grilled rice ball
- Makes: 4
- Calories: 207 kcal
- Total Time: 1 h 20 m
- Prep: 1 h 10 m
- Cook: 10 m
- Japanese: Yaki-onigiri

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ingredients:
- 2 servings (4 ounces each)
- hot steamed rice
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce

step 1:
Wet both hands. Place 1 serving hot rice in one hand.

step 2:
Bend the other hand. Cover the rice with the bended hand and press down.

step 3:
Shape the rice into a rough triangle. Move it around several times.

step 4:
Grill the rice balls on low heat on a net placed over the stove burner, or sear them in a frying pan on low heat. After they change color, grill (or sear) the opposite side.

step 5:
After the side changes color, spread the top side of the rice balls with soy sauce, using a cooking brush which has been soaked in soy sauce. Turn over and also spread the opposite side with soy sauce.
step 6:
Repeat Step 5 for each rice ball.

comment:
Rice balls are often eaten cold; however this rice ball is usually eaten hot. The surface of the rice ball is crisp and the interior is fluffy, which gives it a unique taste.

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