ingredients:
- 2 servings (4 ounces each)
- hot steamed rice
- 1 toasted dried laver (nori)
- 2 pieces (1/3 ounce each)
- karashi-mentaiko
- (spicy Alaska pollack roe)
- 2/3 to 1 teaspoon salt
step 1:
Put 4 ounces steamed rice on a square of plastic wrap. Make a hollow in the center of the steamed rice and put 10 g karashi-mentaiko there.
step 2:
Wrap the steamed rice in the plastic wrap and press into desired shape (triangular, ball or cylindrical).
step 3:
Remove the plastic wrap and sprinkle 1/3 to 1/2 teaspoon salt over the whole rice ball.
step 4:
Wrap the toasted dried laver (nori) around the rice ball. For triangle and cylindrical shape, use 1 1/2 in. × 4 1/3 in. size. For ball shape, use 3 1/3 in. × 7 in. size.
comment:
This is one of the most popular rice balls in Japan.