauce, wrapped in rice and black sesame seeds, and then seared to crispy perfection.
Yaki Onigiri (seared tuna rice ball)
These delicious, flavor-packed rice balls are filled with Wild Planet Albacore tuna, mayonnaise & soy sauce, wrapped in rice and black sesame seeds, and then seared to crispy perfection.
Ingredients
2 cups White rice
1 Tbsp Sesame oil
1/2 tsp Salt
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1 (5 oz can) Wild Planet Albacore Wild Tuna
2 Tbsp Mayo
1 tsp Soy sauce
Directions
Cook your two cups of rice. In a large bowl, add 1 tablespoon sesame oil and ½ teaspoon salt to cooked rice. Combine.
In a medium size bowl, combine tuna, soy sauce and mayonnaise.
Place a piece of plastic wrap over a small bowl and fill with rice. Remove plastic from bowl and twist into a ball. Next, you'll want to flatten the rice ball a bit. Add about a tbsp's worth of tuna filling to the center of the flattened rice ball. Gather all edges of the plastic wrap together and twist and form into a ball again. Repeat this process four more times. Optional: roll rice balls in dish filled with black sesame seeds.
Set pan to medium heat. Once pan is hot, add in a few tbsps of sesame oil. Add rice balls to pan and sear for at least 5 minutes on each side to get a nice, crispy outer texture. Add a few more minutes if you'd like rice balls to be a bit more golden. Serve over a salad or with your favorite veggies. Enjoy!
