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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Onigiri is a popular dish in Japan, not only convenient but also packed with high nutritional value. In Vietnam, this is considered a delicious snack loved by many. Today, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen and discover how to make this delicious and easy tuna onigiri!
Ingredients for Tuna Onigiri Serves 2
Hot rice 2 bowls (rice bowls) Tuna 1 can White sesame 1 tablespoon (sesame) Seaweed 1 sheet
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose rice for delicious rice balls
- When buying rice, you should choose grains that are evenly sized, plump, shiny, and not broken or showing signs of the sticky rice grains turning white and gradually yellowing.
- To fully enjoy the flavor of rice balls, you should choose rice imported from Japan, sticky rice, or the Japonica rice variety grown in Vietnam that is soft and sticky.
- When purchasing, you should choose bags of rice that are new and have a light, fragrant smell.
- Avoid buying sticky rice that has a strong, unpleasant odor, shows signs of mold, and to ensure safety and avoid purchasing low-quality mixed rice, you should buy from reputable rice stores or supermarkets like TasteVN.
Suggestions for buying canned tuna
- Canned tuna can be easily purchased at grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, or on reputable e-commerce sites like bachhoaxanh.com.
- The price range for a 150g can of tuna is 20,000 – 46,000 VND (price updated in November 2021).
- Prioritize buying cans of tuna from reputable brands, well-packaged, and widely used.
Suggestions for buying seaweed sheets
- You can buy seaweed sheets or sushi seaweed at supermarkets, convenience stores, or on e-commerce sites; this product is also available at bachhoaxanh.com.
- When buying, choose reputable brands, check the packaging and expiration date to ensure health safety.
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How to prepare Tuna Rice Balls
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Prepare the ingredients
First, place a pan on the stove, add white sesame seeds, and roast evenly over low heat for about 5 minutes until the sesame becomes fragrant, then turn off the heat.
For the seaweed, use scissors to cut 1/2 sheet into small pieces to mix with the rice, and cut the remaining half into rectangular pieces about 3 fingers long for decoration on the rice after finishing.
Put the tuna in a bowl and use a fork to shred it into small pieces to mix with the rice.
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Mixing the Tuna Rice Balls
To mix the Tuna Rice Balls, you should prepare a large bowl and then mix the ingredients which include: 2 cups of cooked white rice, 1 can of shredded tuna, 1 tablespoon of roasted sesame seeds, and all the seaweed scraps.
Mix well until all ingredients are combined.
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Make tuna rice ball
You lay plastic wrap on the cutting board, place the mixed rice on it, and shape it into a circle, square, or triangle according to personal preference to finish.
Then you use cut seaweed to decorate the rice ball to make it more attractive.
Tip:- To easily shape the rice ball, it is best to use hot rice for this dish, ensuring that the rice is still warm when shaping.
- When forming the rice ball, you need to press it tightly so that the rice ball holds together and does not fall apart when held.
- If you have a mold, you can easily shape it using the mold.
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Final Product
After completion, the tuna rice balls will yield small, lovely, and eye-catching rice balls. When eaten, one can feel the softness and chewiness of the rice, along with the fragrant aroma characteristic of sticky rice.
The salmon has a fatty taste combined with the distinctive flavor of seaweed. The rice balls are compact, making them very convenient for office lunch boxes. Not only that, but they are also delicious, nutritious, and convenient.
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Finally, we have gone through the recipe for the super delicious and simple tuna rice balls to snack with friends or to change up your lunch. Wishing you success!
